MN700 Stops Broadcasting?

I have an MN700 set up for mixed mode b compatible
connections, I have changed my SSID off of the defaul
MSHOME, I do not broadcast my SSID, and I have 128 bit
encryption turned on. The lease time is 2 weeks.

I have a WinXP laptop with a MN-720 card in it, and a
Windows Mobile 2003 device with a dell 802.11b WiFi
card. I can connect well with both. Occasionally,
sometimes every day, seomtimes several times in one day,
sometimes not for days, the MN700 will stop showing up on
the network list, if I am on I will be disconnected. I
can stand right beside the router with my laptop or
handheld and get no connection.

On the laptop, the MS Broadband Network Utility window
will show a connection to MSHOME (I am not running MSHOME
as my SSID), and will tell me my security key is not
correct. No one within at least 100 feet of my house is
running a wireless network.

Rebooting the laptop or handheld doesn't solve the
problem. Unplugging the router and plugging it back in
doesn't solve the problem. Software resetting the router
doesn't solve the problem. To corect the problem, I have
to change the channel the router is using. I have went
through every channel at least once, several twice and
some 3 or more times.

Any ideas? I am working from home and this is getting
disruptive and annoying.


Mike Bird

You need to keep SSID broadcast ON (known issue). The
MSHOME SSID might be a cached name or neighbor network.

>-----Original Message-----
>I have an MN700 set up for mixed mode b compatible
>connections, I have changed my SSID off of the defaul
>MSHOME, I do not broadcast my SSID, and I have 128 bit
>encryption turned on. The lease time is 2 weeks.
>
>I have a WinXP laptop with a MN-720 card in it, and a
>Windows Mobile 2003 device with a dell 802.11b WiFi
>card. I can connect well with both. Occasionally,
>sometimes every day, seomtimes several times in one day,
>sometimes not for days, the MN700 will stop showing up
on
>the network list, if I am on I will be disconnected. I
>can stand right beside the router with my laptop or
>handheld and get no connection.
>
>On the laptop, the MS Broadband Network Utility window
>will show a connection to MSHOME (I am not running
MSHOME
>as my SSID), and will tell me my security key is not
>correct. No one within at least 100 feet of my house is
>running a wireless network.
>
>Rebooting the laptop or handheld doesn't solve the
>problem. Unplugging the router and plugging it back in
>doesn't solve the problem. Software resetting the
router
>doesn't solve the problem. To corect the problem, I
have
>to change the channel the router is using. I have went
>through every channel at least once, several twice and
>some 3 or more times.
>
>Any ideas? I am working from home and this is getting
>disruptive and annoying.
>.
>