Please Recommend a Wireless Network that works with XP

My existing simple wireless network that worked fine between Win98 and
WinXP has died now that both PCs run XP Home, it worked to start with
but dropped the connection every few minutes. Attempts to fix it have
resulted in it not even starting as I just get the dialog that either
tells me it won't run because I don't have a key for WEP or that I
haven't un-ticked the box for non WEP use. I have a million times but
it won't remember it!!!! . The network was a simple Peer to Peer
using Actiontec USB adapters. Google searches have shown that this
seems to be a common problem when linking XP to XP and there does not
seem to be a simple solution.

So unless anyone knows a way round this (preferred solution) does
anyone have a recommendation for a (cheap) wireless solution available
in the UK that actually works with two XP Home PCs and doesn't require
the connection to be restarted every 5 minutes?

Woody


Woody

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> My existing simple wireless network that worked fine between Win98 and
> WinXP has died now that both PCs run XP Home, it worked to start with
> but dropped the connection every few minutes. Attempts to fix it have
> resulted in it not even starting as I just get the dialog that either
> tells me it won't run because I don't have a key for WEP or that I
> haven't un-ticked the box for non WEP use. I have a million times but
> it won't remember it!!!! . The network was a simple Peer to Peer
> using Actiontec USB adapters. Google searches have shown that this
> seems to be a common problem when linking XP to XP and there does not
> seem to be a simple solution.
>
> So unless anyone knows a way round this (preferred solution) does
> anyone have a recommendation for a (cheap) wireless solution available
> in the UK that actually works with two XP Home PCs and doesn't require
> the connection to be restarted every 5 minutes?
>
> Woody
>

I don't think the router has anything to do with your issues with XP and
the wireless setup. If need be, download the drive from the card at its
Website.

Use XP's Device Manger for Hardware and install the driver and also,
configure the card with the Device Manager and the settings should hold.

You should not use the card's utility to configure it or show signal
strength. The signal strength can be enabled at the NIC's Property Box
*show network connection*. It will display the signal strength by placing
the mouse pointer on the icon in the job tray.

Go to Services off of the Administrative Tools, which can be accessed off
Control Panel/Perform and Maint and find the Wireless Zero Configuration
and disable the service.

I hope this takes care of your issues with the wireless.

Duane