WPA in Windows XP

I hope someone out there can help me out, cause I'm tearing my hair out . . .

I have a Dell Dimension 5150 (brand-spanking new) with XP Home Edition
installed. I am using a D-Link DWL-G122 AirPlus G 2.4GHz Wireless USB
Adapter and a Hawking HWR54G wireless router. This set-up works very well
(strong signal, 54 Mbps) when unsecured. However, when I enable WPA-PSK and
create a Key, I run into problems. After a minute or two, I can't access any
internet sites at all even though the icons at the bottom-right of my desktop
tell me that the USB adapter is functioning and that the computer is
connected to the network. When I "repair" the connection (I can't remember
if this is done by clicking the USB adapter icon or the network icon), its
fine for another minute or two and then . . . well you get the idea.

Does anyone have any idea what's going on? I'll take any help I can get.
Thanks.

This could be caused by a number of factors. Starting at the top, have you
ruled out interference? I'd recommend downloading Netstumbler and
enumerating what channel's neighbouring wireless access points are using:

http://www.netstumbler.com/

If this is not the issue then one workaround you could try is to make the
Key Renewal period very short. Or , alternatively, try the following
registry edit which is downloadable at my blog (click 'Registry Files' under
'Wireless Tweaks' on the front page):

http://spaces.msn.com/members/wirelessnetworking/


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All the best,

Ryan Younger.
http://spaces.msn.com/members/wirelessnetworking/ - Ryan's Wireless
Networking Weblog

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"123AB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I hope someone out there can help me out, cause I'm tearing my hair out . .
>.
>
> I have a Dell Dimension 5150 (brand-spanking new) with XP Home Edition
> installed. I am using a D-Link DWL-G122 AirPlus G 2.4GHz Wireless USB
> Adapter and a Hawking HWR54G wireless router. This set-up works very well
> (strong signal, 54 Mbps) when unsecured. However, when I enable WPA-PSK
> and
> create a Key, I run into problems. After a minute or two, I can't access
> any
> internet sites at all even though the icons at the bottom-right of my
> desktop
> tell me that the USB adapter is functioning and that the computer is
> connected to the network. When I "repair" the connection (I can't
> remember
> if this is done by clicking the USB adapter icon or the network icon), its
> fine for another minute or two and then . . . well you get the idea.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what's going on? I'll take any help I can get.
> Thanks.