XP or Belkin to manage connection?

After much frustration, I finally did a complete reformat/reinstall of
XP SP2 and then installed Belkin software/wireless card F5D7001. While
signal strength is always at least very good, I still get drops in the
network. I recently installed a Dlink card into another machine and it
has XP handling the connection and SEEMS more stable, although I'm not
sure because I don't use it as frequently.

According to Microsoft, if I don't see a wireless connection tab in my
wireless connection properties, I can't use the Belkin driver to let XP
manage the connection.

My question is if I can find a way to let XP handle the connection with
the Belkin, is it better than using the Belkin supplied app/driver? If
so, can it be configured manually (think I saw a post on how to do
this).

Most of the time the connection is good, but just seem to get dropouts
at the worst possible times (Skype, online gaming, etc) Although most
would say it's a problem with interference, is it possible my DSL
provider (Tele2) is just losing connection? Is there a good utility
that measures or monitors loss of network, in this case internet? Help
appreciated!!

I would say try sticking to the XP wireless connection if you can, it
will cause less headaches for (the demanding) windows. If you want to
get some tracking on your laptop for networking then you could possibly
use the Microsoft Network Monitor tools (NETMON) to get a capture of
your network traffic. It is not the easiest thing to setup, but it will
detail your traffic on the laptop, including any time you seem to have
no connection.

Thanks for the input. I checked out a little info on the NETMON and
while seems somewhat forward, may be just a little more than what I'm
capable of. Thought I heard about a tool on DSLreports.com. Any
experience with it? Thanks again.....

RNebular wrote:
> I would say try sticking to the XP wireless connection if you can, it
> will cause less headaches for (the demanding) windows. If you want to
> get some tracking on your laptop for networking then you could possibly
> use the Microsoft Network Monitor tools (NETMON) to get a capture of
> your network traffic. It is not the easiest thing to setup, but it will
> detail your traffic on the laptop, including any time you seem to have
> no connection.

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In <(E-Mail Removed) .com> on 23 Nov 2005
09:09:08 -0800, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>Thanks for the input. I checked out a little info on the NETMON and
>while seems somewhat forward, may be just a little more than what I'm
>capable of. Thought I heard about a tool on DSLreports.com. Any
>experience with it? Thanks again.....
>
>RNebular wrote:
>> I would say try sticking to the XP wireless connection if you can, it
>> will cause less headaches for (the demanding) windows. If you want to
>> get some tracking on your laptop for networking then you could possibly
>> use the Microsoft Network Monitor tools (NETMON) to get a capture of
>> your network traffic. It is not the easiest thing to setup, but it will
>> detail your traffic on the laptop, including any time you seem to have
>> no connection.

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Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>

> <http://www.ethereal.com/>

Not exactly easier than Netmon, arguably more effort to configure
filters for the uninitiated.

I think the capture and decode was the technical boundary, not finding
and installing the tool?

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In <(E-Mail Removed) m> on Wed, 23 Nov 2005
20:07:29 GMT, David Taylor <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> <http://www.ethereal.com/>
>
>Not exactly easier than Netmon, arguably more effort to configure
>filters for the uninitiated.

I personally find it pretty easy to use. YMMV.

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Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>