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re: Wirless networking...w/linksys products and XP
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 1:18 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Jon Hughes
(1 messages posted)
I have similar issues. My network keeps dropping every 20 minutes or so -looks like
there is some contention somehwere - I can ping google at about 13Ms when everything
is working and it fails to ping during the dropped period. It seems to start again,
crank up to full speed then slow down - I tried running downloads and can see the
degradaion in speed down to zero, a 1 minute or so pause then it cranks back up again.
I have lInksys router WRT54GC (2nd one now replacing WRF ) and replaced cable modem
with linksys modem. Linksys keep saying to me to adjust MTU (down to 1200 now -
still no resolution). It feels like something is conflicting between XP and linksys
- any ideas welcomed....
JOn
On Monday, January 2, 2006 at 2:19 pm, Howard in Jersey wrote:
>
>I've just gone through the loop with a similar problem. I am running a Linksys PCI
>network adaptor (WMP11v4) and Linksys Broadband router (BeFW11S4). My network connection
>kept dropping. Sometimes it would be up for 15 mins sometimes just 2. I upgraded
>to latest drivers and firmware but no result. It was clear that the linksys utility
>and windows were slugging it out as when one was disabled the other ran better...
>i'll leave out the details for now. I EVENTUALLY got a response from linksys (pasted
>below) which is summarised as:
>"uninstall our driver because Windows XP has its own."
>
>Well not exactly...
>
>of course uninstalling the WMP11 driver caused the adaptor to disappear, and I had
>no network to run windows update to get a new one. So I clicked on the device in
>device manager and chose "update driver". I chose the option to manually install
>from a specific location. I then pointed it at the folder containing the latest
WMP11
>driver. It found it OK. I had to manually add the WEP key, SSID and change the channel
>(Linksys defaults to 6, Windows had it as 11) under the "configure" optioin for
the
>network connection.
>
>I hope this helps others who are stumbling across the discussion fora like I did,
>looking for answers!
>
>Linksys support quoted text:
>-----------------------------------------------------
>Dear Valued Linksys Customer,
>
>
>Thank you for contacting Linksys Technical Support.
>
>
>We appreciate your time to email us regarding this matter and please accept our
apology
>for the inconvenience you have experienced.
>
>The Windows XP does not require running the WLAN utility because it has a built
in
>Wireless Zero Configuration Utility. You may remove the WLAN manually by following
>the steps below then follow the Wireless Card installation.
>
>Go to Start > Programs or All Programs >”Wireless-G…”, “Instant wireless- G” > Click
>“Uninstall WLAN Configuration Utility” or “Uninstall Configuration Utility”.
>
>The Windows XP system will automatically prompt you for a login in box to enter
the
>network key and if you use a WLAN utility for the wireless connection then you need
>to manually set the security key on the profile tab.
>
>Make sure the wireless connection on the computer was enabled and the wireless card
>has the same router wireless settings to communicate with the same network.
>
>You may also try the following steps to further isolate the problem:
>
>1. Disable any firewall or anti-virus application installed on the computer.
>
>2. In XP, deselect IEEE 802.1x option (in adapter properties).
>
>3. Remove any existing profile (in WLAN Monitor) or remove all Preferred Networks
>(in XP Zero Config).
>
>4. Verify if the Linksys WLAN Monitor was installed. Go to All Programs>look for
>"Wireless B..." or "Linksys Wireless..."
>a) Uninstall Linksys WLAN Monitor.
>b) Install Linksys drivers only (Found New Hardware Wizard) and use XP Wireless
Zero
>Config features.
>
>5. Turn off any 2.4 GHz device or relocate phone systems such as the cordless phone
>or cell phone to avoid interference.
>
>6. Move closer to the router and check the connectivity then try different location.
>Relocate the router to a higher level to properly transmit the wireless signal.
>
>7. Try using different channels on the wireless router to have a good signal from
>that location.
>
>
>
>Hope this will help. Rest assured that we will take action to improve our products
>and services to better meet your needs.
>
>If you have any further questions, feel free to visit our Knowledge Base at http://www.linksys.com/kb/
>or send us an e-mail at support@linksys.com so that we can assist you.
>---------------------------------------------
>
>
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