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re: Wirless networking...w/linksys products and XP
Friday, March 23, 2007 at 8:23 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by David Dood
(1 messages posted)
I had the same problem untill I found out it was my cordless phone causing the problem.
I found some wirless network routers that say they have the problem fixed. Netgear
Max I think.
Hope this helped.
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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