Intermittent connection drop/reconnect

[jsteph]

This is WinXP Pro, on a linksys wrt54g router, using WEP 64bit key, the 802.1 (or whatever) authentication checkbox is un-checked, and Wireless Zero Config is Disabled, and for the machine in question, I'm using the adapter's (dlink dwl120+ USB) client software for config.

On this machine, occasionally (about every 10 min or so) I'll see in the systray a red X through the network connections icon. However, the nework adapter client iconis next to it, and it shows all green bars, and says 'signal strentth Excellent'. Other machines don't seem to have this issue.

If I do nothing, the red X just goes away after a few seconds, and all is fine. But if the timing is such that I'm just suring to a web page or something, I'll get the "This page is not available offline", and there'll be a 'Connect' button, which I hit and all is fine and well.

So it seems that the radio connection is always ok, but the actual network/wep login connection drops and reconnects itself. All that I've been able to google seems to point to Wireless Zero Config--which I've disabled, or that 802.1 authentication--which I've unchecked. Any ideas on this?
Thanks,
--Jim

 

[schtek]

i had this problem with a few clients and what if ound helpful is to not use the client software to monitor (remove it) and just use the xp client access, ensure u are using sp2 hope it helps!!

The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little.

 

[jsteph]

schtek,
Are you referring to Wireless Zero Config when you say 'xp client access'?

I originally had WZCFG and no client software and it still dropped connections--but for good--I had to go into the Properites and select the AP and click 'Connect'.

And in the FAQ for the wireless card (Dlink) there was a 'dropped connection' FAQ, which said to *not* use WZCFG and use their client software, and take the further step of disabling WZCFG because the two fight each other and that can cause drops.

And that did help, it just put me to where I am now where the connection automatically reconnects after a second, sometimes less, but it's still annoying.
--Jim

 

[schtek]

hi again,

schtek,
Are you referring to Wireless Zero Config when you say 'xp client access'?

NO!!
the green bars that come with the dlink usb card is a monitoring programe remove it! re connect the usb con and put drivers only on... us microsoft to run the connection

The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little.

 

[jsteph]

schtek,
In my post I had said that I tried that--letting windows config the connection (WZCFG), with no client software and no greenbar icon--but in that case it dropped the connection for good about 2 min. after each reconnect.

An interesting development--I had installed the newest driver for that adapter, from Aug 2003, when this problem arose (it arose upon originally installing this card as a replacement for a physically damaged card). When I installed that card and newest driver, I had gone through all the steps, rebooted, etc, and indeed the driver listed in Properites was the correct one.

However, yesterday I checked Windows Update and under Hardware updates--it showed that same Aug 2003 driver as a needed update. I ran WU, and since then haven't had a disconnect at all, so it seems the problem is fixed. That's bizarre.
--Jim

 

[schtek]

cool pleased for u... to many drivers in the world ....

The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little.