LinkSYS Wireless-G PCI card causes Win ME to Freeze

[FosgateElite]

I just built myself a nice Windows XP computer. I gave my older computer to my father. I bought a Wireless-G router and a Wireless-G PCI card. I hardwired my XP computer to the router and have my father's computer (OS = ME) running the PCI card. Both computers connect fine. The XP computer runs great and has no problems. The ME computer will run great for a while, connects fine to the internet, but freezes after a while. Never at the same time as the last. The linksys "tech" support said it could be interference. I moved the router right next to the ME computer and it still froze. I disabled all the old NIC and 56K modem, but it still freezes. I was thinking that it might have something to do with the IRQ it is using, but I have no idea how to reserve the IRQ just for that device. I don't use my computers parralel port so that IRQ (7 i think) would work fine.

 

[bcastner]

If you are handled your dad's machine as if it were a Win2k machine you have a fifty-fifty chance of it working.

To increase your odds to 75%:

. Upgrade the router firmware. Be certain you set the router to Mixed and non G-only mode. For firmware updates see:

http://www.broadbandreports.com/faq/linksys

. Upgrade from the same resouce the driver for the adapter.

To increase your odds to nearly 100%:
. As a christmas present upgrade your father's machine to Windows XP

 

[psemianonymous]

I had some instability issues with my Linksys wireless monitoring tool (same functionality as XP's Wireless Zero Config). Once I connected to the network I turned it off, and the wireless USB device worked fine.

So what I'm saying is that maybe (MAYBE) you're getting disconnected from the wireless network, then your wireless monitor goes into overdrive and removes the wireless adapter from your network interface list, then does some other funky stuff, then 'hangs' your computer for a minute or more, then finally grabs a connection ... to the same network. Disable it and skip the extra steps.


Of course, if he ever needs to connect to a different wireless network, he'll need to re-enable the wireless monitor.

And, disclaimer: this may not help you at all.


Pete

 

[FosgateElite]

I figured it out. I had an old 4 port USB PCI card. After taking that out, i had zero problems. Im assuming it was a power issue. That old power supply was too dinky to support the Wireless PCI card and the 4 port USD card. Everythings fine now, thanks for your help.