Whole wireless network - Not work for one minute, work's the next min

[mark01]

I put in a wireless network which consist's of 5 wireless computer's that access a wireless router. I used 128 WEP, and every 1 or two minutes, every computer will loose connection at the same time, for about 1 or 2 minutes. This happens all day long. Each client say's it has excellent signal strength when it's connected.

What can I do to fix this?

 

[sparkintine]

What os are they running? If it is XP and it has SP1 then try turning off Wireless Zero Configuration in services. If you turn it off and the network goes down then you have to turn it back on for the adapters to see the AP's.

 

[bygeek]

Also see it there is a firmware upgrade for the router. It may solve the problem.

 

[mark01]

All computers are running xp home edition. I don't think they have sp1, but could be wrong.

 

[bygeek]

If they don't have SP1, I highly recommend you install it, as it addresses a number of network issues in XP. Also check for firmware upgrade as previously mentioned.

 

[tharder]

Try UNchecking the 802.1x autentication on the wireless tab of your adapters. If you are only using WEP you don't need that checked and it causes this problem...