usrobotics 8054 connection dropping out..

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?)

Hey,
Recently purchased a USRobotics 8054 wireless router. Runs really well, and
with a previous laptop had no problems whatsoever. However a new laptop
loses the connection every 2-3 minutes, then finds it again.

The only way for me to keep the connection up all the time is to maintain a
background ping to an external source - it seems lack of activity causes the
laptop to lose the connection.

Any help would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Chris.

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?)

Version 1.21h, it looks like there's an upgrade available to 1.64b34. Worth
doing?

As for a laptop driver (it's a centrino with built in wireless), i had a
look on the windows update site and no new drivers were available..

cheers.

"GuitarMan" <usa@yourface.com> wrote in message
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> "Chris" <chrisfc@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> Hey,
>> Recently purchased a USRobotics 8054 wireless router. Runs really well,
>> and with a previous laptop had no problems whatsoever. However a new
>> laptop loses the connection every 2-3 minutes, then finds it again.
>>
>> The only way for me to keep the connection up all the time is to maintain
>> a background ping to an external source - it seems lack of activity
>> causes the laptop to lose the connection.
>>
>> Any help would be much appreciated.
>> Cheers,
>> Chris.
>
> What firmware version on the USR8054?
> Latest driver on the new laptop? Just because the laptop is new, doesn't
> mean it has the latest driver.
>
>

Archived from groups: alt.internet.wireless (More info?)

Problem sorted..!
Was probably a combination of the firmware and the power management of the
wireless card which i read in some earlier posts.

Many thanks for your help,


"Chris" <chrisfc@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hey,
> Recently purchased a USRobotics 8054 wireless router. Runs really well,
> and with a previous laptop had no problems whatsoever. However a new
> laptop loses the connection every 2-3 minutes, then finds it again.
>
> The only way for me to keep the connection up all the time is to maintain
> a background ping to an external source - it seems lack of activity causes
> the laptop to lose the connection.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
> Cheers,
> Chris.
>