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Cross-posted to Tablet PC and Wireless Networking newsgroups:
Folks,
I am about to go crazy. I can not obtain a persistent wireless connection
between my Gateway (Motion Computing) M1300 Tablet PC and a Linksys WRT54G
wireless router.
The Tablet PC has SP2 installed. The WRT54G has the latest firmware.
The Tablet PC will boot up and find my local wireless AP and connect
properly. Then after some period of time, the connection will drop and the
taskbar icon turns to the red x (not connected) status. At that point, SP2
looks for a wireless network to connect with. The available networks box
will show mine, along with a couple of neighbors. Generally, I can select
mine and it will reconnect. Sometimes it will reconnect to mine
automatically (first works, then drops it, then reconnects to it).
This is so aggravating.
The WRT54G is brand new. Bought it to replace older model BEF11SW4 which I
thought may have been causing the dropouts. It had been working flawlessly
for over a year until some point (prior to installing SP2) it started to get
the drops. Replaced the router, upgraded to SP2, and continue to experience
an unreliable wireless network connection.
I've installed wireless drivers from Motion's site (the 7.x drivers and the
4.x Sebring drivers) and they both behave the same - inconsistently. Just
went back to Gateways site and installed their wireless drivers. Driver is
now listed as:
w70n51.sys v1.2.2.8 1/13/2004
W20NCPA.dll v4.1.04 2002
w70n5msg.dll v1.0.0.0 2002
I'll have to wait and see if this driver works any better.
In the interim, are there any router settings or something else I should be
looking it? This is driving me crazy! I do have 2.4GHz cordless phones, but
these never interfered previously. I have tried several different channels
on the WAP, all behave the same way.
Andy advice would be appreciated. Having an unreliable wireless connection
makes the Tablet PC almost useless.
Thanks,
David
Cross-posted to Tablet PC and Wireless Networking newsgroups:
Folks,
I am about to go crazy. I can not obtain a persistent wireless connection
between my Gateway (Motion Computing) M1300 Tablet PC and a Linksys WRT54G
wireless router.
The Tablet PC has SP2 installed. The WRT54G has the latest firmware.
The Tablet PC will boot up and find my local wireless AP and connect
properly. Then after some period of time, the connection will drop and the
taskbar icon turns to the red x (not connected) status. At that point, SP2
looks for a wireless network to connect with. The available networks box
will show mine, along with a couple of neighbors. Generally, I can select
mine and it will reconnect. Sometimes it will reconnect to mine
automatically (first works, then drops it, then reconnects to it).
This is so aggravating.
The WRT54G is brand new. Bought it to replace older model BEF11SW4 which I
thought may have been causing the dropouts. It had been working flawlessly
for over a year until some point (prior to installing SP2) it started to get
the drops. Replaced the router, upgraded to SP2, and continue to experience
an unreliable wireless network connection.
I've installed wireless drivers from Motion's site (the 7.x drivers and the
4.x Sebring drivers) and they both behave the same - inconsistently. Just
went back to Gateways site and installed their wireless drivers. Driver is
now listed as:
w70n51.sys v1.2.2.8 1/13/2004
W20NCPA.dll v4.1.04 2002
w70n5msg.dll v1.0.0.0 2002
I'll have to wait and see if this driver works any better.
In the interim, are there any router settings or something else I should be
looking it? This is driving me crazy! I do have 2.4GHz cordless phones, but
these never interfered previously. I have tried several different channels
on the WAP, all behave the same way.
Andy advice would be appreciated. Having an unreliable wireless connection
makes the Tablet PC almost useless.
Thanks,
David