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More info?)
I have connected to the router using my Toshiba Tecra 8200 notebook with the
internal wireless built in and that has been very stable, I think this
notebook runs a or b and not the g
"Peter Bui[MS]" <peterbui@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:uXmHUBY3EHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> The problem is most likely with the router. As a simple test, why don't
> you try connecting to other wireless networks that you have access to,
> like maybe a friend's, using the PCMCIA card.
>
> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:e$Cnys82EHA.1144@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> There is no encryption set, I would like to know if the problem is with
>> the router or PCMCIA card
>>
>> "news.ntlworld.com" <mick.richardson535@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:XWYsd.33$bc4.6@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
>>> "My major issue is that the PCMCIA wireless card in the notebook would
>>> lose it's connection many times a day, it maybe an issue with SP-2 but
>>> not sure."
>>>
>>> For what it's worth - I had the issue where my PCMIA cards were
>>> dropping the connection and would not re-establish unless I rebooted. I
>>> turned out to be an issue with strong encryption - with encryption
>>> removed, they work fine. It took about two weeks of calls to and from
>>> tech support at Belkin to sort this out.
>>> Odd.
>>>
>>> Mick
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>>> "Malke" <malke@nospoonnotreally.com> wrote in message
>>> news:exsgnN52EHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>> Clayton wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I brought this router about 6 months ago and now and then the wired
>>>>> router would stop working and no lights on the front indicating it
>>>>> being down, I would power it off and on again and would start working
>>>>> again until the next time it fails, that's one problem. My major issue
>>>>> is that the PCMCIA wireless card in the notebook would lose it's
>>>>> connection many times a day, it maybe an issue with SP-2 but not sure.
>>>>
>>>> If the lights on the wired router are going off, then you either have a
>>>> problem with your ISP or the router is failing (hardware). Just because
>>>> the hardware is new doesn't mean it can't fail. If the router is
>>>> failing (I assume you have a combination wired/wireless router since
>>>> you didn't specify), that would explain the loss of connectivity.
>>>>
>>>> Malke
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>>>
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