Usb adapter drops connection

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Hi Mike,

Check to see if your 802.1x authentication is turned off.

If 802.1x authentication is enabled on your wireless network card and if
your access point doesn't support this authentication the connection will be
disconnected after a few minutes.

To disable 802.1x authenication over your wireless network card...

1.. Click Start, point to Connect To, click Show all connections, and then
double-click your wireless network adapter.
2.. On the General tab, click Properties.
3.. Click the Wireless Networks tab.
4.. Under Preferred Networks, click your home network, and then click
Properties.
5.. Click Data encryption (WEP enabled).
6.. Click the Association tab, and then click to clear the Network
Authentication (Shared mode) check box and the The key is provided for me
automatically check box, if they are selected.
7.. Click the Authentication tab, and then click to clear the Enable IEEE
802.1x authentication for this network check box, if it is selected.
8.. Click OK two times to accept the changes.


--
Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp


"MIke" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48d301c42c07$30d316b0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> I recently changed from the microsoft pci wireless g card
> to a microsoft g usb antenna.
>
> When the pci card is in use i connect at about 18bps (the
> recieving computer is in a basement) When i use the usb i
> get about 24 but i lose the connection often. Any ideas?