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More info?)
I would be very interested to learn the results of your testing with the
other adapter. You did not indicate what type of security you are using. Are
you using WPA, WEP, or none? Do your results change if you use another type
of security.
Do you or your neighbors have any 2.4GHz cordless phones, video cameras,
speakers, or baby monitors?
Have you tried changing channels on the MN-700?
How many wireless networks can you see?
--
Neel Malik
Program Manager
Microsoft Corporation
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Martin" <occulis.fremeni@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:516b01c480a1$0acbe0c0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Neel,
>
> My problem does not lie with signal strength, it lies
> with the fact that the entire connection is flaky.
> Sometimes it connects for a short while, but the icon on
> the system tray doesn't show that I am connected (yet I
> can connect to the internet). Sometimes it doesn't
> connect at all.
>
> I noticed that the new driver that came with the
> MSBNDownload update describes my MN730 adapter as
> a "Microsoft Wireless Notebook Adapter". Yet my adapter
> is the PCI adapter. I tried using the Update Driver
> feature from the Device Manager, and I was able to
> replace the newer driver with the old one. Still no luck.
>
> I purchased a Linksys USB Wireless G adapter today, and
> I'm going to test it tonight. If it works, I will have to
> assume that Microsoft released a poor driver for my PCI
> adapter.
>
> I wish there was a way that we users could know if
> Microsoft has heard our problems and is working on them.
> I hate the idea that I can't use my nice MN730 PCI
> adapters in XP SP2 (I own two of them).
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Some people have seen signal strength problems with the
> new driver for the
> >MN-720 and MN-730. You might want to try rolling back
> the driver to the
> >previous version to see if that addresses the issue.
> >
> >--
> >Neel Malik
> >Program Manager
> >Microsoft Corporation
> >
> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> >
> >
> >
> >"Martin" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:506201c48076$3084ead0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Oh, one more thing. This problem happens when I use my
> mn-
> >> 730 (the PCI card).
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >I have the same thing. SP2 has broken my wireless
> >> >networking. I am also using the mn-700 AP.
> >> >
> >> >Occassionally, I will get a connection- but the system
> >> >tray icon doesn't show that I'm connected, and the
> >> >connection is quickly lost.
> >> >
> >> >I am very frustrated with this problem. I also was
> >> >involved in the beta testing for SP2, and none of the
> >> >betas broke my networking, including RC2.
> >> >
> >> >I believe the problem is the PCI card, because I
> pulled
> >> >an old 802.11b router from my closet and tried to
> >> connect
> >> >using that; again, I would get a connection for a
> while,
> >> >and then it would blink out.
> >> >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >>I have a Tosiba Satellite with a Microsoft MN-720
> >> PCMCIA
> >> >wireless NIC using a
> >> >>MN-700 to connect to our LAN.
> >> >>
> >> >>We use WPA and the lastest firmware on both the NIC
> and
> >> >the router.
> >> >>
> >> >>Since installing SP2 the NIC cannot pull a DHCP
> address
> >> >nor can it connect
> >> >>if given a static IP address.
> >> >>
> >> >>This did not happen using either of the beta SP2's on
> >> >the same notebook.
> >> >>
> >> >>I am able to connect to the wireless network;
> however,
> >> >will not pull an
> >> >>address.
> >> >>
> >> >>Help
> >> >>.
> >> >>
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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