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Don't know how common a problem this may be...
I have three computers in different parts of the house. I purchased
wireless gear (802.11b) to have them all connected:
1) Linksys BEFW11S4 (at the cable modem), first PC connected by wire
to the switch - router located in basement of wood-framed house;
2) Linksys WPC11 PCcard adapter, plugged into laptop running Windows98
- laptop moves about;
3) Linksys WMP11 PCI adapter, installed into PC running WindowsXP -
doesn't move from its location one floor above router, about 15ft
total distance.
I have had the BEFW11S4 and WPC11 setup for over a year, and they work
fine. The WMP11 (and its PC) are new as of four months ago.
Since setting up the machines in their current configuration, all
machines had been connecting fine. Lately, though, the new third
computer (WMP11 in the XP machine) has had sparodic to no
connectivity. I've tried to uninstall and reload the drivers, to no
effect.
The kicker is that prior to the problem beginning, I had changed
NOTHING to the configuration of the router or card, had not moved any
piece of equipment, and had not changed anything in the house that
could concievably have caused poor transmission. In fact, the laptop
still connects to the BEFW11S4 just fine when I place it right beside
the antenna of the new PC's WMP11!
I admit that I have not moved the new PC around to a new location
because it will be a PITA, but I will if it is necessary to
troubleshoot.
I'm racking my brain here. The problems cropped up right around the
time I finally got around to doing all the Windows Updates for XP:
might this be the cause? Does it sound more like hardware failure?
Or something else? Thanks for any suggestions.
Don't know how common a problem this may be...
I have three computers in different parts of the house. I purchased
wireless gear (802.11b) to have them all connected:
1) Linksys BEFW11S4 (at the cable modem), first PC connected by wire
to the switch - router located in basement of wood-framed house;
2) Linksys WPC11 PCcard adapter, plugged into laptop running Windows98
- laptop moves about;
3) Linksys WMP11 PCI adapter, installed into PC running WindowsXP -
doesn't move from its location one floor above router, about 15ft
total distance.
I have had the BEFW11S4 and WPC11 setup for over a year, and they work
fine. The WMP11 (and its PC) are new as of four months ago.
Since setting up the machines in their current configuration, all
machines had been connecting fine. Lately, though, the new third
computer (WMP11 in the XP machine) has had sparodic to no
connectivity. I've tried to uninstall and reload the drivers, to no
effect.
The kicker is that prior to the problem beginning, I had changed
NOTHING to the configuration of the router or card, had not moved any
piece of equipment, and had not changed anything in the house that
could concievably have caused poor transmission. In fact, the laptop
still connects to the BEFW11S4 just fine when I place it right beside
the antenna of the new PC's WMP11!
I admit that I have not moved the new PC around to a new location
because it will be a PITA, but I will if it is necessary to
troubleshoot.
I'm racking my brain here. The problems cropped up right around the
time I finally got around to doing all the Windows Updates for XP:
might this be the cause? Does it sound more like hardware failure?
Or something else? Thanks for any suggestions.