Linksys router

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I have a Linksys 80211b router and an HP laptop with a built in wireless
card. It disconnects on me all the time. Does anyone know why and what I
should do? I'm sick of always having to reboot my router and modem.

On my previous computer I had a linksys card and router. It never
disconnected on me over several months.

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Check for interference sources. This could be another AP with channel number
close to yours or how about a cordless phone close by that uses the 2.4 GHz
band. Also it could be a microwave oven. If you have Windows XP, do a right
click on the green bars icon on the right tool tray. Then click Open Utility
and then click Link Status. There you will see the signal and noise levels
now. Watch the Link Status when you loose connection. What does this
correlate with at the time, e.g., microwave oven, somebody on a cordless
phone. When you loose connection you may see the noise level jump way up.
Then negotiate with your neighbor.



"jcarter25" <jcarter25@insightbb.com> wrote in message
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> I have a Linksys 80211b router and an HP laptop with a built in wireless
> card. It disconnects on me all the time. Does anyone know why and what I
> should do? I'm sick of always having to reboot my router and modem.
>
> On my previous computer I had a linksys card and router. It never
> disconnected on me over several months.
>
>

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I'd love to have the ability to see the signal and noise levels. Where do I
find this? How do I turn it on?

I don't have green bars in my task tray to the right.

I've got windows XP home edition.

Thanks
Scott G


"Gary Lindgren" <kate@theconnection.com> wrote in message
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> Check for interference sources. This could be another AP with channel
number
> close to yours or how about a cordless phone close by that uses the 2.4
GHz
> band. Also it could be a microwave oven. If you have Windows XP, do a
right
> click on the green bars icon on the right tool tray. Then click Open
Utility
> and then click Link Status. There you will see the signal and noise levels
> now. Watch the Link Status when you loose connection. What does this
> correlate with at the time, e.g., microwave oven, somebody on a cordless
> phone. When you loose connection you may see the noise level jump way up.
> Then negotiate with your neighbor.
>
>
>
> "jcarter25" <jcarter25@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:%_lBc.85384$0y.48546@attbi_s03...
> > I have a Linksys 80211b router and an HP laptop with a built in wireless
> > card. It disconnects on me all the time. Does anyone know why and what
I
> > should do? I'm sick of always having to reboot my router and modem.
> >
> > On my previous computer I had a linksys card and router. It never
> > disconnected on me over several months.
> >
> >
>
>

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"jcarter25" <jcarter25@insightbb.com> wrote in
news:%_lBc.85384$0y.48546@attbi_s03:

> I have a Linksys 80211b router and an HP laptop with a built in
> wireless card. It disconnects on me all the time. Does anyone know
> why and what I should do? I'm sick of always having to reboot my
> router and modem.
>
> On my previous computer I had a linksys card and router. It never
> disconnected on me over several months.

There is a WinXP bug associated with this problem (I'm having it too with
my WRT54G): 828940

There is supposedly a hotfix, but you have to request it, which I just did
in a post on microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (news.microsoft.com).