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More info?)
On a bad night, my uptime is about 3 minutes with more than one PC
connected.
I have the latest firmware.
I think I'll give Windows XP SP2 wireless networking a go...
Bobby
"Mark H" <me@home.com> wrote in message
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> Ahhh I see...
>
> I wonder if SP2 will help my security problem. My uptime is now 3 days
> so I'm pretty certain there is nothing wrong hardware wise. I am using
> the belkin access point plugged into my vigor2600 plus router. Does
> your router/access point have the latest firmware installed?
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:19:20 +0100, "Bobby" <bobby@europe.com> wrote:
>
>>No security here either. I lose the line so often I can't risk security!
>>
>>I'm using a Belkin modem/router and Belkin desktop/laptop cards. All 54g.
>>Everything fine if only one PC/laptop working but bug problems when 2 or 3
>>machines using the network at the same time.
>>
>>I'm not using Windows networking (only Belkin's own drivers) and I tempted
>>to use the wireless networking in SP2 to see if this helps.
>>
>>Bobby
>>
>>"Mark H" <me@home.com> wrote in message
>>news:jihkh0pm4ogvlv59pn4kjhmc71vtr2vfqv@4ax.com...
>>> Hmmm (again), what equipment have you got Bobby? Mine hasn't dropped
>>> once since I removed security altogether. Introduce WPA and freezing
>>> occurs within minutes. I have 3 other PCs on the network (wired) and
>>> haven't been able to trap it down to activity on these. They can be
>>> idle infact when this AP freezes. I am just banking on there being no
>>> one sniffing around here with a wireless card
.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:20:00 +0100, "Bobby" <bobby@europe.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Same here. The notebook card seems particularly prone to bringing-down
>>>>the
>>>>network.
>>>>
>>>>But I've noticed that it's OK if it's the *only* network adaptor in
>>>>operation. But then I have the laptop and my desktop working at the same
>>>>time, the network can go down six times an hour.
>>>>
>>>>I was thinking of using Windows wireless networking software (XP SP2).
>>>>Do
>>>>you think that this would help?
>>>>
>>>>Bobby
>>>>
>>>><me@home.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>>> Hmmm my friend is using the same belkin notebook card as me but the AP
>>>>> with built in router, possibly the same model as yours? He is
>>>>> experiencing the same problems as me only he can still contact the web
>>>>> interface when his connection gets dropped. I can't and actually have
>>>>> to power it down. I wonder if it's related to the belkin notebook
>>>>> card...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:33:15 GMT, Doug Jamal
>>>>> <unimportantbishiv6atyahoodotcom@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>I am currently using the Belkin 54g router (5FD7230-4) as an access
>>>>>>point. It is attached to my Netgear WGR614v1 (Wireless disabled). My
>>>>>>notebook card is the Netgear WG511T. My security settings are as
>>>>>>follows: WPA-PSK (AES) I have yet to have any problems. My AP has yet
>>>>>>to freeze up or drop a signal and I've had this particular setup for
>>>>>>months. One thing to note, though is the fact that I do not use the
>>>>>>Windows XP WZC. I use the Netgear config that came with my notebook
>>>>>>card. It's great and easy to setup and navigate. One complaint,
>>>>>>though, the Netgear config is not friendly to accounts that do not
>>>>>>have admin privileges.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:10:56 GMT, mjh74@home.com (Mark H) wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hey all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have my wireless access point plugged into my vigor2600 plus
>>>>>>>ADSL router, configured my belkin 54g notebook card, all looked
>>>>>>>good. Tested the connection for a while and things seemed nice
>>>>>>>and fast so I decided to introduce some security. Ran windows
>>>>>>>update on the laptop to install support for WPA, enabled this
>>>>>>>with AES encryption and the same at the AP. All seemed to be
>>>>>>>working well for about an hour then the access point froze, the
>>>>>>>orange activity light was solidly lit. I removed and reapplied
>>>>>>>power and all was ok again for another few hours, then another
>>>>>>>freeze. On resetting the AP, within seconds it froze again. I am
>>>>>>>now trying the setup without any encryption to see if I can rule
>>>>>>>this out as being the problem. Has anyone else heard of such
>>>>>>>problems with WPA/AES using this AP?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>TIA
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Mark
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