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phatstyl

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over at the networking forum i posted:

i have a HP orinoco card for my laptop, which is detected perfectly on windows xp home. I have a Linksys BEFW11S4 router. The computer i am on is a real connection to the router. This connection has never failed me. The problem is, i can use the laptop wirelessly for a bout 40 minutes, then the connection to the laptop is shot, and i have to reset the router for things to work. ALl the time my normal connection is fine. The router is the DHCP server, i set it to hold 10 cleints, but there are only 3, so i dont think that is a problem. WEP is turned off, you have to be in my house to have a connection, unfortunalty the range doesnt extend outside. BTW, the DHCP server refreshes every 3 hours.

lets see who can fix my problem first, DC freaks or those networking geeks 😀
 
It fails consitently at about 40 minutes? What kind of indications do you get? Have you rescanned to see if the card picks the router up before you reset the router? Is this the only wireless device connecting to the router?

 
yup, only wireless device to this router. I have tried disabliing then enabliung the connection. I have tried ipconfig /release then /renew
i have tried taking the vard out, then putting it back in. Anymore info ya need?
 
Do you have your orinco set to 802.11b or infrastructer(it should be set to inrfa.)?

Also, flash it to the latest firmware, there were disconnect problems with the access points before the 1.39.xx firmware.
 
Have you used the cards utility to rescan for the router when the connection is dropped? Does the utility give you any messages after you have lost connection? Make sure you have the latest drivers for the card and the latest firmware for the router. If you know anyone who has another wireless card it would be interesting to see if you get the same result from it.
 
router is latest bios. I say scan for local networks, it still sees the router. I know therer are new orinoco drivers out, but i donmt know if its one driver fits all.
 
Well I was about to recommend checking the power settings in the NIC driver properties, but I see that someone already did in the Networking thread. At this point I would suggest trying to see if you can find someone around you who has a wireless NIC and try theirs. Is this a new card? If not how long was it working before it started doing this and did its problem coincide with anything?
 
okay updated the driver and firmware for the card. gogeeta13, i never used that firmware, so its not a problem, and yes its on infastructure seeing as how i dont have 2 nics to make a ad hoc network. I also upgraded the routers firmware. THanks for all thehelp so far, im hoping this will fix it
 
2 more things crazee
1- i have always had this problem, and the card and router were new, and implemented at the same time
2-that is one heck of a sweet xp rig!
 
Well I would say if this doesn't clear it up you should go back to the store you got them at and get them to figure out what is wrong. If they are new they should replace whatever is faulty.

Thanks about the compliment on my XP, I like it too 😉
 
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