Netgear WG511v2 Wireless Card Keeps Dropping Every Min???

[NomisST]

I recently bought a WG511v2 wireless card by netgear. I installed it onto a laptop with windows 2k service pack 4. It keeps connecting to my D-Link router and then drops every 1 min. It's getting real annoying cause I will go on MSN Messanger or AIM or any internet type of program and it just drops out and comes back on. It seems like it continues to search for a new network every 1 min or so. My guess is that it's connected to the network, but then time passes it will scan for a new network, it makes no sense why it's doing this and netgear has no support for this...I should of listened to myself and stuck with the D-Link products, haven't had a problem with them so far. I tried deleting the driver and reinstalling it. The first 3 days I had it it worked fine, no dropping. 3 Days later the drops kept happening. There was nothing done those 3 days after that I noticed making the drops, unless if someone has used the laptop without my knowing...which was probably the case and if I ask anyone they will most likely say they did nothing. Has anyone had this problem with the netgear wireless cards, I have read a lot of dropping and problems with the netgear routers...from this experience I will never buy a netgear product again. Please if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated thank you.

 

[Zelmo3]

Two possiblilites thatI know match your description:
1) Make sure you don't have IEEE 802.1x Authentication enabled. That option is only available if you're using encryption, and is disabled by default, but check it to be sure.
2) If #1 doesn't fix it, try stopping the Wireless Zero Config service. That's often the culprit in a situation like this. It periodically looks for new networks to connect to so that it can always use the strongest available one. In my case it would consistently take 5 seconds every minute where no data would be transferred. Stopping the Wireless service lets it run uninterrupted indefinitely.
Mind you, if you disable the service then you have to remember to turn it back on the next time you boot up or re-insert the wireless card so that it can find the network, then turn the service back off to get a steady signal.
If you simply click "stop" after it's connected, then it will automatically turn on after a reboot and you just have to click "stop" again after you're connected.
This fix has worked for two of my own computers and for other people in this forum with the same problem.

 

[NomisST]

Thanks for the reply, appreciate it a lot. I have some questions. How do I check the IEEE 802.1x Authen in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and How do I stop the wireless zero config service??? I never seen a option where I can enable and disable it. Thanks again!