WiFi - periodically dropping connections....

[bob4432]

i have a linksys wrt54g and a ibm t42 with integrated wifi b/g. is it normal to drop connections periodically?

i do have the hyper firmware on it because i need additional port forwarding and chose that one becasue it was listed as the most linksys like, i also have the power up to 100% instead of the default 50%.....

how much interference do these connections get from surrounding items like microwaves, t.v., cell phone and cell tower, cordless phones?????

this is quite annoying....

should i get pcmcia b/g card to see if that is the problem???

is rebooting the router something that is normal?

thanks from the frustrated guy :shocked:

 

[ssbpgsr]

Try updating the driver on the T42. My dad was having the same problem on his T42. No you should not have to reboot the router on a regular basis.

Also, try a different firmware. Maybe DD-WRT or Linksys.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: ssbpgsr
Try updating the driver on the T42. My dad was having the same problem on his T42. No you should not have to reboot the router on a regular basis.

Also, try a different firmware. Maybe DD-WRT or Linksys.

will do, i would use the linksys firmware but i need the extra port forwards......