I have a cheapo computer I put together using a board w/ integrated Cyrix proc. Yep, it's slow, but it's just to run a webcam in the baby's room for monitoring her at night. It's running XP Pro and connected to the network wirelessly.
First config: Netgear B router, Netgear B adaptor. Dropped connection every few hours.
Next : Netgear B router, Belkin B USB adaptor. This combo worked fine for a couple months, no dropped connection.
Next: Upgraded to a Netgear G router and Netgear G USB adaptor. This combo would drop the connection every couple hours.
Next: Same Netgear G router, but Netgear G PCI adaptor. This too would drop every couple hours.
Next: Belkin G router, Belkin G PCI adaptor. Still dropping the connection.
This computer runs headless and I control it via remote desktop. When the connection drops, it requires going in and hard rebooting the computer. Then it reconnects just fine. It doesn't reconnected without a reboot though. I know the router isn't the problem because my sister was here for the holidays w/ wireless-G laptop and had no problems.
Any idea what's wrong?
Oh, if it matters - we have 6 other computers running wired connections off the router (via a couple switches) and they don't have any problems either.)
First config: Netgear B router, Netgear B adaptor. Dropped connection every few hours.
Next : Netgear B router, Belkin B USB adaptor. This combo worked fine for a couple months, no dropped connection.
Next: Upgraded to a Netgear G router and Netgear G USB adaptor. This combo would drop the connection every couple hours.
Next: Same Netgear G router, but Netgear G PCI adaptor. This too would drop every couple hours.
Next: Belkin G router, Belkin G PCI adaptor. Still dropping the connection.
This computer runs headless and I control it via remote desktop. When the connection drops, it requires going in and hard rebooting the computer. Then it reconnects just fine. It doesn't reconnected without a reboot though. I know the router isn't the problem because my sister was here for the holidays w/ wireless-G laptop and had no problems.
Any idea what's wrong?
Oh, if it matters - we have 6 other computers running wired connections off the router (via a couple switches) and they don't have any problems either.)
