6/3 Wireless question:
My Mac laptop stays connected all of the time, while my PCs (one
laptop with a PCMCIA card and one desktop) constantly drop
connections. If I reset the card the connection comes back up
instantly. Signal strength is good. I have gone through 2 routers
and multiple cards on the desktop with the same results. This
happens with both 802.11b and 802.11g. Why does it do this and why
does the Powerbook always work? The routers are a D-Link and a
Netgear, BTW. One PC runs Win2K and other is Win XP, FWIW. I don't
know what to try next, but this is annoying!
\_ I know most 802.11b Prism 2.5 chipset cards out there need their
firmware upgraded to behave better, but I don't know about your
problems with 802.11g. For some reason, most 802.11b prism cards
come with the older firmware.
\_ Maybe your cards suck. I know I've never had good experiences
with d-link.
\_ I tried a D-Link and a Linksys card. The laptop has an
Orinoco and does the same thing.
\_ I'm not the D-Link hater above, but I've had nothing but
trouble from D-Link access points. YMMV.
\_ As I said, I have the same problem with a
Netgear WAP.
\_ I've never used Netgear wireless hw, so I can't comment
on that part. -pp
\_ So then what are you comparing D-Link to?
\_ Linksys. I have never had problems with Linksys
APs, with several different brands of wirless
cards.
\_ Try a Senao NL-2511MP Plus MiniPCI if you can get one. 200MW!
W00t! -John
\_ I want a seano NL-2511MP Plus, with extra trouser ferrets
\_ Alas, you'd need more power; I think Seano's out of range. :( |