On Jul 4, 11:06 pm, "RalfG" <itsno...@bin-wieder-da.de> wrote:
> "Electric Monk" <goo...@theveine.com> wrote in message
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> On Jul 4, 2:30 am, "RalfG" <itsno...@bin-wieder-da.de> wrote:
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> > Ad-hoc and infrastructure settings would be on the PC's wireless adaptor
> > and
> > possibly on access points. It determines how and what your PC connects to
> > wirelessly. I haven't seen it on routers but that doesn't mean there
> > aren't
> > any that have it. Using ad-hoc means your PC could connect to any
> > unsecured
> > wireless signal within range, including other nearby PCs/laptops. If there
> > were say 3 wireless networks within range your PC would try to connect to
> > each of them until it negotiates a connection. It might even change from
> > one
> > to another at random as their signal strength drop or rise. Useful
> > behaviour if you are connecting to public hot-spots with your laptop but
> > usually you want your PC to connect to your own network exclusively, so
> > infrastructure is the prefered option.
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> > Your drop-outs could be due to the wireless adapter security (WEP/WPA-PSK)
> > renegotiating the connection to to your network periodically. If you
> > disable
> > security temporarily the disconnects should stop happening if this is the
> > main cause. If you also have other wireless networks nearby, especially
> > strong ones, you might want to try changing the radio frequency your
> > router
> > is broadcasting on. That might also decrease the number of disconnects.I
> > get the same sort of occasional disconnects happening between a wireless
> > adapter with Prism chipset connected to a router with Atheros chipset. In
> > this case security is WPA-PSK. A wireless Atheros chipset adapter running
> > on the same LAN doesn't have any disconnects. The signal strength
> > indicator shows radio signal strength, not usually data quality though
> > some
> > adapter utilities do show both.
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> > "Electric Monk" <goo...@theveine.com> wrote in message
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> > On Jul 3, 3:41 pm, "M.I.5¾" <no....@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:
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> > > "Electric Monk" <goo...@theveine.com> wrote in message
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> > > >I am running Windows XP at home with a wireless network. Sometimes it
> > > > drops out for a minute or so and sometimes only for a second. I
> > > > haven't been able to find out why so far, but am investigating.
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> > > > In the meantime, is there a way to lenghten the amount of time
> > > > Windows
> > > > takes to register that there is no connection (and then disconnect
> > > > network apps like MSN etc) so that these shorter 1-second brown-outs
> > > > can be survived? Or isn't this controllable at my PC?
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> > > > Any suggestions (besides "It's your router") on finding the source of
> > > > the drop-outs would also be appreciated. The strange thing is that the
> > > > signal strength is usually "very good" or "excellent" and then it
> > > > drops out.
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> > > I have found that my broadband line drops out for a minute or so quite
> > > regularly. If your wireless network is configured as 'infrastructure
> > > mode',
> > > then a drop out in the broadband connection will bring the whole network
> > > to
> > > a halt (not true of every router). To avoid this, the network has tobe
> > > configured as 'ad hoc mode'.
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> > I've never heard of that. is that a setting on the pc or the router?- Hide
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> >Thanks for the explanation. I think I know what M.I.5.75 was referring
> >to now - it's in the advanced tab of the wireless network connection.
> >I'll check that when I get home. I've only got WEP security on (using
> >11b).
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> WPA-PSK is better if you have it available.
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> How many networks show up in your available networks list? The default
> channel that routers are set to broadcast on is usually 6 so that is often
> the most crowded channel. Try setting your router to use channel 1 or 11 as
> these are the least used. Using the automatic channel setting on the router
> can add to the number of wireless disconnections if the router changes
> channels frequently. Also set a unique SSID in your router and set your PC
> WiFi adapter to only connect automatically to your own network SSID, not any
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My network is the only one that shows up. I can't use WPA-PSK because
my daughter has a Wii which runs off the wireless as well, and I could
only get it to work with WEP. The Wii isn't the problem though as it's
off most of the time.
Is there anything you can do to test for interference of the signal?
Like a noise reading or something like that, which would point to a
cordless or microwave?