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    Wireless frustration

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by ptbug, Feb 21, 2009.

  1. ptbug

    ptbug Newbie

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    Brand new HP HDX 18 with an INtel 5100 wireless n card
    Router is a bit old WRT54G Ver 2 with latest firmware
    Vista Home Premium

    The wireless connection is intermittent. what is odd is that i can bring up a command prompt and ping my ip address confirming it is actually connected. I can ping Google and it is also fine.

    Yet Internet explorer tells me I am not connected. Sometimes I can actually send and receive email but usually I cannot. If I leave the system on it will go into this mode every time after a an hour or so. If I disconnect and reconnect to the same wireless network, sometimes that works and sometimes not.

    I have another older Dell laptop, Wireless G that works flawlessly on this network. I have spent hours on the phone with HP and the Linksys chat sessions with absolutely no help.

    Also, I have uninstalled all of the security software and turned off the WIndows firewall. Made no difference.
     
    ptbug, Feb 21, 2009
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    First thing to try is to set your wireless card to wireless g mode (the default is almost certainly mixed mode).

    Does that make a difference?
     
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    Wireless n is turned off. I had it set up for a/b/g mode. I just changed it to g only and will see if that makes a differnece. I also changed from WEP to WPA last night after reading some previous posts about WEP causing loss of connection. I have had a stable connection this morning for two hours straight. Knock on wood.
     
    ptbug, Feb 22, 2009
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