WBZIGMAN said:
I have aol router with 2 laptops one works fine wirelessly and one constantly
loses the signal. the router is a linksys. Any suggestions????
Thanks
I think I am bit experienced with dealing with windows xp and wifi
access points and routers. I believe that it's the microsoft's wireless
zero configuration services screwing everyone. For some funny reason,
MS's wifi config tool completely ignores client's association with
access point referenced by "SSID". Therefore, if neighbor comes home
from work and turns on his/her wifi access point, then your computer
upon finding the new wifi signal will drop/stay with connection
depending on which signal seems to be stronger. This has become a big
problem in deploying wifi gears in very upscale (where most of the
residents are rich and geeky) apartments. There are two things can be done.
1) If windows xp home|pro|server are being used then follow this advise.
a. uninstall wifi driver & utility (many wifi driver & utilities
are installed at same time with installation program which can only be
removed together, if not then you can leave the driver portion of the
wifi softwaer).
b. type "compmgmt.msc /s" to bring up the administration console
then go to "services" section and find the "wireless zero configuration"
tools and frist stop & disable it.
c. reinstall driver & utilities as required for brand of wifi
client device being used.
d. Try configuring the wifi device and to see if configuration is
possible without the need of microsoft "wireless zero configuration"
services enabled. If you can get away from using microsoft "wireless
zero configuration" servcies, then you won't have much problem in the
future as long as you don't use the default SSID of the wifi access
point|router.
e. If "wireless zero configuration" services must be enabled in
order for wifi devices to work, then it is best to try using an WEP
enryption keys with SSID combination.
f. If all fails then, it's possible that your home is built with
some sort of materials which blocks off the wifi signals. Once, I had to
deploy wifi network at wall street type person's home. He was living in
Tribeca area where their apartment was very large place which used to be
a some sort of office/warehouse type building comopletely redone for
resident type(sort of like TEA place at Jersey city/Hoboken area in NJ).
It had high ceiling and walls were made of solid concrete inside. Walls
in this apartment completely blocked any wifi signals that I had to buy
a 2 wifi repeater. After, buying wifi repeater, I have not heard from
them yet(3 months free of calling?).
Here are the equipments that I've used
Linksys WRT54G router paired off Wireless-G Range Expander(WRE54G)
worked like a charm. WRE54G is a great product with ease of
configuration + looks great even it's just hanging off the wall outlet.
All right, have fun.
Oktokie
