"ajg_xch" <alan.go***@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:1108631263.906060.284950@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Wireless tech is very new to me and I'm struggling to understand
some
> of the terminology here. Given the following, can someone explain in
> laymans terms what I need to be doing that I'm not (and whether this
> scenario is likely to be occuring frequently - if it is, the whole
lot
> is going back to the shop as it's too much hassle).
>
> I have Windows XP SP2 and used to connect to the internet via a
cable
> set-top box, which was cabled to the network card on my PC. When I
> moved, this became impractical, so I bought the router and adaptor
> mentioned in the subject.
>
> After a few teething problems, I managed to get everything working,
> then added WPA security. The connection was "excellent" nearly all
of
> the time and everything seemed great. I had to disable the network
> card, as XP was trying to restart (if that's the right term) it
every
> time I booted up the PC but I expected that and have no need for it
now
> with everything working.
>
> After a couple of weeks, suddenly I lost internet access, although I
> could see the router and was, according to the network connection
icon
> in the task bar still connected to it.
>
> I've tried "repairing" the connection and I've tried rebooting the
> set-top box, router and PC, but the network that WAS working, still
> isn't.
>
> I can get back into the router set-up if I use my broadband cabling
> into the router, and have take WPA off again as part of my
> investigations, but still cannot get internet access. The only way I
> can connect to the internet at the moment is via a long broadband
cable
> from the set-top box to the network card and I've disconnected the
> adaptor.
>
> The one thing I haven't yet tried is resetting the router to its
> factory default, I guess that's next, once I've noted down the
static
> IP and MAC addresses I need.

> Wireless tech is very new to me and I'm struggling to understand some
> of the terminology here. Given the following, can someone explain in
> laymans terms what I need to be doing that I'm not (and whether this
> scenario is likely to be occuring frequently - if it is, the whole lot
> is going back to the shop as it's too much hassle).
>
> I have Windows XP SP2 and used to connect to the internet via a cable
> set-top box, which was cabled to the network card on my PC. When I
> moved, this became impractical, so I bought the router and adaptor
> mentioned in the subject.
>
> After a few teething problems, I managed to get everything working,
> then added WPA security. The connection was "excellent" nearly all of
> the time and everything seemed great. I had to disable the network
> card, as XP was trying to restart (if that's the right term) it every
> time I booted up the PC but I expected that and have no need for it now
> with everything working.
>
> After a couple of weeks, suddenly I lost internet access, although I
> could see the router and was, according to the network connection icon
> in the task bar still connected to it.
>
> I've tried "repairing" the connection and I've tried rebooting the
> set-top box, router and PC, but the network that WAS working, still
> isn't.
>
> I can get back into the router set-up if I use my broadband cabling
> into the router, and have take WPA off again as part of my
> investigations, but still cannot get internet access. The only way I
> can connect to the internet at the moment is via a long broadband cable
> from the set-top box to the network card and I've disconnected the
> adaptor.
>
> The one thing I haven't yet tried is resetting the router to its
> factory default, I guess that's next, once I've noted down the static
> IP and MAC addresses I need.
>

>I've had problems with flaky net access over wireless, but mine seems to
>be fairly reliable now.
>One problem may be competing WLANs or other interferers.  Changing the
>MTU and TTL may help - see the links below.
>
>Handy links for fixing wirless networks:-
>
><a href="http://www.ezlan.net/">ezlan</a><br>
><a
>href="http://www.linksys.com/international/defaulttest.asp?coid=6">linksys
>uk</a><br>
>
><a
>href="http://www.linksys.com/international/firmware.asp?intfwid=32&amp;coid=6">WAG54G
>firmware</a><br>
><a
>href="http://www.linksys.com/international/driver.asp?coid=6&amp;intdlid=26">WUSB54G
>firmware</a><br>
><a href="http://www.insecure.org/tools.html">insecure</a><br>
><a
>href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/fileversion/dllinfo.asp">dlls</a><br>
><a href="http://www.2kevin.net/router.html">kevin linksys setup</a><br>
><a href="http://www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm">carey net fixes</a><br>
><a
>href="http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/entry.php">linksys
>cust help</a><br>
><a href="http://www.dslreports.com/drtcp">dsl reports</a><br>
><a href="http://www.broadbandreports.com">broadband reports</a>
>
>
>
>ajg_xch wrote:
>> Wireless tech is very new to me and I'm struggling to understand some
>> of the terminology here. Given the following, can someone explain in
>> laymans terms what I need to be doing that I'm not (and whether this
>> scenario is likely to be occuring frequently - if it is, the whole lot
>> is going back to the shop as it's too much hassle).
>>
>> I have Windows XP SP2 and used to connect to the internet via a cable
>> set-top box, which was cabled to the network card on my PC. When I
>> moved, this became impractical, so I bought the router and adaptor
>> mentioned in the subject.
>>
>> After a few teething problems, I managed to get everything working,
>> then added WPA security. The connection was "excellent" nearly all of
>> the time and everything seemed great. I had to disable the network
>> card, as XP was trying to restart (if that's the right term) it every
>> time I booted up the PC but I expected that and have no need for it now
>> with everything working.
>>
>> After a couple of weeks, suddenly I lost internet access, although I
>> could see the router and was, according to the network connection icon
>> in the task bar still connected to it.
>>
>> I've tried "repairing" the connection and I've tried rebooting the
>> set-top box, router and PC, but the network that WAS working, still
>> isn't.
>>
>> I can get back into the router set-up if I use my broadband cabling
>> into the router, and have take WPA off again as part of my
>> investigations, but still cannot get internet access. The only way I
>> can connect to the internet at the moment is via a long broadband cable
>> from the set-top box to the network card and I've disconnected the
>> adaptor.
>>
>> The one thing I haven't yet tried is resetting the router to its
>> factory default, I guess that's next, once I've noted down the static
>> IP and MAC addresses I need.
>>