Wireless Problem

[TW]Fox · 10 Nov 2007 at 00:58

Hi guys.

Since last night I've had an odd problem with my desktop - random wireless connectivity. When connected, it frequently drops the connection. Sometimes, though, it won't even connect at all, other times it reports its connected but I have no connectivty. Right clicking properties shows the Router has not assigned an IP address.

Sometimes Windows tells me it isn't connected, and even has the not connected icon in the taskbar yet.... it is connected and the internet works. It's all very bizarre.

See here, it's telling me I'm not connected and that I am connected at the same time :confused:

It only started last night and it's been otherwise perfect. Every other machine in the house, also on wireless, still works perfectly. My laptop, put in the same place as my desktop, also works perfectly.

I've so far tried reinstalling the card and also swapping the card out with a known good card from another machine - didn't cure the problem.

Anyone got any ideas? From the way Windows reports the problems I think it may be a Windows issue rather than a problem with the wireless network.

Thanks!

[TW]Fox · 11 Nov 2007 at 10:41

It always amazes me in this particular area of the forums that if I posted LOL OMG VIRGIN SUX I CANT DOWNLOAD *** ILLEGAL FILEZZZZZ I'd get 6 pages of replies, yet technical queries, nobody knows..

It's semi working now although it disconnects and reconnects every 5-10 minutes.

quackers · 11 Nov 2007 at 10:53

What cards/router have you got fox? Did you make any changes to anything before this started happening?

tolien · 11 Nov 2007 at 12:58

As you've suggested, if it's persisting with a different card (which presumably uses different drivers), it sounds like a Windows problem - and I'd expect the disconnections and the wonky reporting are connected.
Have you tried the OEM wireless app rather than Windows Zero Config?

[TW]Fox;10463574 said:
It always amazes me in this particular area of the forums that if I posted LOL OMG VIRGIN SUX I CANT DOWNLOAD *** ILLEGAL FILEZZZZZ I'd get 6 pages of replies, yet technical queries, nobody knows..

Between two minutes to one in the morning and nineteen minutes to eleven on Remembrance Sunday?

VM has 3.5M customers in the UK, so it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that any threads on capping/shaping/T&C changes are going to attract a good number of the GD crew - 6 pages of mindless crap in every thread with a technical question wouldn't be any better than nothing at all...

Cyber Hamster · 11 Nov 2007 at 13:39

do you use the cards own drivers or windows? own

quackers · 11 Nov 2007 at 13:41

As tolien said, try using the oem wireless application that came with the cards. See if that makes any difference

[TW]Fox · 12 Nov 2007 at 13:13

It's now just degenerated to disconnecting and immediatly reconnecting every 5-10 minutes or so. I'm using Linksys wireless cards and a Speedtouch 580i router. It also does it with the OEM software

quackers · 12 Nov 2007 at 14:03

Hmm that is indeed a strange one, what anti-virus, firewalls you running fox?

Could be something nasty on your pc, that is affecting a firewall etc

Admiral Huddy · 12 Nov 2007 at 14:14

Just a few pointers >

Can you ping 127.0.0.1?

If that doesn't work then it's a problem with your TCP/IP setup.

The try PINGing 212.58.226.232 (www.bbc.co.uk) if you can ping the IP but not the URL, then its a resolver issue.

Can you PINg the router (dft gateway)?

Jay · 12 Nov 2007 at 16:12

Fox, i had this problem in the past with Linksys Wireless Adapters. Is it a PCI adapter?

tolien · 12 Nov 2007 at 16:45

Tried the wireless card with a different router, or vice versa?

[TW]Fox · 12 Nov 2007 at 23:35

Yea, Linksys.

Admiral Huddy · 13 Nov 2007 at 09:33

Did you try the FTP tests above?