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Wireless adapter loses connection frequently

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by satchmo, Aug 22, 2005.

  1. satchmo Newcomer, in training Posts: 129

    I have a Netgear g wireless router and a b adapter (receiver) for my desktop. The adapter loses its connection to the router at sporadic intervals. There isn't any pattern to the connection loss.

    Once the connection is lost, there are several ways to bring it back. One way is to open the Network panel and disable the wireless connection and then re-enable it. The other is to pull the USB wireless receiver from the port and re-inserting it. Another way is to restart the computer.

    Does anyone else experience the same problem? I've asked tons of people, and many people have the same problem, but no one knows how to stop it from happening.

    Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
    satchmo, Aug 22, 2005
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  2. poertner_1274 secroF laicepS topShceT Posts: 4,745

    The same sort of thing happened to my sisters computer. After spending hours getting rid of spyware and virii, it went away and worked fine for a few months. Only to have her get more crap on her computer and now it's disconnecting again. Oh well....

    Just clean up your computer a bit. That helped me out immensly.
    poertner_1274, Aug 22, 2005
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  3. satchmo Newcomer, in training Posts: 129

    Virus and spyware

    Probably unlike your sister, I am an ultra-geek. I run antivirus (Norton) and anti-spyware (Ad-Aware) frequently, and there is no chance of infestation. I defrag like a maniac, and I search through the registry regularly for hardware conflicts.

    But thanks for the suggestion. It does seem like a common problem.
    satchmo, Aug 22, 2005
    #3

  4. Xtra Newcomer, in training Posts: 46

    Xtra, Aug 22, 2005
    #4

  5. chamillitarysk8 Newcomer, in training Posts: 168

    chamillitarysk8, Feb 6, 2007
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  6. sine184 Newcomer, in training Posts: 43

    Do you have DHCP enabled or not?
    Whireless routers have sometimes problems with that. Try to enable it if you don't have it already.
    sine184, Feb 7, 2007
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  7. howard_hopkinso Newcomer, in training Posts: 25,949   +16

    This thread is from 2005 guys. ;)

    Regards Howard :)
    howard_hopkinso, Feb 7, 2007
    #7

  8. jobeard TS Ambassador Posts: 12,228   +122

    hum; a G-mode router accessed by a B-mode client. Some dual mode routers
    have problems with this -- try forcing the Router into stricly B-mode to avoid
    the duality
    jobeard, Feb 7, 2007
    #8
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