Wireless connection drops

[Bruce]

I have a wireless network card from linksys that was
working fine in my Gateway computer until I upgraded the
OS from Win 98 to Win XP Pro. The wireless cards receives
a strong signal, ip address, connects to the internet and
within a minute drops the connection. MS has a hotfix for
this (kb828940) but I can not find it on any of their
downloads. MS won't help me because the original OS was
installed by Gateway. Gateway won't help because I
installed the wireless card. And Linksys says the problem
is related to the XP upgrade.
Anybody know how I can fix this problem or get a hold of
the hotfix?
Thanks.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Start with the simple fix first - have you checked the 802.1x authentication
setting for the wireless card? Open up Network Connections, right-click the
wireless connection and select properties, then look on the authentication
tab. If 802.1x is selected, turn it off.

 

[Guest]

I have no authentication tab. MS says get a hotfix in
knowledge base article 828940. How the hell do I do that

-----Original Message-----
Start with the simple fix first - have you checked the 802.1x authentication
setting for the wireless card? Open up Network Connections, right-click the
wireless connection and select properties, then look on the authentication
tab. If 802.1x is selected, turn it off.

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I have a wireless network card from linksys that was
working fine in my Gateway computer until I upgraded the
OS from Win 98 to Win XP Pro. The wireless cards receives
a strong signal, ip address, connects to the internet and
within a minute drops the connection. MS has a hotfix for
this (kb828940) but I can not find it on any of their
downloads. MS won't help me because the original OS was
installed by Gateway. Gateway won't help because I
installed the wireless card. And Linksys says the problem
is related to the XP upgrade.
Anybody know how I can fix this problem or get a hold of
the hotfix?
Thanks.

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