wireless connection

[Guest]

my inbuilt wireless card is showing redcross against it, can still pick up
ip address from wireless router, still access internet, it disconnects every
10 minutes, view wireless networks and hit disconnect and reconnect and it
works fine, except wireless network showing disconnected

any ideas

 

[Sharon F]

my inbuilt wireless card is showing redcross against it, can still pick up
ip address from wireless router, still access internet, it disconnects every
10 minutes, view wireless networks and hit disconnect and reconnect and it
works fine, except wireless network showing disconnected

any ideas

For the 10 minute disconnects:
If your network does not use an authentication server (a "master" computer
set up specifically for authenticating clients), you will see a drop about
every 10 minutes. To fix: In XP's wireless config tool look into the
properties for the connection. On the Authentication page, uncheck the box
for "...IEEE 802.2x authentication..."

 

[Phil Weldon]

'Sharon F' wrote:
| For the 10 minute disconnects:
| If your network does not use an authentication server (a "master" computer
| set up specifically for authenticating clients), you will see a drop about
| every 10 minutes. To fix: In XP's wireless config tool look into the
| properties for the connection. On the Authentication page, uncheck the box
| for "...IEEE 802.2x authentication..."
_____

Hardware question. No 'master computer' is needed. What with nearly all
wireless routers containing a DHCP server on a chip. Any settings must be
made through the software provided with the wireless card and/or wireless
router. (Some even branded Microsoft.)

Phil Weldon

| On Wed, 17 May 2006 23:02:28 +0100, (e-mail address removed) wrote:
|
| > my inbuilt wireless card is showing redcross against it, can still pick
up
| > ip address from wireless router, still access internet, it disconnects
every
| > 10 minutes, view wireless networks and hit disconnect and reconnect and
it
| > works fine, except wireless network showing disconnected
| >
| > any ideas
|
| For the 10 minute disconnects:
| If your network does not use an authentication server (a "master" computer
| set up specifically for authenticating clients), you will see a drop about
| every 10 minutes. To fix: In XP's wireless config tool look into the
| properties for the connection. On the Authentication page, uncheck the box
| for "...IEEE 802.2x authentication..."
|
| --
| Sharon F
| MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

 

[Sharon F]

Hardware question. No 'master computer' is needed. What with nearly all
wireless routers containing a DHCP server on a chip. Any settings must be
made through the software provided with the wireless card and/or wireless
router. (Some even branded Microsoft.)

This particular setting (IEEE 802.2x authentication) is enabled by default
for wireless connectoids in Network Connections. It is not DHCP but an
additional form of authentication. Turning it off still allows DHCP in
routers to function as expected - no unexpected disconnects. If left
enabled and when it times out (after about 10 minutes), the wireless
connection is dropped when authentication fails.