Network card dropping - how to track reason?

[Bob]

WinXP Home

I have a Linksys PCMCIA wireless network card in my laptop.
Periodically it drops out - that is the link light/activity lights
drop and it is dead. This can happen when I am actively using the
system. If I pull it out and re-insert it, it will restart every time
within a reasonable time (10 seconds or so to start and hookup).

Is there some way to determine if this is a software or hardware
failure via WinXP? I looked in the System Log but all I see related to
this are TCPIP events that indicate normal starting of the card after
I reinsert it. There are no hardware or software failures shown.
Perhaps I need to turn something on to get this type of event recorded
?

Thanks,

 

[Yves Leclerc]

WinXP Home

I have a Linksys PCMCIA wireless network card in my laptop.
Periodically it drops out - that is the link light/activity lights
drop and it is dead. This can happen when I am actively using the
system. If I pull it out and re-insert it, it will restart every time
within a reasonable time (10 seconds or so to start and hookup).

Is there some way to determine if this is a software or hardware
failure via WinXP? I looked in the System Log but all I see related to
this are TCPIP events that indicate normal starting of the card after
I reinsert it. There are no hardware or software failures shown.
Perhaps I need to turn something on to get this type of event recorded
?

Thanks,

You could check in the access point / router, if you can gain access to it,
with the unit's web interface.

 

[paulmd]

WinXP Home

I have a Linksys PCMCIA wireless network card in my laptop.
Periodically it drops out - that is the link light/activity lights
drop and it is dead. This can happen when I am actively using the
system. If I pull it out and re-insert it, it will restart every time
within a reasonable time (10 seconds or so to start and hookup).

Is there some way to determine if this is a software or hardware
failure via WinXP? I looked in the System Log but all I see related to
this are TCPIP events that indicate normal starting of the card after
I reinsert it. There are no hardware or software failures shown.
Perhaps I need to turn something on to get this type of event recorded
?

Thanks,

I have seen older PCMCIA network cards overheat and crap out. But the
issue only tends to crop up after years of use.

 

[Bob]

You could check in the access point / router, if you can gain access to it,
with the unit's web interface.

At best, the router is only going to see that the laptop dropped out.

I'm hoping there is some way to see if it is a software or hardware
error in windows.