wireless access network/ADSL router

[Interrogative]

I set one of these up the other day. A Netgear DG834.

The machine, itself, is good enough but I finally worked out with 1 W2k and
2 XPSP2 machines attached with their own wireless NICs to that router, that
leaving them to get their own IP numbers through the router was the reason
why Internet access was sketchy at best.

When I manually assigned each IP at each machine and then told the Netgear
to assign ONLY the same IP number to that machine as it recognised it as
that I had assigned, the network took off without a problem and so did
Internet.

So, with all that said, does anyone have any idea why that should happen?
The only oddity on the network is that the W2K machine and 1 XP machine,
both being laptops without inbuilt Centrino, are using 22mbps USB NICs to
contact the router and the other XP machine, being a desktop, is contacting
the router at it's maximum, 54mbps. The only thing I could work out is that
mixing speeds like that may be the problem but if it is, I have no idea why.

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

A curious tale: it should make not any difference in this case for an IP
address to be automatically assigned by the router or to use a fixed address.

More common in 'sketchy' connections is the speed and MTUs, plus the wole
unreliability of wireless itself.

Just look at how many people have PC a few metres apart and still have
connectivity issues due to interference or other issues.

 

[Jack]

Hi

Unless there are unusual circumstances I would connect at least one computer
with a Cable. You can not count on Wireless Stability and in case of trouble
you might end up not being capable to configure your system.

In some systems the presence of 802.11b signal might pull down the 802.11g
signal.

Might be that your system is not stable enough to assign IPs through the
DHCP but when you assign static IP it "Catches Up".

Centrino is a "catchy" word it does necessarily perform better then regular
add on cards.

CompUSA have this week a sale on Netgear 802.11g (54Mb/sec.) Wireless cards
for $9.99 after rebate.

Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Interrogative]

Hi

Unless there are unusual circumstances I would connect at least one
computer
with a Cable. You can not count on Wireless Stability and in case of
trouble
you might end up not being capable to configure your system.

I dont know WHY people say that. I have 2 802.11B USB externals as far apart
as my house will allow, with 4 rooms in between them and the walls and
stove, microwave, washing machine, refrigerators etc etc. I dont miss a
beat.

In some systems the presence of 802.11b signal might pull down the 802.11g
signal.

According to everyone else I have asked about that same possibility, the
answer is no, it doesnt.

Might be that your system is not stable enough to assign IPs through the
DHCP but when you assign static IP it "Catches Up".

While that is true, it still doesnt make sense.

Centrino is a "catchy" word it does necessarily perform better then
regular
add on cards.

No Centrino anywhere.