Wireless Network Connection Periodically is Dropped

[neil154]

I have a desktop PC (running XP Pro) connected by wire to my router and it
has no problems. I also have a Dell Studio 1555 laptop (running Vista 64
Home Premium) connected to the router by wifi and it works fine most of the
time. Every once in a while, maybe every 3 or 4 days) the lapto shows that
it is disconnected from the network. When I try to reconnect it never
reconnects. The only solution I have found is to reboot and then connection
to the network always is fine.

I have a second router and tried it and have the exact same problem so it is
not the router. I have seen some items on the web which indicate that Vista
might be the problem but I have not seen any solutions.

Please advise if there is a resolution for this problem and if you know if
this issue is resolved in Windows 7.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Gordon]

I have a desktop PC (running XP Pro) connected by wire to my router and it
has no problems. I also have a Dell Studio 1555 laptop (running Vista 64
Home Premium) connected to the router by wifi and it works fine most of
the
time. Every once in a while, maybe every 3 or 4 days) the lapto shows
that
it is disconnected from the network. When I try to reconnect it never
reconnects. The only solution I have found is to reboot and then
connection
to the network always is fine.

I have a second router and tried it and have the exact same problem so it
is
not the router. I have seen some items on the web which indicate that
Vista
might be the problem but I have not seen any solutions.

Please advise if there is a resolution for this problem and if you know if
this issue is resolved in Windows 7.

Thanks for your help.

I had this seemingly irreparable intermittent problem with Vista - on moving
to Windows 7 the problem appears to have disappeared....

 

[neil154]

Thanks for the feedback. I do not know when I will upgrade to Windows 7 so I
hope there is a resolution for the problem with Vista 64

 

[Jack [MVP-Networking]]

Hi
Make sure that the Router SSID is ON and broadcasting.
Take a look at the Wireless Connection Manger, and make sure that you
connection to your Router is first in line and set to Auto. Connect when
your Wireless is available.
http://www.ezlan.net/vista/wireless_manager.jpg
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).

 

[neil154]

I checked my settings and the router shows that the SSID broadcasting is
enabled (I don't see a setting which says it is either on or off), the
network is in first place whenI look at connect to a network and it is set to
auto.

When I lose the connection and try to connect again - the network shows
still shows up first and it shows a very strong signal (4 or 5 bars) but
still will not connect. Once I reboot there is never a problem connecting.

I say thet the network shows up first but I do notice that there are 2
screens that show me different information. If I go to "manage wireless
connections" my network shows at the bottom of the list but if I go to
"connect to a network" my network show up firat. Which is the one that
really means I have it set properly.

 

[Gordon]

I checked my settings and the router shows that the SSID broadcasting is
enabled (I don't see a setting which says it is either on or off), the
network is in first place whenI look at connect to a network and it is set
to
auto.

When I lose the connection and try to connect again - the network shows
still shows up first and it shows a very strong signal (4 or 5 bars) but
still will not connect. Once I reboot there is never a problem
connecting.

I say thet the network shows up first but I do notice that there are 2
screens that show me different information. If I go to "manage wireless
connections" my network shows at the bottom of the list but if I go to
"connect to a network" my network show up firat. Which is the one that
really means I have it set properly.

Many people seem to have had this problem with Vista (me included) and it
seems that Vista just "does it" and that there's no solution. Irritating but
nothing that can be done about it.
Win 7 on the other hand has been running on this machine for at least two
months with no wireless drop at all.....

 

[neil154]

Thanks for the information

Many people seem to have had this problem with Vista (me included) and it
seems that Vista just "does it" and that there's no solution. Irritating but
nothing that can be done about it.
Win 7 on the other hand has been running on this machine for at least two
months with no wireless drop at all.....

 

[neil154]

The adapter was set to allow it to power off to save power so I unchecked the
box. Thanks for the suggestion, I will keep track to see if problem still
occurs,

 

[neil154]

I will and thanks for the help.