wireless, wi-fi, drivers, connection

[Guest]

Has anyone figured out how to keep the Wi-Fi connection alive for more than
10 mins at a time?

1) I have tried removing IPv6 - trivial improvement only

Also, does anyone know if intel ABG drivers work under vista? IF so, does it
provide better wifi connections?

 

[Guest]

intel's site only has drivers for beta 1, not beta 2. you'll probably have to
wait until they come out with better drivers.
windows vista doesn't have any major problems with wi-fi. I've had my system
(Broadcom 802.11g) running for 2 days straight with no disconnects.

 

[Guest]

Hello,
I have a linksys WRT54G adapter and vista says its a Broadcom 802.11g
adapter, so i said fine and cant even see my network. I tried installing
WRT54G drivers and vista wont even load up, unless u wait 2 hours or so and
it runs at like 100mhz. I was wondering Kip if u knew of drivers that work
or are u just using windows vista drivers? and if so how did u get a
connection. Thanks.

 

[Guest]

linksys WRT54G is a wireless router (I have one of those, too). it is not
installed in your system, and there are no drivers available for it. the
broadcom 802.11g adapter is probably what is installed, and should work with
the drivers that came with vista. if it can't see your wireless network,
contact the person who set it up for you.

 

[Guest]

Your right im sorry i meant WMP54G, i have tried the disabling IVP6 and
everything and nothing seems to work. It can reconize a network with no WEP
but with WEP enabled and the proper key entered, it doesnt even see the
network. Any suggestions would be great.

 

[Cody Dawg]

I have the same problem. WRT54GS to a Dell 6000 with an Intel 2915abg card.
64 bit WEP. An occasional connection but nothing that lasts more than a few
minutes. I've also tried no encryption with no improvement. All the latest
updates and drivers installed on Beta 2.

 

[Guest]

WMP54G is a broadcom based card, so the vista drivers should work with it.
have you tried using wpa or wpa2 instead of wep?

 

[Guest]

Hi, sorry to jump in on this thread...seems the most appropriate place for me
to come rather than setting up yet another wireless query...

I have an Acer 800 with an Intel 2200BG card which absolutely refuses to
connect to my wireless network although it will see it in the list. I have a
Netgear router which is accessible from the laptop I'm currently writing this
on, so I know the reception is good around the house.

Even if I sit right next to the router, Vista simply refuses to pick up a
connection. I have tried disabling the IPv6 option and even tried to set the
router up to pick up the wireless card in the laptop via MAC address with no
luck.

I'm a little disappointed otherwise as I was hoping to use this beta version
as a wireless testbed...

Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks

 

[Guest]

Try upgrading the firmware on the router. I have a linkys WRT54G and that
worked for me....