xp kills vista wireless

[Simon]

Hi,
I've been using my XP laptop happily for a few years, connecting
wirelessly to my 3com router. Last week a bought a new laptop which
had Vista installed. It appears to connect to my wireless network ok,
but as soon as I then switch on my old XP laptop, the Vista machine
loses its connection. Not just the network connection, but fails to
find the wireless signal at all. If I plug a cable into the Vista
laptop and leave the XP one on wireless, I can get both on the
network. Any thoughts on why XP wrecks my Vista wireless?

Thanks

Simon

 

[Jack \(MVP-Networking\).]

Hi
Check the IP numbers and make sure that the Vista is assigned its own
Wireless IP.
Jack (MVP-Networking).

 

[Pavel A.]

Hi,
I've been using my XP laptop happily for a few years, connecting
wirelessly to my 3com router. Last week a bought a new laptop which
had Vista installed. It appears to connect to my wireless network ok,
but as soon as I then switch on my old XP laptop, the Vista machine
loses its connection. Not just the network connection, but fails to
find the wireless signal at all. If I plug a cable into the Vista
laptop and leave the XP one on wireless, I can get both on the
network. Any thoughts on why XP wrecks my Vista wireless?

Thanks

Simon

Can this be B vs G modes conflict? (does your XP work in the B mode?)

--PA

 

[Simon]

Can this be B vs G modes conflict? (does your XP work in the B mode?)

--PA

Turns out it's quite the opposite! The old laptop had a built-in B
adaptor, but I was using a plug-in G card. When I pulled out the G
card and enabled the B adaptor, everything was fine. I'm not entirely
sure why that particular card (a 3com one - can't remember the model
at the moment) would completely destroy the wireless networking
capability of the new Vista laptop.