Wireless keeps dropping

4 Nov 2006 11:01 PM

kevin.jonas

I have Windows XP Home on my laptop. I think it has a broadcom chipset
for wireless. This has happened on both of my routers a netgear and a
belkin. After the laptop boots or comes back from hibernation it will
connect to the network. Then in a couple of minutes it will
disconnect. I have found that sometimes clicking repair network fixes.
Most of the time i have to put my WPA key in again though. Any ideas?

I think it is an issue with how widnows handles wpa. If I use wep I
don't have this problem.

5 Nov 2006 3:05 AM

Jack

Hi
Might be that the driver are Not fully compatible with Windows Zero
Configuration (WZC).
Try to switch Off WZC and use the original Utility that came with the
Wireless Card.
Switching WZC On or and Off. here, http://www.ezlan.net/wzc.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

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> I have Windows XP Home on my laptop. I think it has a broadcom chipset
> for wireless. This has happened on both of my routers a netgear and a
> belkin. After the laptop boots or comes back from hibernation it will
> connect to the network. Then in a couple of minutes it will
> disconnect. I have found that sometimes clicking repair network fixes.
> Most of the time i have to put my WPA key in again though. Any ideas?
>
> I think it is an issue with how widnows handles wpa. If I use wep I
> don't have this problem.
>

6 Nov 2006 1:55 AM

kevin.jonas

I don't think I can do that. The wireless is built into my laptop.
When I goto device manager it just says Broadcom 802.11g. I don't see
a chipset listed anywhere or software on Broadcom's website.