Can't connect to wireless router without rebooting

28 Jul 2006 4:36 AM

cubilcle281

Hi all,

I have a strange problem connecting my XP laptop to a linksys WRT54G
router.

I typically don't reboot the laptop, choosing to go into hibernate when
I need to move the laptop from work to home.

Lately, when I come out of hibernation & fire up the wireless on the
laptop, it will normally (9 times out of 10) fail to connect.
Rebooting the laptop will fix the problem, and the connection is rock
solid from then on.

The laptop didn't have the problem when new, but it has been getting
progressively worse. Funnily enough, same thing happened with my last
laptop (on Win 2000).

The laptop seems to negotiate with the router, but it dies either when
sending the WPA key or when obtaining an IP adress.

Given that it is getting progressively worse, my best guess is that
there is a table or something that is filling up with useless
information that is slowing down the PC, so it isn't responding in time
& therefore fails to make a connection. Only problem is I have no idea
what it could be.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

C

28 Jul 2006 3:59 PM

Jack

Hi

When you Hibernate the computer it keeps all the recent data stored in
memory and load them back when it wakes.

So you Hibernate in the office and load the office data at home, and things
clash.

What do? Switch it Off do not Hibernate when you changing environment.

Jack (MVP-Networking).

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"cubilcle281" <cubicle***@mailinator.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I have a strange problem connecting my XP laptop to a linksys WRT54G
> router.
>
> I typically don't reboot the laptop, choosing to go into hibernate when
> I need to move the laptop from work to home.
>
> Lately, when I come out of hibernation & fire up the wireless on the
> laptop, it will normally (9 times out of 10) fail to connect.
> Rebooting the laptop will fix the problem, and the connection is rock
> solid from then on.
>
> The laptop didn't have the problem when new, but it has been getting
> progressively worse. Funnily enough, same thing happened with my last
> laptop (on Win 2000).
>
> The laptop seems to negotiate with the router, but it dies either when
> sending the WPA key or when obtaining an IP adress.
>
> Given that it is getting progressively worse, my best guess is that
> there is a table or something that is filling up with useless
> information that is slowing down the PC, so it isn't responding in time
> & therefore fails to make a connection. Only problem is I have no idea
> what it could be.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> C
>

30 Jul 2006 1:13 PM

cubilcle281

Hi,

I think you may have what will ultimately will be the correct answer,
but it doesn't explain why I was able to do this for some time & it has
only recently become a problem.

Having done a bit of reading since my first posting, I have guessed
that the problem somehow involves WZC. Stopping and restarting the
service seems to have fixed the problem, so something must be cached
there.

Thanks,

C
Jack wrote:
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> Hi
>
> When you Hibernate the computer it keeps all the recent data stored in
> memory and load them back when it wakes.
>
> So you Hibernate in the office and load the office data at home, and things
> clash.
>
> What do? Switch it Off do not Hibernate when you changing environment.
>
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
>
> "cubilcle281" <cubicle***@mailinator.com> wrote in message
> news:1154061414.524484.114070@s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a strange problem connecting my XP laptop to a linksys WRT54G
> > router.
> >
> > I typically don't reboot the laptop, choosing to go into hibernate when
> > I need to move the laptop from work to home.
> >
> > Lately, when I come out of hibernation & fire up the wireless on the
> > laptop, it will normally (9 times out of 10) fail to connect.
> > Rebooting the laptop will fix the problem, and the connection is rock
> > solid from then on.
> >
> > The laptop didn't have the problem when new, but it has been getting
> > progressively worse. Funnily enough, same thing happened with my last
> > laptop (on Win 2000).
> >
> > The laptop seems to negotiate with the router, but it dies either when
> > sending the WPA key or when obtaining an IP adress.
> >
> > Given that it is getting progressively worse, my best guess is that
> > there is a table or something that is filling up with useless
> > information that is slowing down the PC, so it isn't responding in time
> > & therefore fails to make a connection. Only problem is I have no idea
> > what it could be.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > C
> >