"MartinX" <a@b.c> wrote in message
news:Of6QWxQ2GHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> If you haven't done so, try the following:
>
> 1) Update the firmware for the router. (This might reset your
> configuration,
> so write that down beforehand).
> 2) Update the driver on the PCI wireless card.
>
> Both can be found by going to the support section for each product on
> Linksys' Web site.
>
> "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O1sBEPQ2GHA.4976@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Upstairs, on my PC I use a WAG354G router and a short RJ45 LAN lead to to
> my
> PC.
> Downstairs, Dads PC has a WMP54G pci wireless adapter card in it.
>
> Earlier, (with my PC switched off), I turned on the router so that my
> niece
> could use Dads' PC down stairs, and then a little later, (whilst she's
> still
> using Dads' PC), I switched on my PC upstairs and she lost internet access
> /
> and/or wireless connection downstairs, and I had to go down there and
> fiddle
> with it to make it "reconnect," anyone know if this is normal, or if I've
> got something incorrectly set up.
>
> Whilst fiddling around getting Dads' PC set up, I ended up with two
> profiles
> in it, one "infrastructure" based and the other "ad-hoc" based.  DHCP is
> on
> in the router and it seems to do everything it should.  I even fought with
> MAC addresses and am restricting access to the hex. looking ID no. for the
> downstairs PC.  That was a nightmare because the MAC address appears to
> have
> to be received and generated in the router firmware, using a poorly
> labelled
> procedure in those firmware menus !  i.e. if one types it in it won't work
> !
> ...anyway, anyone know why the downstairs PC loses the internet when I
> switch mine on upstairs ?
>
> regards, Richard
>
>
>

"RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u%237vlBR2GHA.4228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Thanx MartinX, I have alreadu updated the firmware in router, didn't think
> about the pci card though !
> ...I've been wading through the Linksys discussion forums and have
> registered and asked similar questions in there :-)
>
> regards, Richard
>
>
>
> "MartinX" <a@b.c> wrote in message
> news:Of6QWxQ2GHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> If you haven't done so, try the following:
>>
>> 1) Update the firmware for the router. (This might reset your
>> configuration,
>> so write that down beforehand).
>> 2) Update the driver on the PCI wireless card.
>>
>> Both can be found by going to the support section for each product on
>> Linksys' Web site.
>>
>> "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:O1sBEPQ2GHA.4976@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Upstairs, on my PC I use a WAG354G router and a short RJ45 LAN lead to to
>> my
>> PC.
>> Downstairs, Dads PC has a WMP54G pci wireless adapter card in it.
>>
>> Earlier, (with my PC switched off), I turned on the router so that my
>> niece
>> could use Dads' PC down stairs, and then a little later, (whilst she's
>> still
>> using Dads' PC), I switched on my PC upstairs and she lost internet
>> access /
>> and/or wireless connection downstairs, and I had to go down there and
>> fiddle
>> with it to make it "reconnect," anyone know if this is normal, or if I've
>> got something incorrectly set up.
>>
>> Whilst fiddling around getting Dads' PC set up, I ended up with two
>> profiles
>> in it, one "infrastructure" based and the other "ad-hoc" based.  DHCP is
>> on
>> in the router and it seems to do everything it should.  I even fought
>> with
>> MAC addresses and am restricting access to the hex. looking ID no. for
>> the
>> downstairs PC.  That was a nightmare because the MAC address appears to
>> have
>> to be received and generated in the router firmware, using a poorly
>> labelled
>> procedure in those firmware menus !  i.e. if one types it in it won't
>> work !
>> ...anyway, anyone know why the downstairs PC loses the internet when I
>> switch mine on upstairs ?
>>
>> regards, Richard
>>
>>
>>
>
>

"David Hettel MVP MobileDevices" <no***@nowhere.org> wrote in message
news:%236adGmU2GHA.4976@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> You should be using the Infrastructure mode. Ad-hoc would be for
> connecting computer to computer without a wireless router between them.
> You might want to check how both the Downstairs computer and upstairs
> computer are configured to use DHCP. It's possible, but unlikely that your
> computer is set to a static address, and the downstairs computer is set to
> use DHCP. If the wireless router handed out the address your computer is
> configured to use, and you switched your computer on after the downstairs
> computer was given this address you could see what you experienced.
>
> --
> David Hettel
> Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u%237vlBR2GHA.4228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Thanx MartinX, I have alreadu updated the firmware in router, didn't
>> think about the pci card though !
>> ...I've been wading through the Linksys discussion forums and have
>> registered and asked similar questions in there :-)
>>
>> regards, Richard
>>
>>
>>
>> "MartinX" <a@b.c> wrote in message
>> news:Of6QWxQ2GHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> If you haven't done so, try the following:
>>>
>>> 1) Update the firmware for the router. (This might reset your
>>> configuration,
>>> so write that down beforehand).
>>> 2) Update the driver on the PCI wireless card.
>>>
>>> Both can be found by going to the support section for each product on
>>> Linksys' Web site.
>>>
>>> "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:O1sBEPQ2GHA.4976@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Upstairs, on my PC I use a WAG354G router and a short RJ45 LAN lead to
>>> to my
>>> PC.
>>> Downstairs, Dads PC has a WMP54G pci wireless adapter card in it.
>>>
>>> Earlier, (with my PC switched off), I turned on the router so that my
>>> niece
>>> could use Dads' PC down stairs, and then a little later, (whilst she's
>>> still
>>> using Dads' PC), I switched on my PC upstairs and she lost internet
>>> access /
>>> and/or wireless connection downstairs, and I had to go down there and
>>> fiddle
>>> with it to make it "reconnect," anyone know if this is normal, or if
>>> I've
>>> got something incorrectly set up.
>>>
>>> Whilst fiddling around getting Dads' PC set up, I ended up with two
>>> profiles
>>> in it, one "infrastructure" based and the other "ad-hoc" based.  DHCP is
>>> on
>>> in the router and it seems to do everything it should.  I even fought
>>> with
>>> MAC addresses and am restricting access to the hex. looking ID no. for
>>> the
>>> downstairs PC.  That was a nightmare because the MAC address appears to
>>> have
>>> to be received and generated in the router firmware, using a poorly
>>> labelled
>>> procedure in those firmware menus !  i.e. if one types it in it won't
>>> work !
>>> ...anyway, anyone know why the downstairs PC loses the internet when I
>>> switch mine on upstairs ?
>>>
>>> regards, Richard
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23B9y6Vj2GHA.480@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Thanks David for your response.  I haven't set any static addresses
> anywhere - not adept enough with that sort of thing i.e. I don't know much
> about networking.  My approach was to have it all as automatic as
> possible, and rummage through to change default name and passwords.
> ...was going to change the WEP to WPA but daren't go near that atm.
> UPNP is on in the router but, not installed in, "Windows components," in
> my XP Home ed.(upstairs).  I'm sure I read somewhere that UPNP is a
> biggish security issue -
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_02july22.mspx
> Since it seems to be working without problems now should I refrain from
> adding UPNP to my XP ?
> ...I think the default Profile on the downstairs (WMP54G) PC is now the
> "Infrastructure" based one - thanks for the explanation on that.
>
> regards, Richard
>
>
> "David Hettel MVP MobileDevices" <no***@nowhere.org> wrote in message
> news:%236adGmU2GHA.4976@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> You should be using the Infrastructure mode. Ad-hoc would be for
>> connecting computer to computer without a wireless router between them.
>> You might want to check how both the Downstairs computer and upstairs
>> computer are configured to use DHCP. It's possible, but unlikely that
>> your computer is set to a static address, and the downstairs computer is
>> set to use DHCP. If the wireless router handed out the address your
>> computer is configured to use, and you switched your computer on after
>> the downstairs computer was given this address you could see what you
>> experienced.
>>
>> --
>> David Hettel
>> Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices
>>
>> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
>> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
>> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>
>> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:u%237vlBR2GHA.4228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Thanx MartinX, I have alreadu updated the firmware in router, didn't
>>> think about the pci card though !
>>> ...I've been wading through the Linksys discussion forums and have
>>> registered and asked similar questions in there :-)
>>>
>>> regards, Richard
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "MartinX" <a@b.c> wrote in message
>>> news:Of6QWxQ2GHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> If you haven't done so, try the following:
>>>>
>>>> 1) Update the firmware for the router. (This might reset your
>>>> configuration,
>>>> so write that down beforehand).
>>>> 2) Update the driver on the PCI wireless card.
>>>>
>>>> Both can be found by going to the support section for each product on
>>>> Linksys' Web site.
>>>>
>>>> "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:O1sBEPQ2GHA.4976@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Upstairs, on my PC I use a WAG354G router and a short RJ45 LAN lead to
>>>> to my
>>>> PC.
>>>> Downstairs, Dads PC has a WMP54G pci wireless adapter card in it.
>>>>
>>>> Earlier, (with my PC switched off), I turned on the router so that my
>>>> niece
>>>> could use Dads' PC down stairs, and then a little later, (whilst she's
>>>> still
>>>> using Dads' PC), I switched on my PC upstairs and she lost internet
>>>> access /
>>>> and/or wireless connection downstairs, and I had to go down there and
>>>> fiddle
>>>> with it to make it "reconnect," anyone know if this is normal, or if
>>>> I've
>>>> got something incorrectly set up.
>>>>
>>>> Whilst fiddling around getting Dads' PC set up, I ended up with two
>>>> profiles
>>>> in it, one "infrastructure" based and the other "ad-hoc" based.  DHCP
>>>> is on
>>>> in the router and it seems to do everything it should.  I even fought
>>>> with
>>>> MAC addresses and am restricting access to the hex. looking ID no. for
>>>> the
>>>> downstairs PC.  That was a nightmare because the MAC address appears to
>>>> have
>>>> to be received and generated in the router firmware, using a poorly
>>>> labelled
>>>> procedure in those firmware menus !  i.e. if one types it in it won't
>>>> work !
>>>> ...anyway, anyone know why the downstairs PC loses the internet when I
>>>> switch mine on upstairs ?
>>>>
>>>> regards, Richard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>