Wireless Network connection repair failure

20 Oct 2006 7:49 PM

Wireless in Arlington

I connect to the Internet over Wi-Fi with an Apple Airport Express. The
network pushed out the XP service pack update to me a couple days ago. Since
then, when I connect my computer via Wi-Fi, it will only hold the connection
for 5 or 6 minutes before dropping me.

I have my other laptop (an Apple) up simultaneously, and it confirms that
the Wi-Fi network is running fine. So I hit "repair" to restore the
connection, and it disconnects, runs through the repair process, but then
says it can't repair it.

Why is my XP computer dropping the Wi-Fi network after 5-6 minutes? And why
won't it repair itself when I click "repair"?

21 Oct 2006 10:33 PM

Pavel A.

"Wireless in Arlington" wrote:
> I connect to the Internet over Wi-Fi with an Apple Airport Express. The
> network pushed out the XP service pack update to me a couple days ago. Since
> then, when I connect my computer via Wi-Fi, it will only hold the connection
> for 5 or 6 minutes before dropping me.
>
> I have my other laptop (an Apple) up simultaneously, and it confirms that
> the Wi-Fi network is running fine. So I hit "repair" to restore the
> connection, and it disconnects, runs through the repair process, but then
> says it can't repair it.
>
> Why is my XP computer dropping the Wi-Fi network after 5-6 minutes? And why
> won't it repair itself when I click "repair"?

Unfortunately things like this sometimes occur after SP update.
You need to review the settings of your wireless connections,
especially security settings.
Also, check with vendor of the wireless card or computer
that you have the latest driver (the SP2 could install it's own version)

Regards,
--PA