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Posted: **Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:33 pm**

I have a serious problem with my R40.

every 1 hr or so the antennae turn off.

then i can't pick uo any signal. access connection says it's turning on
& for a moment it says so,,,,

but it doesn't work...

only way i can get it to work is by disabling and enabling it.

help? sometimes every 5 min

Posted: **Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:42 am**

Which wireless card do you have?

Posted: **Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:45 am**

Open up Access Connection from the ThinkVantage start menu group then go to Configure -> Global Settings and make sure that "Enable automatic wireless LAN radio control" is unchecked.

I think this is some sort of power saving feature, but it definitely shouldn't be enabled by default.

Posted: **Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:53 am**

Asbradley21 wrote:Which wireless card do you have?

Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI adapter.

I think that actually works. Thanks!

Posted: **Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:59 am**

Ok, thats what I've got. This used to happen to me sometime. One thing that worked for me was disconnect the anntennas from the card and reboot. Then connect em again.

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