Wireless: Intermittent drops, Wireless Zero Configuration
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:35 pm
I've only had my (used/reimaged) T-60 a week. Worked fine for a few days, then the wireless connectivity issue surfaced. All the other PCs in the house are fine, but the T-60 connection broke every few minutes.
Because the internal wireless adapter doesn't get a strong signal, I installed a Hawking USB access point. Everything worked great for a day or two. I generally would disable the internal adapter. I also tried keeping both enabled. Sometimes that seemed to work though I have no idea if there were internal conflicts.
When the connectivity failed, the icon in the system tray had a red "x" and the wireless config tool would show the lost connection. Even before it happened, I'd do a bandwidth check and it could be as low as 15kb... yes 15kb. If I did a "repair", it usually worked, but only for a few minutes. Even toggling between adapters, no change in behavior. I did uninstalls/installs, etc.
I stumbled onto something called Wireless Zero Config in Windows XP. Read a few posts where the symptoms were identical to mine. So I disabled it and all appears much better though it's only been a few hours. Any thoughts?
Also, my ignorance... am I creating my own problems by having two adapters?
Because the internal wireless adapter doesn't get a strong signal, I installed a Hawking USB access point. Everything worked great for a day or two. I generally would disable the internal adapter. I also tried keeping both enabled. Sometimes that seemed to work though I have no idea if there were internal conflicts.
When the connectivity failed, the icon in the system tray had a red "x" and the wireless config tool would show the lost connection. Even before it happened, I'd do a bandwidth check and it could be as low as 15kb... yes 15kb. If I did a "repair", it usually worked, but only for a few minutes. Even toggling between adapters, no change in behavior. I did uninstalls/installs, etc.
I stumbled onto something called Wireless Zero Config in Windows XP. Read a few posts where the symptoms were identical to mine. So I disabled it and all appears much better though it's only been a few hours. Any thoughts?
Also, my ignorance... am I creating my own problems by having two adapters?