Networking Help Needed!

[cheezeejazz]

Hi Everyone,

New to the forum but have a frustrating problem:

I recently got broadband and setup a wireless connection for me and my flat mates. In my desktop computer runnign Windows XP Professional I have a USB wireless reciever from 3com....

I've been through all the installation instructions as described and it will work fine for a period of time, then the connection will be lost. The only way to restore the connection is to unplug the reciever then replace it and it starts up again.

The problem isnt the transmitor or the USB key as they both work fine with my laptop (also XP)...so my guess is that its a problem with the settings on my desktop.

I have the updated drivers and I have even tried using just the Windows network setup instead of 3com's version and still get the same problem.

Some things I have tried: Bypassing 3coms software to just use windows, removing WEP security, removing the firewall, using both ad hoc and infrastructure, using firefox browser instead of IE: none helped!

when it has disconnected, the panel for the wireless reciever on my desktop still recognises the presence of my wireless router, but it wont connect to it - weird!?


Any ideas or suggestions to locate the problem?

Cheers

 

[cheezeejazz]

Please?

 

[Trizoy]

A lot of people have problems with the usb network adaptors... im not familair with them. try allowing windows to handle your wireless network connections.

 

[cheezeejazz]

Hi trizoy

I tried that and had no joy....any one else got any suggestions?

Cheers

 

[Trizoy]

Hi trizoy

I tried that and had no joy....any one else got any suggestions?

Cheers

My roomate had the same problem, we just matched the manufacturer of the router with the wireless card... Belkin router--->belkin wireless card Try that.