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I have a new IBM R51 Thinkpad running XP Pro SP2 and an internal
Intel 2200BG WiFi adapter configured to use WPA, talking to an
Actiontec GT701 DSL router.
I'm not using XP's Wireless Zero config (service is turned off), nor
am I using the Windows firewall. I have the latest drivers and IBM
utilities installed, and the current Qwest firmware installed in the
router. When I'm testing, I'm sitting a few feet from the router and
have a solid green display on the status icon.
On boot, the wireless connection works just fine, but after a few
minutes the connection will drop.
Monitoring the interface with Ethereal, I can see the router and NIC
exchanging EAPOL frames once a minute; when the connection drops, I
see the router sending frames to me, but the NIC never responds.
If I disable and re-enable the interface, or disconnect and reconnect
using the IBM management utility, the interface will usually settle
down and work fine for as long as I care to use it.
Before I start tearing things apart, does this sound familiar to
anybody? Anything in particular I might try first
--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@visi.com
I have a new IBM R51 Thinkpad running XP Pro SP2 and an internal
Intel 2200BG WiFi adapter configured to use WPA, talking to an
Actiontec GT701 DSL router.
I'm not using XP's Wireless Zero config (service is turned off), nor
am I using the Windows firewall. I have the latest drivers and IBM
utilities installed, and the current Qwest firmware installed in the
router. When I'm testing, I'm sitting a few feet from the router and
have a solid green display on the status icon.
On boot, the wireless connection works just fine, but after a few
minutes the connection will drop.
Monitoring the interface with Ethereal, I can see the router and NIC
exchanging EAPOL frames once a minute; when the connection drops, I
see the router sending frames to me, but the NIC never responds.
If I disable and re-enable the interface, or disconnect and reconnect
using the IBM management utility, the interface will usually settle
down and work fine for as long as I care to use it.
Before I start tearing things apart, does this sound familiar to
anybody? Anything in particular I might try first
--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN | bert@visi.com