Hello Pam, 

I too have a Linksys router and a laptop in addition to me desktop.  I am
wondering if you checked with the Linksys set up--which is web based.  

In addition, I had a problem when I first set up the laptop and I ended up
my calling them --they were quite helpful. Linksys was able to provide me
with an .exe file that would correct both the desktop and the laptop
connection issues.  

I hope this information helps you, 

Kathleen LaValley

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Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 11:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] router problems

On 11 Feb 2006 at 11:11, Pam Pedersen wrote:

> I'm having a problem with my Linksys router.  I have a cable modem 
> from Comcast, and my desktop computer stays connected as it 
> should.  But my laptop (wireless) disconnects and reconnects about 
> every 20-30 seconds.  The lap top is only a few months old (a 
> Gateway) and came with the wireless capability.  It worked fine for 
> awhile but now the intemittent connection seems to be getting 
> worse.  Does any one have any idea what causes this and how to 
> correct it?  I've checked various tech sites and it seems this is  a 
> common problem, but I need help to fix it.
> 
> Pam Pedersen
> [log in to unmask]

  Before I set up my wireless router, I surveyed the local airwaves to see 
what my neighbors were already using.  I found 11 signals -- 6 of them all 
duking it out for a single default channel!  From moment to moment, one or 
another would appear dominant, only to yield to another in turn.  I can 
easily believe that that kind of conflict could cause clients to disconnect 
and reconnect.

  Your router probably has a web-based configuration interface, where one of

the things you can set is the channel to use.  If you're lucky, it *may* 
offer an option to find the clearest/least used channel; if not, you may 
want to experiment with different channel settings to see if you get better 
results.

  If you really want to dig into this stuff, the tools I used were Kismet 
(runs on Linux) and Net Stumbler (available for Windows).  They're free; 
they'll show you more info than you probably ever wanted to know.  Note that

they take over the wireless adapter, so you can't use it to go online and to

run the tool at the same time.

David Gillett

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