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"E. Ryder" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:02:16 -0700
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At 07:33 PM 10/29/2007, you wrote:

>Two-three weeks ago, I set up a wireless network for hubby and myself.
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>Comcast is our ISP and provided the modem for phone service and internet
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>service.  I used a Link-Sys wireless router and a Link-Sys wireless receiver
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>(? Term) that plugs into hubby's USB port. Everything is fine until
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>yesterday when he tried to get on the net, download email, etc.  He said he
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>noticed the icon in the sys tray was missing.  He went into Network
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>Connections and the wireless connection was gone from there, too. We had a
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>power outage about 10 days ago, but the wireless connection was ok after
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>power was restored.
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>  He did a system restore and recovered his icon and the connection.  He's
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>good-to-go now, but does anyone have any ideas what could have happened? I
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>haven't had any problem with my desktop.
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>
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>  He has an HP desktop with XP Home SP2, Link-Sys wireless router and USB
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>wireless adapter.  Comcast's phone/internet modem.
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>
>Brenda
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>
****************I have ATT DSL and when there is a  power 
interruption the modem often does not work and must be turned off for 
a few seconds and then restarted and then all is fine. Granted DSL is 
not the same as Wireless, but you might try this.
         Elliott 


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