Hi all,

I have a desktop computer running (dual boot) either Win2K or WinXP. My
daughter has a computer running Win2k. They are networked together using
LinkSys Wireless USB adaptors running in ad hoc mode (i.e. I have no Access
Point, just the two adapters). I have both TCP/IP and NetBEUI running on
both and we routinely share both files and my printer. In addition, and most
importantly for her, I use Internet Connection Sharing on my PC to allow
sharing of a cable modem attached to my computer.

Here is the strange part. When my PC is booted into Win2k, everything works
just fine. File and printer sharing is good, and she has full access to the
cable modem exactly as advertised. I'm sure that without an Access Point the
signal in the wireless connection may not be fabulous, but the rooms are not
that far apart, and she has no trouble gaining or maintaining a connection
to the internet.

However, when I boot my PC into WinXP instead (my preference of course), the
results are not so good. File and printer sharing is still OK (NetBEUI is
active) but the modem sharing now becomes very problematic. Connection can
be gained OK, but it's not stable. Periodically, she gets disconnected, even
if for a second or two, but then to regain her connection she often has to
reboot her computer so that she can get an IP address from mine (DHCP mode).
This of course is very frustrating to her since she cannot use the internet
stably, and is equally frustrating for me since I have paid lots of $$$ for
XP and want to use it!! Right now, to keep her happy, I am using Win2k and
my expensive XP sits unused :(

I would have assumed that networking in XP was more robust even than in
Win2k, but for us, just the opposite is true. Why can we not maintain a
constant, stable wireless connection when I am in WinXP, when I have zero
problems doing exactly that when I am in Win2k?

Can anyone help?

With thanks.

Michael

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