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06-20-2004, 08:39 AM
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Frequent Disconnections
Hi,
I have a Linksys WRT54G Router and an MN-720 Wireless card in my Dell Latitude laptop, running Windows XP Pro. I use WPA-PSK and am frequently getting disconnected from the network. I have checked many other articles all suggest that I disable 802.1xxx authentication, but under the properties menu this is disabled (in the on position). Thanks David McKinnon |
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06-20-2004, 10:21 PM
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Re: Frequent Disconnections
I forgot to mention, even when I get disconnected, I can still see the
wireless signal (my laptop picks up the SSID) and the signal strength is listed as "Excellent" or "Very Good" Thanks in advance "David McKinnon" <> wrote in message news:0bbBc.23134$by2.15998@edtnps84... > Hi, > > I have a Linksys WRT54G Router and an MN-720 Wireless card in my Dell > Latitude laptop, running Windows XP Pro. I use WPA-PSK and am frequently > getting disconnected from the network. I have checked many other articles > all suggest that I disable 802.1xxx authentication, but under the properties > menu this is disabled (in the on position). > > Thanks > > |
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06-21-2004, 10:47 AM
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Re: Frequent Disconnections
You don't want to (you can't) disable 802.1x for WPA-PSK. That is a
fix for WEP issues, not WPA-PSK. First, what firmware is in the Linksys? Update to the latest version. What is the rekey interval set to on the Linksys? Try 300 Third, are you running a beta/RC of XP SP2 ? On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:21:25 GMT, "David McKinnon" <> wrote: >I forgot to mention, even when I get disconnected, I can still see the >wireless signal (my laptop picks up the SSID) and the signal strength is >listed as "Excellent" or "Very Good" > >Thanks in advance > >"David McKinnon" <> wrote in message >news:0bbBc.23134$by2.15998@edtnps84... >> Hi, >> >> I have a Linksys WRT54G Router and an MN-720 Wireless card in my Dell >> Latitude laptop, running Windows XP Pro. I use WPA-PSK and am frequently >> getting disconnected from the network. I have checked many other articles >> all suggest that I disable 802.1xxx authentication, but under the >properties >> menu this is disabled (in the on position). >> >> Thanks >> >> > -- Barb Bowman Expert Zone Columnist http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone MS-MVP (Windows) |
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06-21-2004, 03:57 PM
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Re: Frequent Disconnections
I have the exact same problem. WRT54G and a Broadcom Maxperformance 54G
built-in my R3000 Compaq laptop. When it happens, I can see my connection as Verry Good or Excellent and at 54Mbps. but if I use the card util to see the status, I see "key absent" and only when the "key absent" disepear that my connection will come back to life. It happens on a random basis and can last for 10 seconds up to many minutes. I can be a day without it happening and 2 days with disconnection al the time... Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows] wrote: || You don't want to (you can't) disable 802.1x for WPA-PSK. That is a || fix for WEP issues, not WPA-PSK. || || First, what firmware is in the Linksys? Update to the latest version. || What is the rekey interval set to on the Linksys? Try 300 || Third, are you running a beta/RC of XP SP2 ? || || On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:21:25 GMT, "David McKinnon" || <> wrote: || ||| I forgot to mention, even when I get disconnected, I can still see ||| the wireless signal (my laptop picks up the SSID) and the signal ||| strength is listed as "Excellent" or "Very Good" ||| ||| Thanks in advance ||| ||| "David McKinnon" <> wrote in message ||| news:0bbBc.23134$by2.15998@edtnps84... |||| Hi, |||| |||| I have a Linksys WRT54G Router and an MN-720 Wireless card in my |||| Dell Latitude laptop, running Windows XP Pro. I use WPA-PSK and |||| am frequently getting disconnected from the network. I have |||| checked many other articles all suggest that I disable 802.1xxx |||| authentication, but under the properties menu this is disabled (in |||| the on position). |||| |||| Thanks |||| |||| ||| || || -- || Barb Bowman || Expert Zone Columnist || http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone || MS-MVP (Windows) |
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06-21-2004, 10:29 PM
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Re: Frequent Disconnections
Are you trying to use any of the performance doubling/boosting/frame
bursting features? On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:57:35 -0400, "Maxx" <> wrote: >I have the exact same problem. WRT54G and a Broadcom Maxperformance 54G >built-in my R3000 Compaq laptop. When it happens, I can see my connection as >Verry Good or Excellent and at 54Mbps. but if I use the card util to see the >status, I see "key absent" and only when the "key absent" disepear that my >connection will come back to life. It happens on a random basis and can last >for 10 seconds up to many minutes. I can be a day without it happening and 2 >days with disconnection al the time... > > > >Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows] wrote: >|| You don't want to (you can't) disable 802.1x for WPA-PSK. That is a >|| fix for WEP issues, not WPA-PSK. >|| >|| First, what firmware is in the Linksys? Update to the latest version. >|| What is the rekey interval set to on the Linksys? Try 300 >|| Third, are you running a beta/RC of XP SP2 ? >|| >|| On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:21:25 GMT, "David McKinnon" >|| <> wrote: >|| >||| I forgot to mention, even when I get disconnected, I can still see >||| the wireless signal (my laptop picks up the SSID) and the signal >||| strength is listed as "Excellent" or "Very Good" >||| >||| Thanks in advance >||| >||| "David McKinnon" <> wrote in message >||| news:0bbBc.23134$by2.15998@edtnps84... >|||| Hi, >|||| >|||| I have a Linksys WRT54G Router and an MN-720 Wireless card in my >|||| Dell Latitude laptop, running Windows XP Pro. I use WPA-PSK and >|||| am frequently getting disconnected from the network. I have >|||| checked many other articles all suggest that I disable 802.1xxx >|||| authentication, but under the properties menu this is disabled (in >|||| the on position). >|||| >|||| Thanks >|||| >|||| >||| >|| >|| -- >|| Barb Bowman >|| Expert Zone Columnist >|| http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >|| MS-MVP (Windows) > -- Barb Bowman Expert Zone Columnist http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone MS-MVP (Windows) |
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06-22-2004, 03:57 AM
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Re: Frequent Disconnections
The firmware has been updated to the latest version. XP has all the latest
service patches, but from windowsupdate, so I don't think that it would include any RC code. Dave "Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" <> wrote in message news:... > Are you trying to use any of the performance doubling/boosting/frame > bursting features? > > On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:57:35 -0400, "Maxx" <> > wrote: > > >I have the exact same problem. WRT54G and a Broadcom Maxperformance 54G > >built-in my R3000 Compaq laptop. When it happens, I can see my connection as > >Verry Good or Excellent and at 54Mbps. but if I use the card util to see the > >status, I see "key absent" and only when the "key absent" disepear that my > >connection will come back to life. It happens on a random basis and can last > >for 10 seconds up to many minutes. I can be a day without it happening and 2 > >days with disconnection al the time... > > > > > > > >Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows] wrote: > >|| You don't want to (you can't) disable 802.1x for WPA-PSK. That is a > >|| fix for WEP issues, not WPA-PSK. > >|| > >|| First, what firmware is in the Linksys? Update to the latest version. > >|| What is the rekey interval set to on the Linksys? Try 300 > >|| Third, are you running a beta/RC of XP SP2 ? > >|| > >|| On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:21:25 GMT, "David McKinnon" > >|| <> wrote: > >|| > >||| I forgot to mention, even when I get disconnected, I can still see > >||| the wireless signal (my laptop picks up the SSID) and the signal > >||| strength is listed as "Excellent" or "Very Good" > >||| > >||| Thanks in advance > >||| > >||| "David McKinnon" <> wrote in message > >||| news:0bbBc.23134$by2.15998@edtnps84... > >|||| Hi, > >|||| > >|||| I have a Linksys WRT54G Router and an MN-720 Wireless card in my > >|||| Dell Latitude laptop, running Windows XP Pro. I use WPA-PSK and > >|||| am frequently getting disconnected from the network. I have > >|||| checked many other articles all suggest that I disable 802.1xxx > >|||| authentication, but under the properties menu this is disabled (in > >|||| the on position). > >|||| > >|||| Thanks > >|||| > >|||| > >||| > >|| > >|| -- > >|| Barb Bowman > >|| Expert Zone Columnist > >|| http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > >|| MS-MVP (Windows) > > > > -- > Barb Bowman > Expert Zone Columnist > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > MS-MVP (Windows) |
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06-22-2004, 06:59 AM
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Re: Frequent Disconnections
Try the following:
* On the WRT54G, set the group key renewal to 3600 and restart the router. * In XP, edit the registry and add a DWORD registry key called "AuthMode" (no quotes) to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EAPOL\Param eters\General\Global" set it to 2 (i.e. 00000002) and restart the computer afterwards. Also, if you check the system event log (control panel->administrative tools->event viewer->system), are there any events that coincide with the disconnection? -Yves "David McKinnon" <> wrote in message news:0bbBc.23134$by2.15998@edtnps84... > Hi, > > I have a Linksys WRT54G Router and an MN-720 Wireless card in my Dell > Latitude laptop, running Windows XP Pro. I use WPA-PSK and am frequently > getting disconnected from the network. I have checked many other articles > all suggest that I disable 802.1xxx authentication, but under the properties > menu this is disabled (in the on position). > > Thanks > > |
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06-22-2004, 10:04 AM
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Re: Frequent Disconnections
But are you using any special modes of the driver and the router other
than the regular G speeds? On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 02:57:54 GMT, "David McKinnon" <> wrote: >The firmware has been updated to the latest version. XP has all the latest >service patches, but from windowsupdate, so I don't think that it would >include any RC code. > >Dave > >"Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" <> wrote in message >news:.. . >> Are you trying to use any of the performance doubling/boosting/frame >> bursting features? >> >> On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:57:35 -0400, "Maxx" <> >> wrote: >> >> >I have the exact same problem. WRT54G and a Broadcom Maxperformance 54G >> >built-in my R3000 Compaq laptop. When it happens, I can see my connection >as >> >Verry Good or Excellent and at 54Mbps. but if I use the card util to see >the >> >status, I see "key absent" and only when the "key absent" disepear that >my >> >connection will come back to life. It happens on a random basis and can >last >> >for 10 seconds up to many minutes. I can be a day without it happening >and 2 >> >days with disconnection al the time... >> > >> > >> > >> >Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows] wrote: >> >|| You don't want to (you can't) disable 802.1x for WPA-PSK. That is a >> >|| fix for WEP issues, not WPA-PSK. >> >|| >> >|| First, what firmware is in the Linksys? Update to the latest version. >> >|| What is the rekey interval set to on the Linksys? Try 300 >> >|| Third, are you running a beta/RC of XP SP2 ? >> >|| >> >|| On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:21:25 GMT, "David McKinnon" >> >|| <> wrote: >> >|| >> >||| I forgot to mention, even when I get disconnected, I can still see >> >||| the wireless signal (my laptop picks up the SSID) and the signal >> >||| strength is listed as "Excellent" or "Very Good" >> >||| >> >||| Thanks in advance >> >||| >> >||| "David McKinnon" <> wrote in message >> >||| news:0bbBc.23134$by2.15998@edtnps84... >> >|||| Hi, >> >|||| >> >|||| I have a Linksys WRT54G Router and an MN-720 Wireless card in my >> >|||| Dell Latitude laptop, running Windows XP Pro. I use WPA-PSK and >> >|||| am frequently getting disconnected from the network. I have >> >|||| checked many other articles all suggest that I disable 802.1xxx >> >|||| authentication, but under the properties menu this is disabled (in >> >|||| the on position). >> >|||| >> >|||| Thanks >> >|||| >> >|||| >> >||| >> >|| >> >|| -- >> >|| Barb Bowman >> >|| Expert Zone Columnist >> >|| http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >> >|| MS-MVP (Windows) >> > >> >> -- >> Barb Bowman >> Expert Zone Columnist >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >> MS-MVP (Windows) > -- Barb Bowman Expert Zone Columnist http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone MS-MVP (Windows) |
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06-22-2004, 01:20 PM
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Re: Frequent Disconnections
No, none of these options are available/enable
Thanks Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows] wrote: || Are you trying to use any of the performance doubling/boosting/frame || bursting features? || || On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:57:35 -0400, "Maxx" <> || wrote: || ||| I have the exact same problem. WRT54G and a Broadcom Maxperformance ||| 54G built-in my R3000 Compaq laptop. When it happens, I can see my ||| connection as Verry Good or Excellent and at 54Mbps. but if I use ||| the card util to see the status, I see "key absent" and only when ||| the "key absent" disepear that my connection will come back to ||| life. It happens on a random basis and can last for 10 seconds up ||| to many minutes. I can be a day without it happening and 2 days ||| with disconnection al the time... ||| ||| ||| ||| Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows] wrote: ||||| You don't want to (you can't) disable 802.1x for WPA-PSK. That ||||| is a fix for WEP issues, not WPA-PSK. ||||| ||||| First, what firmware is in the Linksys? Update to the latest ||||| version. What is the rekey interval set to on the Linksys? Try 300 ||||| Third, are you running a beta/RC of XP SP2 ? ||||| ||||| On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:21:25 GMT, "David McKinnon" ||||| <> wrote: ||||| |||||| I forgot to mention, even when I get disconnected, I can still |||||| see the wireless signal (my laptop picks up the SSID) and the |||||| signal strength is listed as "Excellent" or "Very Good" |||||| |||||| Thanks in advance |||||| |||||| "David McKinnon" <> wrote in message |||||| news:0bbBc.23134$by2.15998@edtnps84... ||||||| Hi, ||||||| ||||||| I have a Linksys WRT54G Router and an MN-720 Wireless card in my ||||||| Dell Latitude laptop, running Windows XP Pro. I use WPA-PSK and ||||||| am frequently getting disconnected from the network. I have ||||||| checked many other articles all suggest that I disable 802.1xxx ||||||| authentication, but under the properties menu this is disabled ||||||| (in the on position). ||||||| ||||||| Thanks ||||||| ||||||| |||||| ||||| ||||| -- ||||| Barb Bowman ||||| Expert Zone Columnist ||||| http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone ||||| MS-MVP (Windows) ||| || || -- || Barb Bowman || Expert Zone Columnist || http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone || MS-MVP (Windows) |
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06-22-2004, 10:14 PM
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Re: Frequent Disconnections
What firmware is in the WRT54G and what is the rekey interval set to?
See THIS thread: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/rema...8107~mode=flat and see if that helps. On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:20:21 GMT, "Maxx" <> wrote: >No, none of these options are available/enable >Thanks > >Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows] wrote: >|| Are you trying to use any of the performance doubling/boosting/frame >|| bursting features? >|| >|| On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:57:35 -0400, "Maxx" <> >|| wrote: >|| >||| I have the exact same problem. WRT54G and a Broadcom Maxperformance >||| 54G built-in my R3000 Compaq laptop. When it happens, I can see my >||| connection as Verry Good or Excellent and at 54Mbps. but if I use >||| the card util to see the status, I see "key absent" and only when >||| the "key absent" disepear that my connection will come back to >||| life. It happens on a random basis and can last for 10 seconds up >||| to many minutes. I can be a day without it happening and 2 days >||| with disconnection al the time... >||| >||| >||| >||| Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows] wrote: >||||| You don't want to (you can't) disable 802.1x for WPA-PSK. That >||||| is a fix for WEP issues, not WPA-PSK. >||||| >||||| First, what firmware is in the Linksys? Update to the latest >||||| version. What is the rekey interval set to on the Linksys? Try 300 >||||| Third, are you running a beta/RC of XP SP2 ? >||||| >||||| On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 21:21:25 GMT, "David McKinnon" >||||| <> wrote: >||||| >|||||| I forgot to mention, even when I get disconnected, I can still >|||||| see the wireless signal (my laptop picks up the SSID) and the >|||||| signal strength is listed as "Excellent" or "Very Good" >|||||| >|||||| Thanks in advance >|||||| >|||||| "David McKinnon" <> wrote in message >|||||| news:0bbBc.23134$by2.15998@edtnps84... >||||||| Hi, >||||||| >||||||| I have a Linksys WRT54G Router and an MN-720 Wireless card in my >||||||| Dell Latitude laptop, running Windows XP Pro. I use WPA-PSK and >||||||| am frequently getting disconnected from the network. I have >||||||| checked many other articles all suggest that I disable 802.1xxx >||||||| authentication, but under the properties menu this is disabled >||||||| (in the on position). >||||||| >||||||| Thanks >||||||| >||||||| >|||||| >||||| >||||| -- >||||| Barb Bowman >||||| Expert Zone Columnist >||||| http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >||||| MS-MVP (Windows) >||| >|| >|| -- >|| Barb Bowman >|| Expert Zone Columnist >|| http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >|| MS-MVP (Windows) > -- Barb Bowman Expert Zone Columnist http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone MS-MVP (Windows) |
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