Hi Dave:
Judging from similar complaints in this NG from people using a variety of
routers, that seems unlikely - but who knows?? I'll check with the router
manufacturer, and take a look at my laptop's power saving settings.
Thanks for responding.
"Dave" <> wrote in message
news:...
> my guess would be is that the transmitter in the router is going bad.
after
> its on for a while it heats up and looses output. it could also be that
> there is something turning the power down on the router, i don't know why
it
> would do that on purpose, but maybe there is a bug in the router code that
> does that... check with the mfg to see if there is an update for it.
>
> "Papa" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Another follow up. Without recharging the battery, today I reset the
> router
> > and that resulted in Excellent signal strength - but for how long?
> >
> > "Papa" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > Follow up. I was using the laptop for about 30 minutes, and signal
> > strength
> > > was rated as Excellent. I was looking at some files from another
> computer
> > in
> > > my LAN. Then the signal strength began dropping until I lost the
> > connection
> > > entirely. The only possible cause I can think of was that I was
running
> > the
> > > laptop on battery only. I checked the battery monitor and it reported
> 1.65
> > > hours remaining.
> > >
> > > I hope that this is not typical behavior for wireless. If it is,
forget
> > > reliability.
> > >
> > > "Papa" <> wrote in message
> > > news:...
> > > > I'm not 100% sure that I found the answer, but I powered the router
> and
> > > the
> > > > cable modem down for 1 minute, then powered them both back up. After
> > that,
> > > > the signal strength was back to Excellent.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone explain this? Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > "Papa" <> wrote in message
> > > > news:...
> > > > > I started loosing signal strength on my laptop yesterday. For
weeks
> > the
> > > > > signal strength has been rated as Excellent to Good. Now it varies
> > from
> > > > Good
> > > > > to Low to Disconnected, and this is not just a temporary thing. I
> have
> > > > tried
> > > > > it several times over the past 8 hours - same result.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am using a D-Link DI-714P+ wireless router, and my laptop has a
> > > Netgear
> > > > > MA521 wireless card. The laptop is a Gateway model 400SD4. My OS
for
> > the
> > > > > laptop is Windows XP Home Edition. The laptop is the only computer
I
> > > have
> > > > > connected as wireless, although I also have 2 desktops wired to
the
> > > router
> > > > > with CAT 5 cable. Both of them can access the internet without any
> > > > problems.
> > > > >
> > > > > There has been nothing done to any of my hardware or software
> > recently,
> > > > and
> > > > > I don't have anything such as a portable phone emitting spurious
> > > signals.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.
> > > > >
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