Wireless keeps disconnecting, CF-29

A little help please. My cf-29 keeps disconnecting from my wireless. None of the other computers in the house do this so I'm guessing it this unit.

Every wireless network near me is secured, so I don't have the option of trying to hook into someone else's network to see if it's mine.

I replaced my wireless router about 2 months ago, because it went TU. But this problem started about a week ago

Any help on trying to diagnose/repair it would be greatly appreciated.

 

What is your model #

 

Do you have the original Intel card or did you upgrade it?
What operating system are you using?
What wireless client are you using?

 

CF 29HTM50BM

Original everything (as far as I know), XP for the operating system. Client for Microsoft Networks.

This does this when I'm at work also, so I believe it's with the laptop, not the network.

 

Uninstall proset and any other wi-fi driver found in device manager

Download latest driver only for XP , and let windows manage your connection
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Det.../Wireless+2915ABG+Network+Connection&lang=eng

 

What he said.

And I assume you have shut down your wireless and allowed it to reset.

Jeff

 

CF-29HTM50BM Description:
***SBC ONLY***
Pentium M 738 1.4GHz LV (Centrino), 13.3" XGA Transmissive Touch Screen, 512MB RAM, 40GB HDD, Intel PRO 2915ABG 802.11a+b+g WLAN, Windows XP Pro SP2, Tempo VIP Sidekick Tester/ADSL Loop Validator Media Bay Interface, Sony-Ericsson GC83 Cingular/SBC/at&t EDGE WWAN, SBC Logo, BIOS Asset Tag, Replaceable RJ11 Jack
MSP: $3,631.00

Does it still have the Sony-Ericson GC83 WWAN card in the upper CardBus PC Card slot?

If so, are you planning on using it to connect to the at&t Wireless Broadband network?

If you are, you are going to need to download and install the at&t Communication Manager software.

Operationally, this CommMgr overrides the Intel software for controlling the 2915ABG WLAN card.

 

TU... lol. That's one for the acronym hall of fame

 

So much for speed reading. But definitely lose the pro-set utility.

Have you been inside yet? Check your wireless connections and throw on a couple new thermal pads while you are at it or smoosh the ones you have. Could be heat related. I've seen about five of your model where the two wireless connectors were touching on top (bottom) of the keyboard pcb. Far as that goes replace the wireless card at the same time.

Good luck.

Jeff

 

Yeah if you swapped cards it took 10 tries for me to get it to work right.

 

My first guess would be that you have both Windows and another WiFi client fighting to manage your WiFi card; if you have an aftermarket WiFi client (like Intel ProSet or BroadCom's Atheros Client) operating, they soemtimes don't disable the Windows client properly.

Run msconfig, look for and disable Wireless Zero Configuration under the Services Tab; click OK then reboot and try it. If your WiFi stops dropping out, then you need to decide whether you want to use Windows to manage your WiFi or the aftermarket client (I'm partial to the latest Atheros Client; it's like having a pocket version of NetStumbler available all the time).

If you want to use the aftermarket client, you can just leave the Wireless Zero service disabled, or in some cases you can go into the Properties for the Wireless Connection and untick the tab that says "Let Windows manage this connection" (It doesn't always show up if you're having a WiFi client conflict; this is why I suggested to turn off the Wireless Zero Service as a troubleshooting measure).

Otherwise, just uninstall the aftermarket client and let Windows manage the connection; the WiFi management in XP is one of the things Microsoft got right for a change; it's stable and fairly hassle-free.

mnem
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