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Wireless Connection Drops
I have an Inspiron 5100 with a TM 1300 internal card. I do not use an external DSL/Cable modem to connect to a network. I live in an apartment complex and can connect to a T1 line through a wall outlet. I recently purchased a Netgear MR814 v2 router. I finally figured out how to get it to work...or at least that is what I thought.
In order to get the wireless connection to work, I have to go through the following steps:
1) Connect my internal 10/100 card directly to the wall.
2) Remove that connection, and plug the router into the wall jack.
This will then allow my wireless connection to work. However, after about 5-10 minutes, the connection drops, and I have to start the two steps above to get it to work again.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
Message Edited by jpcratty on 12-18-2003 04:05 PM
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Posted December 18th, 2003 22:00
The problem is that I have done all of that already...and I'm still having problems.
Thanks for the help!
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Posted December 22nd, 2003 02:00
JP,
Your apartment complex probably has a limited number of IP addresses available to assign to their residents. What might be happening is that ever so often, in your case it sounds like every 10 minutes, they are pinging you to see if your computer is still active and whether you still need an IP address. If your router/firewall/computer is not responding to that ping, they are likely yanking your IP address because they think you have shut down, which is causing you to lose your connection. Depending on what type of firewall you are using, check your alerts to see if your apartment is sending a packet of information to you and look to see if one of your components is ignoring it. You will need to enable that component to respond to that ping in order to maintain your connection. Hopefully that will fix your problem. I have seen it work in the past, but I make no warranties...neither expressed or implied.
Scott
Dell Inspiron 5150 Notebook
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Windows XP Pro (Wireless)Message Edited by MemphisTF13 on 12-21-2003 10:41 PM
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Posted December 24th, 2003 03:00
Thanks for your help! A question concerning my computer illiteracy - how do I check my alerts, and how will I know that it is pinging me? Thanks.235
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Posted January 6th, 2004 21:00
Any help with my last question? Thanks!235
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Posted January 7th, 2004 03:00
JP,
Your router, and/or software firewall (if you have one) should keep a log of all incoming/outgoing connection attempts. You mayhave to have them enabled to log unless the default is set to do so automatically. If your router is logging connection attempts, then you should be able to view the log through your router, or you may have to download a log viewer from the router's manufacturer website. You should then look for any requests/pings that are being sent from your ISP, in this case the apartment complex. The IP address that would likely be sending you pings would be the Default Gateway of your routers IP address. You can find this address by viewing the router's web configuration utility and viewing the router's IP address information. If your log shows that it is dropping or ignoring that ping, then that could be your problem. You can look for the same thing in your software firewall if you are running one. Hope that helps, and sorry it took me so long to respond. I usually get an email when something posts to one of my threads, but I must have missed this one and didn't realize you had asked a question.
Scott
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Posted December 18th, 2003 22:00