Random WiFi loss

[-Psy-]

My WiFi connection from my laptop keeps ****ing up. It works fine, then it disconnects. So I try to connect manually using the Windows Wifi thing and it says "Connecting to network..." and it just hangs for a couple of minutes and the window closes.

It's not my router because I tried connecting to an unsecure network and it did the exact same thing. I'm currently using Ubuntu as it seems that XP has screwed up somewhere.

 

[Link]

Hard to diagnose easily. When it drops, how do you get it back on? Do you have to wait a while and then it starts working again, or reboot the laptop or what?

Also, check if your wifi tool has some power saving setting that disables the connection after x amount of time.

 

[Bakurei]

I have the same thing with my girlfriends wlan. Some times it works like a charm. Then some times it just disconnects randomly, like every 2min or so. Then after a while it starts working normaly. No idea what causes it.

 

[No Limit]

D-Link router by any chance?

If so throw that shit out and get a linksys.

When you say you can't connect to an unsecured network are you sure that this is actually a network you can connect to from other computers? A lot of business networks that seem unsecured are in reality secured using RADIUS or other authentication schemes that don't require a key to be entered but won't let unauthenticated people connect.

 

[-Psy-]

Yes, I have a D-Link router and the unsecure network was called "default" so I assume it was setup by someone without technical know-how.

It's definitely Windows that is causing the problems because I tried Ubuntu and the WiFi connection worked without a hitch.

 

[No Limit]

See if you can get the latest windows drivers for your wireless card. Also updated your d-link firmware to the latest version.

Are you able to connect to the unsecured network with Ubuntu? If not I still wouldn't rule out a problem with the dlink router. These are the biggest pieces of shit ever made. I've had the same issue as you on 2 different d-link routers and switching to a linksys router, after both dlink routers died on me right as the warranty ended, solved all my problems.

 

[-Psy-]

I never tried the unsecure network in Ubuntu. Anyway...my WiFi has been working fine all day. :\

 

[-Psy-]

Okay, I permanently assigned to IP address it usually retrieves and everything is honky-dory.