Wireless Home Network with XP

LFCFan

I've just set up a wireless network at home between my PC and Laptop using an Ad Hoc wireless connection. I'm using XP Pro on the PC and XP Home on the laptop. The connection is almost perfect in that I can share my internet connection etc but there are a lot of dropped packets when using ping -t. This results in the connection dropping every minute or so for a few seconds. Is there any settings I need to tweak to get the connection permanent without dropping at all??????

flywheel

are there any Digital Home Phones or TV Repeaters near by?

BrianG

LFCFan

Originally posted by DubWireless
are there any Digital Home Phones or TV Repeaters near by?

BrianG

There are but Net Stumbler doesn't indicate any noise. Well I think it doesn't anyway. The graph shows noise at -100 all the time. After a while the drop outs become less frequent but then go back to every minute or so.

Matt Simis

Originally posted by LFCFan
I've just set up a wireless network at home between my PC and Laptop using an Ad Hoc wireless connection. I'm using XP Pro on the PC and XP Home on the laptop. The connection is almost perfect in that I can share my internet connection etc but there are a lot of dropped packets when using ping -t. This results in the connection dropping every minute or so for a few seconds. Is there any settings I need to tweak to get the connection permanent without dropping at all??????

If you are using the Airnic USB Client (or other Atmel Client), see the post on the Technology Board about dropping packets or my post on mytyrrelstown.



Matt

BigEejit

Try changing channels .... i.e. if you are using the first channels, use the channels at the other end

Do they work ok if they are close beside each other?

LFCFan

how do you change the channel with these clients?

Matt Simis

You didnt say what Client (see my other post) you are using? With XPs built in Zero Config service you cannot change channels.



Matt

LFCFan

Originally posted by Matt Simis
You didnt say what Client (see my other post) you are using? With XPs built in Zero Config service you cannot change channels.



Matt

I'm using the AirNIC and the WinXP Service.

Matt Simis

Unfortunately the mytyrrelstown forum is down, I had more detailed steps there. Basically the Airnic doesnt work well with XP. What I found most succesful is to disable the Windows XP Zero Config service, remove all Airnic software, install the reference driver (you have to edit the driver inf file to look for a Airnic USB\VID) and then use the drivers built in settings (accessible via device manager) to set up your connection.

Its a known problem that the Airnic (and other Atmel based products) drop connectivity for 2 seconds once a minute if you are using XP.



Matt

LFCFan

Originally posted by Matt Simis
What I found most succesful is to disable the Windows XP Zero Config service, remove all Airnic software, install the reference driver (you have to edit the driver inf file to look for a Airnic USB\VID) and then use the drivers built in settings (accessible via device manager) to set up your connection.

The reference driver being?

Matt Simis

It appears TekRam use the reference driver, which is where I stumbled across it. If you are on the Lan later I can give you my prehacked drivers.


Matt