to get on the internet. I cannot figure out why. I have tried all of the power saving settings and screen saver. Each time this PC is walked away from the wireless connection has to be "repaired"

3/17/2007 10:23:10 PM

are you on a laptop or a desktop? if laptop, how are your power settings configured for wall connected and not wall connected?

I had a similar problem in UT cause the internet was gay. I just made a batch file to do 'ipconfig /release' followed by 'ipconfig /renew' and clicked it every time I came back to my computer...

3/17/2007 10:53:51 PM

desktop

3/18/2007 4:13:41 AM

Hmm. Don't know what to tell you other than to just do ipconfig /release - ipconfig /renew each time. I can send you the batch file i have that does it if you want. Pm your email addy and i'll send it to you.

Hopefully someone else here has some answers....

3/18/2007 3:05:44 PM

Things to think about:

Are you using a wireless NIC installed in your computer, or a USB Adaptor?
What kind, if any, of antenna does it have?
How far from the wireless router is the computer? Does it go through a lot of walls?

I had a very similar problem as the one you are describing when I got my new computer without a wireless nic and decided to use a USB adapter with no antenna instead. It was constantly dropping the signal and my download speeds were fluctuating like crazy. I ended up solving the problem by buying a 8 foot USB extension cord and running the USB adapter to the top of a large piece of furniture by my computer desk. Ever since I've done that my wireless connection has been rock solid. Moving it away from the computer probably reduced any interference given off by the computer or monitor, and changing the position probably helped by getting rid of several things in between the adapter and the router.

3/18/2007 5:10:43 PM

Its a USB adaptor. I tried a card and it would not pick up good. Im gonna try the USB extension cord.

3/18/2007 5:29:48 PM

I have the same problem with an IBM Thinkpad T30 using one of Intel's a/b/g wireless cards. I'll have a connection to the ncsu network listed as 'excellent', won't move the laptop at all, and every 30 minutes or so have to renew the connection b/c is randomly gives the 'limited or no connectivity error' (and yet I've never had this problem at all when the Thinkpad was running Linux, or on my Powerbook G4 )

If you figure out a solution Str8BacardiL, let me know plz

3/18/2007 7:17:05 PM

Try out some different channels and see if that helps.

3/18/2007 9:06:40 PM

I have to do this a lot on State's wired connection.

3/18/2007 10:25:25 PM

^ same here. started doin this crap about a month or two ago

3/20/2007 9:03:51 PM

^^
I do too, that one is on my Mac mini in my room though (connected to a Linksys WRT54G router) -- connection randomly dies, and I get redirected to the authentication page for the WolfVillage area. Routinely rack up my max number of sessions with the router's MAC address, have to go into the online session manager and end them, etc etc

Already had a ticket open w/ the help@ncsu.edu folks and they couldn't figure out what was going on...

On my laptop, I've got an Intel PRO/Wireless 2915a/b/g card running driver version 9.0.4.26 (10/25/2006)

3/21/2007 1:50:47 PM

Tried USB extension cable and still get a crap connection.....

It is a D-Link usb wireless adapter.

I do not know what else to try to resolve this.

The PC has a wireless keyboard. Could that be interfering? I have the adaptor hung almost at the ceiling of the first floor and the router is upstairs one bedroom over. It should be getting a solid connection.

5/21/2007 5:17:15 PM

because wireless is not a mature protocol and is flakey.

[Edited on May 21, 2007 at 5:40 PM. Reason : lack of firm chipset standards, specs, etc]

5/21/2007 5:39:51 PM

Quote :

"I do too, that one is on my Mac mini in my room though (connected to a Linksys WRT54G router) -- connection randomly dies, and I get redirected to the authentication page for the WolfVillage area. Routinely rack up my max number of sessions with the router's MAC address, have to go into the online session manager and end them, etc etc Already had a ticket open w/ the help@ncsu.edu folks and they couldn't figure out what was going on... On my laptop, I've got an Intel PRO/Wireless 2915a/b/g card running driver version 9.0.4.26 (10/25/2006)"

this happened to me and another person in WV

it was ridiculous, on the order of 10 to 12 times a day

im glad im out of there

5/21/2007 5:57:49 PM

With a 10' Cable + the 6' one that came with it I positioned the sensor where its performing a little better. It went almost all day with no problems and then about an hour ago it fucked up, had to restart the PC and router.

Now I am on it and have a Good-Very Good signal 48.0 mbps.

5/22/2007 1:34:19 AM

^^
yeah I'm assuming there was/is a bug in their auto-detect script -- I registered the router's MAC address manually and it's only happened 2x in the span of 2 months

5/22/2007 9:25:27 AM