Internet Connection Lost

Jun 17, 2005 20 Replies

On all my computers, I update the AV software manually. The only program with an automatic update is Counter Spy, and it usually updates right after bootup.

I reran the latency test using

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and came up with an average latency of 86 ms and a TTL of 48. Then I used their calculator to come up with a RWIN of 32250. When I plugged in that low a figure earlier, my connection slowed down, so I put it back to 256960.

OK, I'll give the above a try in the next day or so.

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Today I tried twice to re-enable WEP, and both times, I couldn't reconnect to the network. Yes, I used HEX...and yes, the key was identical on the Linksys setup screen and the notebook. I'm leaving the SSID alone for now, since that's what started all of this.

So I guess that leaves two possibilities: The wireless Windows steup on my notebook has become altered. Or, there's something wrong with my SMC wireless card or card setup, since WEP had been working fine with this card for a year now. As a side note, WEP has worked flawlessly with my iPaq 4155 PDA on my home network.

Any other suggestions before I try a Linksys 802.11g card?

Thanks again for all your help! I feel a lot more confident about my wireless setup now.

Scott

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