I have a NetGear WG 511 PC card in my laptop and use Netgear's "Smart Wizard" software, mostly on my home network. I don't often try to use hotels' wireless connections but this past Friday evening I did, at a Comfort Inn, with mysterious results.
The network page of Smart Wizard indicated four access points (one just outside my room) with very good to excellent signals and no WEP security. I was able to connect and access the internet with all four, but with the odd result that no connection lasted for more than two or three minutes before a "no connectivity" message popped up and I lost the connection even though the strengh of the signal was undiminished. (My IP Configuration is set at DHCP.)
The hotel's one technician couldn't be reached on a Friday night. It really bothers me that I wasn't able to determine if the problem was my configuration or the Hotel's wireless system.
Has anyone else out there had a similar experience? I would very much appreciate suggestions about what might cause repeatedly "losing connectivity" after having used a connection for a short period of time even though the signal remains strong. Could that result from some specific problem with the hotel network -- or is it more likely to have resulted from the way I have the NetGear Smart Wizard configured?
Thanks.