Guerrilla, thanks for tips, but I expect problem is somewhere else. I remember there was a thread about this somewhere, but can not find it.
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Originally Posted by Guerrilla
I'll start off by saying I have a Belkin54g wireless router and the 3945 Intel minicard in my Sentia and I've never had connection issues related to anything but the ISP.
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I have Belking54g as well (the one with single antenna).
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| If your router is configured with any sort of security (WEP Key) you'll need to enter that in. Go to Profiles in the Intel PROSet/Wireless control panel, select the profile it made for your router (probably BelkinXwhatever, my default was Belkin54g) and click Properties. Go to the Security tab and econfigure the security. |
I tested it with zero security, wep 64bit/128bit, wpa - same stuff
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| But you say you CAN connect, but it's a real crappy connection? |
I have connection for like 2-3 minutes (it is quite slow) and then it fails, disconnects and can not reconnect
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| Option A) If there is no security settings your neighbors could be mooching your wireless and bandwitch. Then again even with security settings someone might have cracked the WEP key and be messing with your connection. Change the security settings in the routers interface. If there's very little bandwitch that could easily be why you have a slow unstable connection and get kicked off. |
I tested router for each channel (1 through 11), auto settings didn't help either.
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| Option B) Reseat the minicard. This is real easy. Unscrew the back panel of your laptop with the fan. This goes for the Sentia for sure, but maybe not for yours. It shoud be the largest panel, the one you'd unscrew to see the processor and RAM. Lift up on the black cable hooked to the minicard. This is the attenna. Then unscrew the 2 screws holding the card down. The card will pop up at a 45 degree angle. Wiggle the card out and check out the connection, make sure everything is clean. Insert it back in at that 45 degree angle and screw it back down. Push the antenna back into its connector. Replace the panel and try out the connection. |
Did that, no help.
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| Option C) Check with your ISP and check the router. If there's a wireless hotspot near you see if you can connect to that easily. If you can and your other HP notebook can connect to your Belkin I'd have to say it's a security setting or then maybe a faulty wireless card. |
I am happily connected with my HP so I don't suspect ISP causing me problems. I expect to be problem either in minicard or router not supporting some feature minicard does...
