I don't think there's any real advantage to using the Intel utility to
manage the wireless except that I think it supports passphrases whereas
Windows does not.
I read another post of yours in this thread that leads me to believe maybe
your wireless adapter is "roaming". Meaning, if you have another access
point somewhere in your vicinity that is configured to connect
automatically, Windows might toggle between them if the signal strength is
better than the one you're connected to. Even if you're in the same room
with an access point, conditions can sometimes cause a neighbor's access
point to temporarily be preferable to yours.
If you go into device manager and right click the network card and hit
properties, on one of the tabs you should see something like "roaming
aggressiveness". By default it's in the middle but you can change it to be
more "sticky". That is, it won't roam unless you lose the signal to the
access point you're connected to.
You could also look in the list of wireless networks and remove any
configured access points that aren't yours.
Sorry for the vague instructions, but I am fully on Vista now and don't have
a machine with XP handy to go find the exact screens and steps. Hope this
helps.
Josh
"jeff" <jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hi, i updated the drivers in the tablet before. f or a novice like me what
> is
> the advantage of having the prowireless manage the network?
>
> "Josh Einstein" wrote:
>
>> Are they the drivers that came installed on it? I had this problem with
>> the
>> OEM drivers on my Linksys wireless network. A quick visit to Intel's web
>> site to get the latest wireless drivers fixed the problem right up.
>>
>> I also uninstalled the ProSet wireless manager and let Windows manage the
>> wireless network.
>>
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>> "jeff" <jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0A78B2B8-B68D-4BD8-BA93-D0ECE129201D@microsoft.com...
>> > hi i have a motion le 1600. i also have a wired and wireless network.
>> > the
>> > router is upstairs. my other wireless(dell functions fine downstairs
>> > but
>> > my
>> > tablet from the same area keeps dropping the signal even though it says
>> > i
>> > thas a good signal. help is appreciated, thansk sue
>>
>>
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