Hi Julie,

This may apply:

An outdated network router may not function correctly when you use it
together with new networking features in Windows Vista
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932134[/url]

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]

"Julie" <julie@somewhere.org> wrote in message
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> I've read lots of posts about this, but no solution.
>
> Vista seems to have some problem with wireless connections. We can have
> two
> machines next to each other, one running XP and the other with Vista, and
> the
> XP one will be solid with excellent signal while the Vista will
> continuously drift
> in and out. All the hardware is on the HCL.
>
> Here's a clue: When the Vista machine isn't associated with any access
> point,
> the "list of available networks" will show the local wireless network's
> SSID with
> five bars of strength. We connect to it and the signal strength as
> reflected in
> the bars will shortly go down to one or two bars and network connectivity
> will
> become intermittent and unreliable. The XP machine sitting next to it
> doesn't
> do any of this.
>
> I've seen this in two different environments with different brands of
> access points
> and network cards. Installing the latest drivers/firmware (even though
> all are on
> the HCL) has had no effect.
>
> Is there a solution for this?
>
> Thanks.
>
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