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

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.

--
Josh Einstein / Tablet PC MVP
Einstein Technologies, LLC
-----------------------------------------------------
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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

Are these drops of the connection every minute or so? If so, you've
probably got IEEE 802.1x Authentication enabled. Check the Properties of
the wireless connection icon in Network Connections, go to the Wireless
Networks tab, highllight your LAN in the window under Preferred Networks and
then tap the Properties button. Next, go to the Authentication tab, and
make sure there's NO check mark in the box next to "Enable IEEE 802;1x
authentication for the network."

If this is the case, and you're simply using WPA or WEP encryption on your
LAN, the networking device will be finding the LAN, connecting and then
failing out trying to authenticate (which is being refused by the router).
Then it does the process over and over. 8-)
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"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

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.
>
> --
> Josh Einstein / Tablet PC MVP
> Einstein Technologies, LLC
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Tablet Enhancements for Outlook 3.0 Now Available
> Unleash the potential of Outlook on your Tablet PC, Origami, or UMPC.
> Try it for 15 days - http://www.tabletoutlook.com/Go.ashx?id=ng
>
>
> "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
>
>
>

no, it actually stays on for 15 minutes or so , when i cant get to the
internet it still says im connected. now i aslo have an evdo card which i
dont use when im home. could this impact it?

"Chris H." wrote:

> Are these drops of the connection every minute or so? If so, you've
> probably got IEEE 802.1x Authentication enabled. Check the Properties of
> the wireless connection icon in Network Connections, go to the Wireless
> Networks tab, highllight your LAN in the window under Preferred Networks and
> then tap the Properties button. Next, go to the Authentication tab, and
> make sure there's NO check mark in the box next to "Enable IEEE 802;1x
> authentication for the network."
>
> If this is the case, and you're simply using WPA or WEP encryption on your
> LAN, the networking device will be finding the LAN, connecting and then
> failing out trying to authenticate (which is being refused by the router).
> Then it does the process over and over. 8-)
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "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
>
>
>

Yes, the EVDO card could do that. Are you disabling it when you're at home?
It shouldn't be doing it, but it might be "bridging" your home networking
adapter and fouling up the connection.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"jeff" <jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CD62AEAC-E51E-4E36-A61B-C11B2EB54FB0@microsoft.com...
> no, it actually stays on for 15 minutes or so , when i cant get to the
> internet it still says im connected. now i aslo have an evdo card which i
> dont use when im home. could this impact it?
>
> "Chris H." wrote:
>
>> Are these drops of the connection every minute or so? If so, you've
>> probably got IEEE 802.1x Authentication enabled. Check the Properties of
>> the wireless connection icon in Network Connections, go to the Wireless
>> Networks tab, highllight your LAN in the window under Preferred Networks
>> and
>> then tap the Properties button. Next, go to the Authentication tab, and
>> make sure there's NO check mark in the box next to "Enable IEEE 802;1x
>> authentication for the network."
>>
>> If this is the case, and you're simply using WPA or WEP encryption on
>> your
>> LAN, the networking device will be finding the LAN, connecting and then
>> failing out trying to authenticate (which is being refused by the
>> router).
>> Then it does the process over and over. 8-)
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "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
>>
>>
>>

i dont change anyevdo settings but just keep card out.

"Chris H." wrote:

> Yes, the EVDO card could do that. Are you disabling it when you're at home?
> It shouldn't be doing it, but it might be "bridging" your home networking
> adapter and fouling up the connection.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "jeff" <jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CD62AEAC-E51E-4E36-A61B-C11B2EB54FB0@microsoft.com...
> > no, it actually stays on for 15 minutes or so , when i cant get to the
> > internet it still says im connected. now i aslo have an evdo card which i
> > dont use when im home. could this impact it?
> >
> > "Chris H." wrote:
> >
> >> Are these drops of the connection every minute or so? If so, you've
> >> probably got IEEE 802.1x Authentication enabled. Check the Properties of
> >> the wireless connection icon in Network Connections, go to the Wireless
> >> Networks tab, highllight your LAN in the window under Preferred Networks
> >> and
> >> then tap the Properties button. Next, go to the Authentication tab, and
> >> make sure there's NO check mark in the box next to "Enable IEEE 802;1x
> >> authentication for the network."
> >>
> >> If this is the case, and you're simply using WPA or WEP encryption on
> >> your
> >> LAN, the networking device will be finding the LAN, connecting and then
> >> failing out trying to authenticate (which is being refused by the
> >> router).
> >> Then it does the process over and over. 8-)
> >> --
> >> Chris H.
> >> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> >> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> >> Associate Expert
> >> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >>
> >>
> >> "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
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

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
news:27468EA9-7ABB-4419-B2E7-0A205239A06B@microsoft.com...
> 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.
>>
>> --
>> Josh Einstein / Tablet PC MVP
>> Einstein Technologies, LLC
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>> Tablet Enhancements for Outlook 3.0 Now Available
>> Unleash the potential of Outlook on your Tablet PC, Origami, or UMPC.
>> Try it for 15 days - http://www.tabletoutlook.com/Go.ashx?id=ng
>>
>>
>> "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
>>
>>
>>