Re: [Thinkpad] T41p: wireless drops connection every 2-3 minutes

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:40:17 -0500, Lee Hetherington wrote:

>Have you tried changing the channel used by the access
>point. Perhaps there is interference? I had some
>dropouts (maybe once or twice a week I would notice,
>using my T40 most evenings at home). Some channels
>were quite a bit worse. Keep in mind that many digital
>cordless phones are using the same 2.4GHz bands as
>802.11B.

Thanks Lee, that appears to have fixed it!

Which is surprising because I'm not using my cordless phone and
this was never a problem before. Admittedly in the past I'd get
major interference on the phone if I started copying files from
TP600 to desktop while talking on the phone, but just sitting here
and surfing it wasn't a problem on the phone.

I'm changing the other settings (Preamble and PowerSave) back to
what they were before just to see if they're making a difference...

...With them changed back to default, the problem returned. Will
change them again...

...Lost the connection again (for <1 sec I'd guess, based on how
quickly it says "one or more networks available"). ARRGH! :(

I also notice the card is set for 11b transmit rate of 5.5 instead
of 11 (other choices are 1 and 2). Is there a reason not to have
it at 11? I know my DSL isn't going to make a difference but if
I'm copying to the desktop it should be noticeable.

Thanks again everyone!

andrew [awebber@wwwebbers.com]
ph 613-797-8123
fx 831-300-4097
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Received on Fri Mar 19 15:16:43 2004