W2kpro laptop wireless connection keeps dropping

Hi,

My wireless connection on my Win2kpro running on an IBM thinkpad keeps dropping out. I have have read other threads here and on other sites regarding this but all I have seen are postings for XP not 2000.

The XP threads appear to me to point to SP2 upgrades and/or authentication issues.

My connection is fine a lot of the time but then it will begin to drop every 30 to 60 seconds. It hooks up again and then drops again - over and over. I have experienced this problem on public networks (T-Mobile, etc.) but also intemittenly.

I am using a D-link 713P wireless-B router and a Netgear wireless-B PCMCIA card adapter. I have had this problem with D-link wireless-b PCMCIA cards as well.

Questions:
1. How do you manage wireless authentication in W2kPro?
2. In anyone's opinion, is question 1 relevant to my situation?
3. Any other practical suggestions?

tnash

 

Wireless can be a bit temperamental if conditions change. I've seen an example of wireless being used in a classroom and the signal strength varying depending on whether the room was empty, full of kids sat down, or worse signal - all the kids up and moving around the room. Other sources of RF noise can cause problems - radio transmitters, mig welders being extreme examples. Out doors humidity changes can effect the signal strength.

I'd suggest you ask yourself the question, "is there anything nearby that could be adversely affecting the signal strength ". See if the bad periods coincide with a particular environmental variable (You turned on a piece of equipment, the room is full of people, you've positioned the laptop in a particular place).