🚀 go-pugleaf

Here's a probable answer and it has nothing to do with your computer being
IBM.

"I think I know what's going on.  I had a similar issue with my
wireless network.  I think you have your wireless connection set for
Network Authentication.  Mine would cycle, connecting for a while then
disconnecting.  It was strange.  I'm not sure if you can set this in
XP Home but you can in XP Pro.  Go to Start ==> Control Panel.  Double
click the Network Connections icon.  In the window that appears,
right-click the wireless connection and select properties.  Select the
Wireless Networks tab.  In this tab, select your network in the
'Preferred Networks' Area if neccessary.  Click the 'Properties'
button.  Uncheck the box next to Network Authentication.  Click OK on
the bottom.  Click OK in the remaining window.

This fixed my problem.  I made the mistake of associating
authentication using WEP with Network Authentication.  Oh well, I hope
this helps you.  By the way, I wrote these instructions for the new
start menu in XP, not the 'Classic Start Menu'.  Good luck with all
this.

Sincerely,
Nathan Sutton

"JP" <jpurvis@telus.net> wrote in message
news:<07E_b.37074$n17.32720@clgrps13>...
> Just purchased a Microsoft wireless router.
> Installation went fine and it's a pretty looking machine.
>
> My printer and two other computers are connected via Ethernet and have no
> connection problems.
> The laptop, a Toshiba with integrated wireless is constantly telling me
that
> the wireless connection is not available.
> It's running XP Home.
> About every three minutes I'm forced to manually reconnect.
> As soon as I reconnect I'm told that my signal strength is excellent.
> I would think that excellent signal strength would indicate that
> disconnecting would be rare but this seems not to be the case.
> The laptop does this regardless of whether I'm five feet from the router
or
> upstairs at a distance of approximately twenty feet.
> Is this normal ?
> Are there any fixes.
> Thanks if you have any ideas
"Ellen Spelling" <spellinellen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2b8cf934.0403241535.1263dfb8@posting.google.com...
> QUESTION:
>  - Why would a WinXP machine keep dropping the wireless connection
>    while an idential Win2K machine keeps its connection strong?
>
> I have multiple identical hardware IBM A31p laptops:
>  - I never need to REFRESH the Win2K wireless connection;
>  - The WinXP drops its connection constantly !
>
> I even switched (what I think is) the IBM A31p wireless daughterboard
> between the two laptops ... and still ... auuuurgh! ... the WinXP
> IBM A31p laptop constantly drops the wireless connection after about
> 5 minutes (while the identical Win2K laptop right next to it remains
> connected).
>
> The frustrating part is all I have to do is press the REFRESH button
> and the darn WindowsXP laptop picks up the connection again ... but,
> WHY oh WHY does Windows XP keep dropping wireless connections!!!!!
>
> What could be wrong?
> Better yet ... what can I do to keep WindowsXP connected wirelessly?
>
> Ellen