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Old 05-18-2007   #6 (permalink)
Barb Bowman


 
 

Re: Vista Wireless Connection Problems

Mine came down automatically from Windows Update, so I don't know
what to tell you.

Are you SURE this is a AR5005G chip as you posted??? You've got some
conflicting info - you mention a/b/g/n and AR5005G (which to the
best of my knowledge is b/g). see:

http://www.atheros.com/pt/AR5005G.htm

On Fri, 18 May 2007 10:40:01 -0700, Arjan321
<Arjan321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Could you give some pointers of where to find those drivers? Windows update
>says my version is up to date.
>
>"Barb Bowman" wrote:
>
>> try windows update. Atheros driver 7.2.0.215 would appear to be the
>> latest driver.
>>
>> On Fri, 18 May 2007 07:52:01 -0700, Arjan321
>> <Arjan321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Hello,
>> >
>> >I've bought two brand new Acer Aspire 5102wlmi laptops with Vista
>> >preinstalled.
>> >
>> >Connection to my wireless network works fine, but once in while ( once every
>> >~30 minutes) the connection disconnects and connects again, disabling my
>> >internet. Both laptops suffer from this.
>> >
>> >An other symptom of this problem is, while playing music in winamp/wmp small
>> >"ticks" are audible, suggesting data loss.
>> >
>> >My older laptop, running Windows XP, has no problems whatsoever. No ticks
>> >(same music) and 100% connection time.
>> >
>> >Any suggestion?
>> >
>> >Specs laptop:
>> >- Acer Aspire 5102wlmi
>> >- Wireless-card: Atheros AR5005G, driver version 7.1.0.90 (latest version as
>> >far as I know)
>> >- IPv6 disabled
>> >- Windows Vista Home Premium
>> >
>> >Wireless:
>> >802.11a/b/g/n, with WPA-personal TIPK encription.

>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>> Expert Zone & Vista Community Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>>

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