Arjan321

The point is that my windows XP laptop has none of the problems the two Vista
laptops have. Which, to me, indicates one of the following

- Vista incompatibility
- Old drivers (working on that)
- Serious hardware problems with Acer Laptops

Is there a way for windows to do a check of some sort of wireless connections?

Thanks anyway!

"John" wrote:

> Many times wireless disconnects are an issue between the computer's wireless
> card and the wireless router. See if your router has the latest firmware.
> Check your router's web site for any forums where this problem may be being
> discussed. Then check the wireless card settings. It's a PITA .
>
> "Arjan321" <Arjan321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:588512F4-8847-4FC6-8BF7-C60C6F412EB3@microsoft.com...
> > 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.
>
>