windows xp wifi manager

hey guys,on my xp OS i have wireless and im using ipconfig as the wifi manage but sometimes when i start the OS the wireless manager dosn't work not that it cant pick up the signal from 2 feet away, it just dosnt work on my vista OS works fine from same room 4 bar signal the only solution ive found is to call up Ihug and that usualy solves the problem but the ISP should have nothing to do with IPconfig not working i ve looked for driver updates ect. but mybey its just one of those things.


-skript kiddie-

I hate being the grammar-nazi... But, seriously, please take the time to use proper spelling, sentence structure and punctuation. Reading that paragraph was painful.

ltwally said:

I hate being the grammar-nazi... But, seriously, please take the time to use proper spelling, sentence structure and punctuation. Reading that paragraph was painful.

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lik im so srry m8 hope this is kk?
lol im just kidding okay? but yes now what i want is that xp wifi manager has stopped working every startup of the os it sometimes dosn't work and i have to call Ihug my ISP and then it works but the router configuration should have nothing to do with the router. or whats wrong with the xp wifi manager

If it's something that your ISP has control of, it sounds like it's their problem. Do you have a combo modem/router ? If so, perhaps the ISP is rebooting it.

ltwally said:

If it's something that your ISP has control of, it sounds like it's their problem. Do you have a combo modem/router ? If so, perhaps the ISP is rebooting it.

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its a combo router/modem but i mean they didnt give it to me i bought it myself so ho how the hack can they control it?????????????????????????????????????????????
ive tried reseting/restarting it myself nothing happens,i mean i pretty sure thats illegal in new zealand unless you have expressed permision and give a detailed reason

I do not know New Zealand laws, but I would not be surprised if you signed over permission for them to fiddle with your modem (which is also your router) when you signed up with their service. That sort of thing is often necessary for them to manage the network.

If it doesn't behave properly until your ISP does something, the quickest and easiest way to figure out what that is would be to simply ask them.

ltwally said:

I do not know New Zealand laws, but I would not be surprised if you signed over permission for them to fiddle with your modem (which is also your router) when you signed up with their service. That sort of thing is often necessary for them to manage the network.

If it doesn't behave properly until your ISP does something, the quickest and easiest way to figure out what that is would be to simply ask them.

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yes in their terma and conditions it says they have the right to mess with your modem/router BUT ONLY IF THEY HAVE GIVEN IT TO YOU mine i biught my self at HARVEY NORMAN

skript kiddie said:

ltwally said:

I do not know New Zealand laws, but I would not be surprised if you signed over permission for them to fiddle with your modem (which is also your router) when you signed up with their service. That sort of thing is often necessary for them to manage the network.

If it doesn't behave properly until your ISP does something, the quickest and easiest way to figure out what that is would be to simply ask them.

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yes in their terma and conditions it says they have the right to mess with your modem/router BUT ONLY IF THEY HAVE GIVEN IT TO YOU mine i biught my self at HARVEY NORMAN

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None of that really pertains to your original question, though... If your ISP has some method of fixing your problem, why not ask them what the problem is and how they're fixing it...?

ltwally said:

skript kiddie said:

ltwally said:

I do not know New Zealand laws, but I would not be surprised if you signed over permission for them to fiddle with your modem (which is also your router) when you signed up with their service. That sort of thing is often necessary for them to manage the network.

If it doesn't behave properly until your ISP does something, the quickest and easiest way to figure out what that is would be to simply ask them.

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yes in their terma and conditions it says they have the right to mess with your modem/router BUT ONLY IF THEY HAVE GIVEN IT TO YOU mine i biught my self at HARVEY NORMAN

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None of that really pertains to your original question, though... If your ISP has some method of fixing your problem, why not ask them what the problem is and how they're fixing it...?

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because i don't like spending 1/2 hour on hold to see if they will share their secrets anyway,and i pretty sure it has nothing to do with the router cause my vista works fine on it and the xp dosnt its like it has a bug but i rand many tool to test for virus,adware,malware,ect..

because i don't like spending 1/2 hour on hold to see if they will share their secrets anyway,and i pretty sure it has nothing to do with the router cause my vista works fine on it and the xp dosnt its like it has a bug but i rand many tool to test for virus,adware,malware,ect..

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skript kiddie said:

...sometimes dosn't work and i have to call Ihug my ISP and then it works...

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Ah. My mistake...

Well, have you considered that it might be your wireless device?

These days, cheap ethernet devices are pretty dang good.... but cheap wireless devices remain really problematic. Even if it isn't "cheap," it still might be a bad piece of hardware.