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Old 11-02-2007   #1 (permalink)
Axel Göller


 
 

Re: Wireless network signal problems

az_golfer typed:
Quote:

> I could use some help here. I have a dual boot computer. Had XP Pro
> installed for last few years, added a hard drive and installed Vista
> Home Premium, no issues there. My problem lies in when I boot to
> Vista, the signal strength of my wireless network is very low,
> usually 1-11 Mbps. When I boot to XP Pro, the signal is 48-54 Mbps. I
> am using all the same hardware, have installed all the lastest
> drivers from Linksys, but no change. I talked to Linksys support and
> thet say it is something in Vista causing the problem. I have tried
> everything I can think of with no luck. if anybody can help me with
> this issue, that would be great. Thanx....AC
If it has to do with some Vista-internal - sorry, I wouldn't know. But try
the following: change the WLAN-channel and see if there is an improvement.
This has helped me already in several situations.
Axel.


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Old 11-02-2007   #2 (permalink)
az_golfer


 
 

Wireless network signal problems

I could use some help here. I have a dual boot computer. Had XP Pro installed
for last few years, added a hard drive and installed Vista Home Premium, no
issues there. My problem lies in when I boot to Vista, the signal strength of
my wireless network is very low, usually 1-11 Mbps. When I boot to XP Pro,
the signal is 48-54 Mbps. I am using all the same hardware, have installed
all the lastest drivers from Linksys, but no change. I talked to Linksys
support and thet say it is something in Vista causing the problem. I have
tried everything I can think of with no luck. if anybody can help me with
this issue, that would be great. Thanx....AC
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-02-2007   #3 (permalink)
az_golfer


 
 

Re: Wireless network signal problems

Not the problem, have tried all the channels available, no differance. Thanx
for the info though....AC

"Axel Göller" wrote:
Quote:

> az_golfer typed:
>
Quote:

> > I could use some help here. I have a dual boot computer. Had XP Pro
> > installed for last few years, added a hard drive and installed Vista
> > Home Premium, no issues there. My problem lies in when I boot to
> > Vista, the signal strength of my wireless network is very low,
> > usually 1-11 Mbps. When I boot to XP Pro, the signal is 48-54 Mbps. I
> > am using all the same hardware, have installed all the lastest
> > drivers from Linksys, but no change. I talked to Linksys support and
> > thet say it is something in Vista causing the problem. I have tried
> > everything I can think of with no luck. if anybody can help me with
> > this issue, that would be great. Thanx....AC
>
> If it has to do with some Vista-internal - sorry, I wouldn't know. But try
> the following: change the WLAN-channel and see if there is an improvement.
> This has helped me already in several situations.
> Axel.
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-02-2007   #4 (permalink)
Barb Bowman


 
 

Re: Wireless network signal problems

are you using an XP driver or a Vista driver on Vista? which driver
exactly?

posting the TEXT output of

ipconfig /all

from an elevated command prompt may help.

On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:48:11 -0700, az_golfer
<azgolfer@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>Not the problem, have tried all the channels available, no differance. Thanx
>for the info though....AC
>
>"Axel Göller" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> az_golfer typed:
>>
Quote:

>> > I could use some help here. I have a dual boot computer. Had XP Pro
>> > installed for last few years, added a hard drive and installed Vista
>> > Home Premium, no issues there. My problem lies in when I boot to
>> > Vista, the signal strength of my wireless network is very low,
>> > usually 1-11 Mbps. When I boot to XP Pro, the signal is 48-54 Mbps. I
>> > am using all the same hardware, have installed all the lastest
>> > drivers from Linksys, but no change. I talked to Linksys support and
>> > thet say it is something in Vista causing the problem. I have tried
>> > everything I can think of with no luck. if anybody can help me with
>> > this issue, that would be great. Thanx....AC
>>
>> If it has to do with some Vista-internal - sorry, I wouldn't know. But try
>> the following: change the WLAN-channel and see if there is an improvement.
>> This has helped me already in several situations.
>> Axel.
>>
>>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-02-2007   #5 (permalink)
az_golfer


 
 

Re: Wireless network signal problems

I am using the XP driver in XP and the Vista driver in Vista. Both came
straight from Linksys. The XP driver version is 2.0.2.0 dated 4/13/05 and the
Vista driver is version 3.0.2.0 dated 12/27/06. Thanx for the info. Any other
ideas?....AC

"Barb Bowman" wrote:
Quote:

> are you using an XP driver or a Vista driver on Vista? which driver
> exactly?
>
> posting the TEXT output of
>
> ipconfig /all
>
> from an elevated command prompt may help.
>
> On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:48:11 -0700, az_golfer
> <azgolfer@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
Quote:

> >Not the problem, have tried all the channels available, no differance. Thanx
> >for the info though....AC
> >
> >"Axel Göller" wrote:
> >
Quote:

> >> az_golfer typed:
> >>
> >> > I could use some help here. I have a dual boot computer. Had XP Pro
> >> > installed for last few years, added a hard drive and installed Vista
> >> > Home Premium, no issues there. My problem lies in when I boot to
> >> > Vista, the signal strength of my wireless network is very low,
> >> > usually 1-11 Mbps. When I boot to XP Pro, the signal is 48-54 Mbps. I
> >> > am using all the same hardware, have installed all the lastest
> >> > drivers from Linksys, but no change. I talked to Linksys support and
> >> > thet say it is something in Vista causing the problem. I have tried
> >> > everything I can think of with no luck. if anybody can help me with
> >> > this issue, that would be great. Thanx....AC
> >>
> >> If it has to do with some Vista-internal - sorry, I wouldn't know. But try
> >> the following: change the WLAN-channel and see if there is an improvement.
> >> This has helped me already in several situations.
> >> Axel.
> >>
> >>
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-02-2007   #6 (permalink)
az_golfer


 
 

Re: Wireless network signal problems

Here is the connection from ipconfig.....

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Linksys Wireless-G USB Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-17-89-CE-89
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::f521:3191:9466:bad1%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, November 02, 2007 8:08:50 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, November 03, 2007 8:08:49 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 150999575
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 205.171.2.65
205.171.3.65
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled


"Barb Bowman" wrote:
Quote:

> are you using an XP driver or a Vista driver on Vista? which driver
> exactly?
>
> posting the TEXT output of
>
> ipconfig /all
>
> from an elevated command prompt may help.
>
> On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:48:11 -0700, az_golfer
> <azgolfer@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
Quote:

> >Not the problem, have tried all the channels available, no differance. Thanx
> >for the info though....AC
> >
> >"Axel Göller" wrote:
> >
Quote:

> >> az_golfer typed:
> >>
> >> > I could use some help here. I have a dual boot computer. Had XP Pro
> >> > installed for last few years, added a hard drive and installed Vista
> >> > Home Premium, no issues there. My problem lies in when I boot to
> >> > Vista, the signal strength of my wireless network is very low,
> >> > usually 1-11 Mbps. When I boot to XP Pro, the signal is 48-54 Mbps. I
> >> > am using all the same hardware, have installed all the lastest
> >> > drivers from Linksys, but no change. I talked to Linksys support and
> >> > thet say it is something in Vista causing the problem. I have tried
> >> > everything I can think of with no luck. if anybody can help me with
> >> > this issue, that would be great. Thanx....AC
> >>
> >> If it has to do with some Vista-internal - sorry, I wouldn't know. But try
> >> the following: change the WLAN-channel and see if there is an improvement.
> >> This has helped me already in several situations.
> >> Axel.
> >>
> >>
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-03-2007   #7 (permalink)
Barb Bowman


 
 

Re: Wireless network signal problems

try updating the driver from device manager, update driver. the
newest driver may not necessarily be from Linksys. I'd also
unbind/uncheck IPv6.

XP and Vista report the link speed differently. the Linksys utility
reports differently that Windows native tools. If you transfer the
same file from each OS, how long does it take?

On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 18:36:01 -0700, az_golfer
<azgolfer@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>I am using the XP driver in XP and the Vista driver in Vista. Both came
>straight from Linksys. The XP driver version is 2.0.2.0 dated 4/13/05 and the
>Vista driver is version 3.0.2.0 dated 12/27/06. Thanx for the info. Any other
>ideas?....AC
>
>"Barb Bowman" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> are you using an XP driver or a Vista driver on Vista? which driver
>> exactly?
>>
>> posting the TEXT output of
>>
>> ipconfig /all
>>
>> from an elevated command prompt may help.
>>
>> On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:48:11 -0700, az_golfer
>> <azgolfer@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>
Quote:

>> >Not the problem, have tried all the channels available, no differance. Thanx
>> >for the info though....AC
>> >
>> >"Axel Göller" wrote:
>> >
>> >> az_golfer typed:
>> >>
>> >> > I could use some help here. I have a dual boot computer. Had XP Pro
>> >> > installed for last few years, added a hard drive and installed Vista
>> >> > Home Premium, no issues there. My problem lies in when I boot to
>> >> > Vista, the signal strength of my wireless network is very low,
>> >> > usually 1-11 Mbps. When I boot to XP Pro, the signal is 48-54 Mbps. I
>> >> > am using all the same hardware, have installed all the lastest
>> >> > drivers from Linksys, but no change. I talked to Linksys support and
>> >> > thet say it is something in Vista causing the problem. I have tried
>> >> > everything I can think of with no luck. if anybody can help me with
>> >> > this issue, that would be great. Thanx....AC
>> >>
>> >> If it has to do with some Vista-internal - sorry, I wouldn't know. But try
>> >> the following: change the WLAN-channel and see if there is an improvement.
>> >> This has helped me already in several situations.
>> >> Axel.
>> >>
>> >>
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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