Date: 01/16/08 (Computer Help)    Keywords: no keywords

I'm completely out of my depth with wireless, so bear with me-- I've no idea what information you'll actually need.

Setup: my machine, no-name self-built box currently running XP (I switch back and forth between XP and Ubuntu depending on whether techs from my ISP are coming out-- they don't support anything but Windows/Mac) connected to a Netgear WGR614v6 wireless router, which is connected to a Motorola Surfboard cable modem. All that is working great, except that while my computer is wired to the modem, every two to three minutes, my computer also finds the wireless network, connects to it, and then disconnects a minute or so later. This is annoying, but I can live with it. (During a modem outage today, I realized that when the system says it's connected to the wireless network, it's not pulling in data from anywhere else-- I still had no net.)

Second part of the setup: my wife's machine, which is in the next room. It's a Dell of some sort, relatively new (bought in 2004). We've attached a Netgear WG111v2 USB wireless egg to it. Roughly half the time, her system will see our wireless network and connect to it-- but she has no internet, even though it says it's connected. The other half of the time, the system doesn't see our wireless network at all, but will see a couple of others in the area (one's an unsecure coffee shop, but the signal's too weak to use it as a test). She's also running XP, and it's patched up to the limit.

I have no earthly idea whether this is connected, but I also run a wireless keyboard/mouse combo (Logitech EX110). Was working fine last night. Came home from work today, and the receiver is totally dark-- no signal to either whatsoever. Good thing I didn't throw away the old wired stuff.

What else do you need to know, or is that enough? Thanks.

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