I recently moved my Linksys wireless router to a central location in the house in hopes that it would give me a more stable connection to my laptop. Unfortunately it didn't make that much of a difference. Searching on the web I found dozens of postings from people having problems with their wireless equipment. I am running windows XP and have enabled shared WEP encryption. The thing I have noticed is that sometimes when I can't get a connection, I have to cycle the power on the router. So, you can't assume that the problem is on your computer, it might be that the router isn't allowing wireless connections. The other thing I noticed is that the connection is better if the computer isn't sitting on a low table.
Microsoft has some good information on their web site about how to get a wireless network working. I found WiFi_SOHO_Tshoot.doc very helpful. This document will solve or at least help you identify most wireless problems. There is a chance that interference could be playing a role in my wireless connection problems. It isn't unusual to see other networks show up on my available networks list and who knows how many cordless phones and microwaves are in my neighborhood. I suspect that this could be the true source of my wireless connection problems.
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