wireless routers/card in use

[eliotj]

I recently setup my laptop on slackware.

I've got dualboot W2K and Slack10. Dlink G wireless, 108 MBPS, DWL-G650 REVB4 card using NDISWRAPPER 1.1.

I get frequent drops. In windows I also noticed this card and this router seem to have little problems. ?

Does anyone else use the dlink router DI-624? Problems?

We switched from the Liniksys wireless B router and never had any problems. I do like the DLINK setup and controls like access controls similar to what I was used to in a Cisco 2500 series router, but this drops seems to be a problem.

Even other wireless computers on the network that never dropped, will for no reason lose their connections now.

Any ideas?

What are others using?

Anyone else using a Dlink DWL-G650 card? If so what router? What linux distro?
Thanks
-ej

[davecgs]

I use the DI-624 myself and suggest first to download the latest firmware. It did help me. (I have the DI-624c) which is a much improved version over the a and b)

That's the link
http://support.dlink.com/products/vi...I%2D624%5FrevC

Also the default setup on the DI is much to be desired for firmware.


ssid - Change from default for better security
Extended Range Mode - Enabled
802.11g Only Mode - disabled
SSID Broadcast - enabled (not my favorite idea but necessary for extended range)
Security - WEP (only choice I have for my intel wireless card on the laptop)
Authentication - Open system (not my favorite either but easier to connect)


These settings seem to give me the greatest range and avoid dropoffs. Hope that helps.

[eliotj]

I'lll try this,

do you have other wireless computers on your net?

When I switched to the DL router and one DL card I can no longe rsupport WEP on the other pc's unless I swap those other brands of cards for DL cards. That would be expensive.

[davecgs]

Sorry but I have only have one laptop connected via the dlink and I might add that for some reason wired (e.g. through the built in ethernet card) I can connect to both my samba server and my windows 2003 server. Wireless, I can't find the samba server. Settings are identical.

That one stumps me.