I've read lots of posts about this, but no solution.

Vista seems to have some problem with wireless connections. We can have two
machines next to each other, one running XP and the other with Vista, and
the
XP one will be solid with excellent signal while the Vista will continuously
drift
in and out. All the hardware is on the HCL.

Here's a clue: When the Vista machine isn't associated with any access
point,
the "list of available networks" will show the local wireless network's SSID
with
five bars of strength. We connect to it and the signal strength as
reflected in
the bars will shortly go down to one or two bars and network connectivity
will
become intermittent and unreliable. The XP machine sitting next to it
doesn't
do any of this.

I've seen this in two different environments with different brands of access
points
and network cards. Installing the latest drivers/firmware (even though all
are on
the HCL) has had no effect.

Is there a solution for this?

Thanks.

Hi Julie,

This may apply:

An outdated network router may not function correctly when you use it
together with new networking features in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932134

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Julie" <julie@somewhere.org> wrote in message
news:evwTVLEbHHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> I've read lots of posts about this, but no solution.
>
> Vista seems to have some problem with wireless connections. We can have
> two
> machines next to each other, one running XP and the other with Vista, and
> the
> XP one will be solid with excellent signal while the Vista will
> continuously drift
> in and out. All the hardware is on the HCL.
>
> Here's a clue: When the Vista machine isn't associated with any access
> point,
> the "list of available networks" will show the local wireless network's
> SSID with
> five bars of strength. We connect to it and the signal strength as
> reflected in
> the bars will shortly go down to one or two bars and network connectivity
> will
> become intermittent and unreliable. The XP machine sitting next to it
> doesn't
> do any of this.
>
> I've seen this in two different environments with different brands of
> access points
> and network cards. Installing the latest drivers/firmware (even though
> all are on
> the HCL) has had no effect.
>
> Is there a solution for this?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

This tip may work, it seems to be a 'solve all' type thing that is suggested for many networking problems in Vista:

ITsVISTA Tip 47: Improve Wireless Connectivity in Vista

"Julie" <julie@somewhere.org> wrote in message
news:evwTVLEbHHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> I've read lots of posts about this, but no solution.
>
> Vista seems to have some problem with wireless connections. We can have
> two
> machines next to each other, one running XP and the other with Vista, and
> the
> XP one will be solid with excellent signal while the Vista will
> continuously drift
> in and out. All the hardware is on the HCL.

3 machines in close proximity here. This is Vista and the other 2 are XP.
Sometimes there is another XP about 30 feet away that is also on.

No problems wi-fi here.

Suggest you may do better looking for better hardware or maybe an updated
driver for your hardware (not router but the wireless NIC)

Hey Julie,
You are not alone, the same thing is happening to me. If I run my wireless router in unsecured mode, it works fine, I get five bars of connectivity. As soon as I add security, my connectivity starts to drop down to almost nothing and eventually I loose my connection. I have an XP laptop and a Vista laptop. The XP laptop works perfectly connecting to the route while sitting about 6 inches away from the Vista machine, the Vista machine connects after a reboot, but after a short time looses its connection and cannot connect back to it without a reboot.


Jamie

What kind of wireless adapter are you using?

I have 2 HP DV6000-series laptops, one XP, one Vista. Like you, the XP
machine WiLAN performance is faultless. The Vista one has very poor
connectivity and data speeds are horrible. It doesn't help that the WiFi
dialogs, so simple and easy in XP are now a convoluted mess in Vista! I have
HP working on it though. Probably a driver issue.

J :-)

"jinky" <jamiemagnet******.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hey Julie,
> You are not alone, the same thing is happening to me. If I run my
> wireless router in unsecured mode, it works fine, I get five bars of
> connectivity. As soon as I add security, my connectivity starts to drop
> down to almost nothing and eventually I loose my connection. I have an
> XP laptop and a Vista laptop. The XP laptop works perfectly connecting
> to the route while sitting about 6 inches away from the Vista machine,
> the Vista machine connects after a reboot, but after a short time
> looses its connection and cannot connect back to it without a reboot.
>
>
> Jamie
>
>
> --
> jinky

I also have a HP DV6000 which I upgraded from XP to Vista.
Which WLAN chip do you have? I have the Intel Pro 3945ABG,
and I was able to find a later (and better) driver on Intel's site
than what HP's site offered.

Gary VanderMolen

"James David Byrne" <jamesbyrne@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:%23x%23j799jHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I have 2 HP DV6000-series laptops, one XP, one Vista. Like you, the XP machine WiLAN performance is faultless. The Vista one has
>very poor connectivity and data speeds are horrible. It doesn't help that the WiFi dialogs, so simple and easy in XP are now a
>convoluted mess in Vista! I have HP working on it though. Probably a driver issue.
>
> J :-)
>
> "jinky" <jamiemagnet******.com> wrote in message news:jinky.2q4lq5@no-mx.tabletquestions.com...
>>
>> Hey Julie,
>> You are not alone, the same thing is happening to me. If I run my
>> wireless router in unsecured mode, it works fine, I get five bars of
>> connectivity. As soon as I add security, my connectivity starts to drop
>> down to almost nothing and eventually I loose my connection. I have an
>> XP laptop and a Vista laptop. The XP laptop works perfectly connecting
>> to the route while sitting about 6 inches away from the Vista machine,
>> the Vista machine connects after a reboot, but after a short time
>> looses its connection and cannot connect back to it without a reboot.
>>
>>
>> Jamie
>>
>>
>> --
>> jinky
>

It appears that vista is unable to connect to any wi-fi network that requires
username/password authentication. This 'chipset' problem may be also be
causing problems for those of you that do connect, then activate some
security feature such as wep.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> I also have a HP DV6000 which I upgraded from XP to Vista.
> Which WLAN chip do you have? I have the Intel Pro 3945ABG,
> and I was able to find a later (and better) driver on Intel's site
> than what HP's site offered.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "James David Byrne" <jamesbyrne@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:%23x%23j799jHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >I have 2 HP DV6000-series laptops, one XP, one Vista. Like you, the XP machine WiLAN performance is faultless. The Vista one has
> >very poor connectivity and data speeds are horrible. It doesn't help that the WiFi dialogs, so simple and easy in XP are now a
> >convoluted mess in Vista! I have HP working on it though. Probably a driver issue.
> >
> > J :-)
> >
> > "jinky" <jamiemagnet******.com> wrote in message news:jinky.2q4lq5@no-mx.tabletquestions.com...
> >>
> >> Hey Julie,
> >> You are not alone, the same thing is happening to me. If I run my
> >> wireless router in unsecured mode, it works fine, I get five bars of
> >> connectivity. As soon as I add security, my connectivity starts to drop
> >> down to almost nothing and eventually I loose my connection. I have an
> >> XP laptop and a Vista laptop. The XP laptop works perfectly connecting
> >> to the route while sitting about 6 inches away from the Vista machine,
> >> the Vista machine connects after a reboot, but after a short time
> >> looses its connection and cannot connect back to it without a reboot.
> >>
> >>
> >> Jamie
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> jinky
> >
>
>
>