We've got a combination of wired and wireless networks in our house. Two computers are wired, two laptops are wireless.
One of the wireless laptops will often lose the connection, and it could take minutes or hours before it will reconnect. The odd part is our network will still show up as available with at least two bars, but it'll just sit at "acquiring IP" or something of that sort. This is the only computer in the house with that problem, so I've assumed it's not a problem with the modem or router. This, of course, may not be true, but that's the best I can figure.
I've gone through the configurations of the laptop and its network settings, but nothing has helped. I've tried removing the wireless card and put it back in, hoping for some "reconfiguration", but that hasn't helped.
Could it be a problem with the card, or is there another way to "diagnose" this problem? I'd rather not track down a replacement card before I can figure out if that's the problem.
The laptop is an older one.
HP Compaq Presario V2000.
The card is a HP Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g.
From what my parents tell me, this has only been happening for the last month or so.
Any ideas?
One of the wireless laptops will often lose the connection, and it could take minutes or hours before it will reconnect. The odd part is our network will still show up as available with at least two bars, but it'll just sit at "acquiring IP" or something of that sort. This is the only computer in the house with that problem, so I've assumed it's not a problem with the modem or router. This, of course, may not be true, but that's the best I can figure.
I've gone through the configurations of the laptop and its network settings, but nothing has helped. I've tried removing the wireless card and put it back in, hoping for some "reconfiguration", but that hasn't helped.
Could it be a problem with the card, or is there another way to "diagnose" this problem? I'd rather not track down a replacement card before I can figure out if that's the problem.
The laptop is an older one.
HP Compaq Presario V2000.
The card is a HP Broadcom 54g MaxPerformance 802.11g.
From what my parents tell me, this has only been happening for the last month or so.
Any ideas?