Hi everybody,

I have recently re install the factory settings from the recovery CD. Since then my TR works great (for ex: it now only takes 15sec to shut down when it would take more than 2min before..) my only problem comes from my wireless connection. I loose the signal every 5minutes. Then, when i activate or desactivate Window’s firewall i m connected back. I haven t changed any settings so i don t understand why i does that.
Any help is welcome
Thanks!
Thom

Hi Thom -

You may wish to update your Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG network driver (and software, if you wish to use Intel’s, rather than the default Windows Wireless Zero Configuration software).

I’ve had better luck with the more recent versions of the driver software (and I’m using the default Windows Zero Configuration, rather than Intel’s).

The latest version from Intel is a whopping 44MB package :shock:  .. but, once downloaded and extracted, you can pick out only the driver if you wish to use only the driver.

You can pick up version 9.0.3.9 of Intel’s driver and software (English) at the following link:  

You’ll have to browse Intel’s site to find the software in another language.

Jef

i have updated the firmware of my netgear routter/modem it’s been working fine ever since,... knock on woods :?
thanks for your help

I have just added the sony vaio f315e laptop to my collection. ( a christmas present and excellent value at £630).
I use it at home now as my eyesight was suffering on my beloved tr1mp. However I have connection problems with my wifi. when i go into hibernation with the laptop and then start again it cannot connect to the internet. I have to restart the laptop to do so. Has anyone else had this trouble? and is there a cure for it. Would this intel driver help? how do i know if it is suitable for my laptop? I have an Lan express IEEE 80211g mini pci adapter.

Hi Mrs Gadget -

Unfortunately a LAN Express adapter won’t benefit from the driver I posted above.

The above driver is for Intel’s 2200BG chipset (and probably other Intel chipsets as well).

You may find some relief from your connectivity problems by searching for a driver for LAN Express (sorry .. I don’t know where to look).

EDIT: I just had a look at VAIO-Link and, from your other recent post, I’m assuming yours is a VGN-FS315E.  Unfortunately there are no listed driver updates for your model directly from Sony.  Unfortunately, in order to ascertain if there is indeed a driver update for your LAN Express wireless card, you’ll have to search the web .. when having a look-see in Google, I see there are many places on the web where others are reporting similar issues with losing connectivity and several make mention of searching out an updated driver.

Jef

has anyone noticed if having wep enabled makes connection less stable?

[quote author=“Mrs Gadget”]has anyone noticed if having wep enabled makes connection less stable?

not for me.. sorry you gonna have to look further :?

Hi Mrs Gadget -

Not having WEP or WPA enabled opens your computer to access by others.  I seriously doubt that encrypting your wireless access would have anything to do with stability of your connection.

Information is sent wirelessly from an access point (Router, hot-spot, etc.) as binary data.  It makes no difference whether or not an excryption algorithm has been applied .. it’s all still just long strings of zeroes and ones.

Seriously .. you should look for other solutions to your problem.  As I mentioned above, I suspect your issues with connectivity are either driver-related or the result of external interference.

First .. look for external influences knocking your wireless connection out.  Interference from 2.4GHz cordless phones (which operate at the same radio frequency as most home wireless equipment), microwave ovens, large magnetic fields (like CRT monitors, television sets) and sometimes even florescent lighting can all knock out a wireless connection.

I learned by trial and error that my wireless connection would get knocked out .. and I would have to reboot both computer and router .. every single time my 2.4GHz cordless phone would ring.

I also have found that Intel’s 2200BG driver has become more and more stable with each new driver release.  Unfortunately for you, you do not have an Intel WLAN card in your computer, so the driver I linked above won’t do you any good.

So, for you, scour the web for an updated LAN Express driver.  As I mentioned before, when putting [“LAN Express” driver] (exactly as typed between the brackets) into Google revealed many hits.  Perhaps you can find a link to this elusive “LAN Express” hardware manufacturer .. or even a link to a driver that has been released by another manufacturer that will install on your computer.

When you do find driver candidates .. take a manual System Restore Checkpoint (Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | System Restore .. “Create a restore point” radio button then follow the prompts) so that you can roll back easily if something goes horribly wrong. Some drivers will be in the form of a self-extracting installer. Others will be a compacted file (.zip, etc.) that must be extracted and then the Update Driver | Have Disk route must be followed to install.

Sorry to not be willing to do the leg work .. but I think most anyone can embark on a search for an updated driver to address problems that seem to be widely reported on the web.

Jef

Thanks for all that Jeff.
The only possibility could be another computer using a usb wifi to connect also. This one does not support wep with its own wifi config setup so it has to use windows, that is ok but i have a feeling that the whole setup worked better when it used its own program.  I will try tomorrow with it back on its own program and keep you posted. I am not too worried about vunerability as we are a mile from the nearest house.

I also forgot to add that the problem occurs with this laptop only when it comes back from hibernation, if you shut it down and restart it is fine.

This is why I suspect that the problem lies with the driver.  Of the few pages I looked at while searching for an easy to find driver on Google, many mentioned the same problem when coming back up from Hibernating and Standby (and a reboot sorts it).

I had issues with earlier Intel driver versions on my V505EX that have been fully addressed by driver updates.  I am using Windows Wireless Zero Configuration and not Intel’s application (I notice no difference .. it was the driver which sorted my issues).

Jef