kimiraikkonen wrote:
> On Mar 28, 7:27 pm, Larry Finger <Larry.Fin...@lwfinger.net> wrote:
>> kimiraikkonen wrote:
>>> My Acer Aspire 3000 series's, Broadcom Network Adapter 802.11g's
>>> (BCM4318) driver is 3.100.46.0 as default came with my Acer notebook.
>>> After having freezing problems when browsing the net or downloading
>>> with no chance to reach 192.168.1.1 also, i decided to update to a new
>>> driver also supports 802.11n, but after updating successfully(although
>>> i can browse sites successfully), the Wi-fi LED indicator which is
>>> built on to my notebook went CRAZY!!! It lits randomly and irregularly
>>> after rolling back to old original driver, Wi-fi LED went back to
>>> normal but i want to get rid of this strange freeze problem.
>>> The problem i'm having about freezing: While i'm surfing or
>>> downloading the net smoothly, randomly the data transfer(receive and
>>> sent, bi-directional) stops, no packets are received or sent anymore,
>>> I use Wireless Zero Configuration of XP Home SP2. But the connection
>>> does NOT seem disconnected and no logs in event viewer about this. I'm
>>> on channel 11 with my US Robotics 9108 MaxG router. Also there are
>>> some several wireless networks around my building.
>>> Then after searching for a long time, i'm forced to update to a new
>>> driver, but i'm furious because there's no newer drivers in Acer's
>>> supports site for my wireless adapter, even in Broadcom's site.
>>> The driver which is suited to my adapter but Wi-fi LED went crazy by
>>> flashing irregularly and intermittently:
>>> http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/23...xx-wireless-la...
>>> What do you think?
>> That sounds like a driver bug. I work on the Linux bcm43xx driver, which is a port of Broadcom's
>> driver. Coding the LED's is not very complicated. You might try other drivers. For example, the
>> Linksys WPC54G V3 contains a 4318 chip. Getting the driver from their website would give you another
>> option. The driver is bundled with Linksys's configuration programs, etc. that you will not need,
>> but the bcmwl5.sys and .inf files should work.
>>
>>> Is freezing after connecting or surfing for a while related to router
>>> or drivers of my wi-fi adapter?
>> As you can use 'repair' to restart communications, the problem is likely to be with your adapter.
>> Have you tried changing channels to see if that helps? You didn't tell us which one you are using,
>> but it is likely channel 6. Change your AP configuration so that it uses either channel 1 or 11, and
>> see if that helps.
>>
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> Hi Larry and thank for the quick reply,
> I'm on channel 11 both for router and adapter. I couldn't find a newer
> and better driver than 3.100.46.0. With this driver the wi-fi LED is
> health and connection establishes successfully. But as i mentioned
> above, i experience odd freezes i cannot explain. My integrated wi-fi
> adapter listed as ''Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter'' in device
> manager.
>
> Where can i find the newer and better? As you know Broadcom does not
> provide driver support for their integrated wi-fi adapters and Acer(my
> notebook) does not have newer on the support site.

I still do not think it is a driver problem. The main change between the 3.xx.yy.x and 4.xx.yy.z
drivers is the firmware.

Your loss of connection could be some interference on channel 11. You need to try channels 1 and 6
to see if they also have the same problem. If not, it was interference. If they do, it could still
be interference, but it might be your hardware.

Do you have a portable phone with a 2.4 GHz carrier? How about any Bluetooth devices? Does the
hangup correspond with the use of your microwave?

Larry