Thanks for the explanation.

Yes I have tried all version of driver from the one shipped right up to
beta.

On MA521 (802.11b) card, I do not run their utility and I use the XP
Wireless configuration. Works fine.

What is more, their software - the utility for MA521 even with XP Wireless
Configuration give reduced functionality - does not work if your XP account
belongs to the Users group. In other word, the least privilege account. (I
write program in this mode to ensure my program meet the Windows Security
model).

Sadly NetGear's utility for MA521 does not meet this requirement and its
just disappears. But the MA521 still powers on unlike it supposedly v2.

The more I look at their software I more I see that being developed by
inexperience developer.

In their 511v2 wizard, you cannot use Ctrl-V to pass the WEP key into that
field. You have to use right-mouse click | paste. Clearly their developer
makes a boo-boo there.

Do you know if the router WGR614 support WPA-PSK and TKIP?

> My personal opinion is that WinXP wireless zero + Netgear utility can't
> work together if they are both installed.
I can't agree with your observation. MA521 is a case in point. I all
situations, I do not always want the vendor's rubbish on my machine. Hence I
do minimal installation - just their drivers.

I am now back onto the original 3.1.0.19 bare bone installation. But I doubt
that would last too long.

Bob

<astanko@gwdg.de> wrote in message
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> Hi Bob!
>
> Maybe you misunderstood me - the problem with the router I described is
> just another problem with Netgear that I had - the router was probably
> dropping the connection. It is in no way connected to the WG511v2
> problem.
>
> Regarding our WG511v2 problem I will explain again what happens on my
> PC:
>
> 1. My config: I have the WG511v2 software installed with the Netgear
> utility. I use WPA-PSK. Even when I tell Windows to manage my Wireless
> the Netgear utility was still there for some reason...
>
> 2. Now to the problem: After some time my internet connection stops
> working. I have the impression that at this point the green netgear
> icon turns yellow (means losing the signal I suppose). And from then
> on I cannot access the Internet or my LAN any more, although the
> windows wireless icon in the taskbar shows an active wireless
> connection and the netgear icon is green again. So I have to select
> another profile in the netgear utility and then again my normal profile
> and the connection works again for some time. I think this has
> something to do with signal strength, maybe the driver does not
> reauthenticate correctly when it loses the signal for a second or so...
>
> 3. How I solved the problem for me: I completely uninstalled the
> netgear software to remove the netgear utility and the driver. Then I
> installed only the WG511v2 driver which I found on the WG511v2 CD
> (driver version 3.1.0.19). You can't get this stand alone driver from
> their website. WinXP is now managing my wireless with WPA-PSK and TKIP.
> This works and I don't lose the connection any more. Ok, after some
> hours of work sometimes a message appears that a wireless connection
> has been established but this happens automatically and does not cause
> any problems.
>
> My suggestions to you:
> 1. Have you tried to use an older driver and let WInXP manage your
> connection? If you don't need WPA-PSK with AES this should be ok.
>
> 2. If you want to use the Netgear utility you shoud disable the
> Wireless Zero Configuration under system services. Netgear support told
> me that this is important so it does not interfere with the Netgear
> utility.
>
> My personal opinion is that WinXP wireless zero + Netgear utility can't
> work together if they are both installed.
>
> Let me know if this helps...
>
> Regards,
> Anguel
>