Hi,

I think I have found 'a solution' to the problem. You are given me a clue
and you are probably correct.

The router may be the culprit of not keeping up with the throughput of
WG511v2 in 802.11g

Hence I locked down the router from 'b or g' mode to 'b' mode forcing the
WG511v2 to operate in 802.11b limping mode.

So far it has gone on for more than an hour with using the XP Wireless
Configuration and the original driver 3.1.0.19

So wait until my router dies, I will just run it in 802.11b.

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
>