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...-download.html
>
> 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.

Larry