Dropped Connection (Wireless)

I have a netgear router, with a usb stick attached
downstairs, signal strength is fine, but the signal drops when using usenet,
the transfer rate goes up to 480kb (max for 4mb connection) but drops after
around 5 minutes. The signal strength is still fine and windows says I am
connected, but only a reboot will get it back again. When surfing the net
and the like it never drops, strange, I have it on auto as the router and
stick can both handle b &g would it help if I set it to one or the other?

> I have a netgear router, with a usb stick attached
> downstairs, signal strength is fine, but the signal drops when using usenet,
> the transfer rate goes up to 480kb (max for 4mb connection) but drops after
> around 5 minutes. The signal strength is still fine and windows says I am
> connected, but only a reboot will get it back again. When surfing the net
> and the like it never drops, strange, I have it on auto as the router and
> stick can both handle b &g would it help if I set it to one or the other?

there is a freeware program that helped me in the exact problem

no strings, just a great prog.

StayAlive Pro
absolutely great.

http://www.programfiles.com/default.asp?LinkID=48367

haven't had a drop in wireless adapter speed or dropped connection
since I installed it.

low memory resources too.

:)
HTH

"Gem" <gone@gonegone.com> wrote in message
news:mn.84a27d755efb87ae.70218@gonegone.com...
>> I have a netgear router, with a usb stick attached
>> downstairs, signal strength is fine, but the signal drops when using
>> usenet,
>> the transfer rate goes up to 480kb (max for 4mb connection) but drops
>> after
>> around 5 minutes. The signal strength is still fine and windows says I am
>> connected, but only a reboot will get it back again. When surfing the net
>> and the like it never drops, strange, I have it on auto as the router and
>> stick can both handle b &g would it help if I set it to one or the other?
>
> there is a freeware program that helped me in the exact problem
>
> no strings, just a great prog.
>
> StayAlive Pro
> absolutely great.
>
> http://www.programfiles.com/default.asp?LinkID=48367
>
> haven't had a drop in wireless adapter speed or dropped connection since I
> installed it.
>
> low memory resources too.
>
> :)
> HTH
>
Been running it for 30 minutes now on nothing but usenet and it hasn't
dropped once!!!

Thanks very much mate

> "Gem" <gone@gonegone.com> wrote in message
> news:mn.84a27d755efb87ae.70218@gonegone.com...
>>> I have a netgear router, with a usb stick attached
>>> downstairs, signal strength is fine, but the signal drops when using
>>> usenet,
>>> the transfer rate goes up to 480kb (max for 4mb connection) but drops
>>> after
>>> around 5 minutes. The signal strength is still fine and windows says I am
>>> connected, but only a reboot will get it back again. When surfing the net
>>> and the like it never drops, strange, I have it on auto as the router and
>>> stick can both handle b &g would it help if I set it to one or the other?
>>
>> there is a freeware program that helped me in the exact problem
>>
>> no strings, just a great prog.
>>
>> StayAlive Pro
>> absolutely great.
>>
>> http://www.programfiles.com/default.asp?LinkID=48367
>>
>> haven't had a drop in wireless adapter speed or dropped connection since I
>> installed it.
>>
>> low memory resources too.
>>
>> :)
>> HTH
>>
> Been running it for 30 minutes now on nothing but usenet and it hasn't
> dropped once!!!

> Thanks very much mate

glad to help :):)