Linksys WRT54G - WinXP lost connections

I just setup a Linksys WRT54G router with 5 wireless WinXP laptops (4
use 802.11g, 1 uses 802.11B. All have internal Mini PCI cards) plus one
desktop machine direct wired to the router.

I configured the router for DHCP, 128bit WEP, SSID broadcast disabled,
and entered a manual 26 character HEX key for key 1).

For each laptop, WEP shared settings were used and I entered the 26
character HEX key using Windows wireless networking configuration. Each
machine connected to the Net through the router successfully.

Problem: so far the 802.11b and one 802.11G laptop have failed to
remember the wireless connection profile eventually and lose the ability
to find the router.

Anyone have any suggestions where the problem is here?

Thanks...

Tom

Tom Williams wrote:

> I just setup a Linksys WRT54G router with 5 wireless WinXP laptops (4
> use 802.11g, 1 uses 802.11B. All have internal Mini PCI cards) plus one
> desktop machine direct wired to the router.
>
> I configured the router for DHCP, 128bit WEP, SSID broadcast disabled,
> and entered a manual 26 character HEX key for key 1).
>
> For each laptop, WEP shared settings were used and I entered the 26
> character HEX key using Windows wireless networking configuration. Each
> machine connected to the Net through the router successfully.
>
> Problem: so far the 802.11b and one 802.11G laptop have failed to
> remember the wireless connection profile eventually and lose the ability
> to find the router.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions where the problem is here?
>
> Thanks...
>
> Tom
Hi,
If your router is v. 5 or 6, it's buggy one. Maybe you should consider
loading dd-wrt firmware to make it stable. v. 5 and 6, Linksys reduced
memory size and it's Vxwork based, not Linux.
New WRT54GL is same as older ones.

probably get on better turning the ssid back on

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 17:31:45 GMT, Tom Williams <tomwnd82@gmail.com>
wrote in <5A%Hg.18075$gY6.2787@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com >:

>I just setup a Linksys WRT54G router with 5 wireless WinXP laptops (4
>use 802.11g, 1 uses 802.11B. All have internal Mini PCI cards) plus one
>desktop machine direct wired to the router.
>
>I configured the router for DHCP, 128bit WEP,

Too weak to be of much value.

>SSID broadcast disabled,

Won't really help security, and can be a problem for you. See below.

>and entered a manual 26 character HEX key for key 1).
>
>For each laptop, WEP shared settings were used and I entered the 26
>character HEX key using Windows wireless networking configuration. Each
>machine connected to the Net through the router successfully.
>
>Problem: so far the 802.11b and one 802.11G laptop have failed to
>remember the wireless connection profile eventually and lose the ability
>to find the router.
>
>Anyone have any suggestions where the problem is here?

Turn SSID back on.

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