Re: linksys wireless

robdot <robdot.2vhh0b@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> hath wroth:

>I recently purchased a WRT54G wireless router. I installed it when I had
>Win XP. It worked great, excellent signal strength. When I switched to
>Vista, my connectivity dropped to Fair and sometimes to Limited. There
>are no obstructions. I changed nothing except the OS. The linksys tech
>support site was so busy they shut it down, as they say, to serve us
>better! My computer is an Acer laptop, Aspire 5050. Any suggestions on
>how to boost signal strength? Is it something to do with Vista Settings?
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I just blundered across this item:
<http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vista-RTM-Resolved-Wireless-Connectivity-Issues-41676.shtml>
It seems that in Vista, MS has tweaked the power save settings in
their release to mfg beta. Presumably, this was fixed in the final
release, but there's no guarantee. Please check the settings.

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