Re: Peformance Problems w/D-Link Router and Card

On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:25:23 -0400, mikper7
<mikper7.2s1ecc@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in
<mikper7.2s1ecc@no-mx.wirelessforums.org>:

>Hi. New here, complete novice to WiFi. Running three desktops and a
>laptop off a D-Link router. Encountering problems with one of the
>desktops (The E-Machines, gofigure:mad:) In any case, the problem is
>that the soundcard, video, and mouse performance are all significantly
>impeded when I'm on the network (lots of skipping, mouse pointer
>freezes). When I disconect, everything is fine. Could it be I put the
>card in the wrong PCI slot (there's two: one was open, the other has an
>inboard phone modem attached to it)? Thanks in advance.

That's possible. Or the slot might be flaky. Wouldn't hurt to try
moving your PCI cards. Or the driver might be flaky.

In the future, avoid PCI adapters -- better to use an Ethernet client
bridge, or a USB adapter.

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