Belkin Wireless-N USB Adapter cuts out intermittently

Hi everyone, I really could use some help here, I've done everything that I can think of short of taking this thing back to where I got it from.

I've recently been having troubles with the adapter maintaining its connection to the Belkin Wireless-N ISR that is functioning as an access point on my network.

I have multiple other wireless devices, including a new iMac, an older PC with a Netgear Wireless-G PCI adapter, and an HP multifunction unit that are able to maintain a steady connection to the ISR 24/7.

However, my Belkin Wireless-N adapter on my main PC running Windows XP Pro has started cutting out very often, and not being able to maintain a connection for more than a few minutes at times. When it cuts out, the activity light goes out, and it just seems to be "sleeping". If I try to disable it and enable it in the Network Connections control panel, it will give an error of "Connection failed!" when I try to enable it, and then I get a popup from the toolbar stating that the "USB Device is not recognized".

When I unplug the device from the USB port and plug it back in, the connection resumes, but not for good, and its bound to cut out soon again.

I've reinstalled the driver multiple times, I've tried using both XP and the utility included with the adapter to control it, and searched the internet high and low for some answers, but have not been able to come across any.

The connection strength is good.

How often it disconnects is pretty random, but its has a very hard time staying connected for more than a few minutes, sometimes staying connected for just a few seconds.

To rule out everything I can, I've set it up with a static IP address and disabled all other network adapters on my machine.

In a command prompt I've been pinging google.com for quite a while, and I can see when it disconnects - its just random, and pissing me off...

I would greatly appreciate some help, as I'm all out of ideas. Thanks in advance.

Dennis

I'm having the same intermittent problem with my Belkin F5D7050 adapter. It's driving me mad as it only stays on for a few seconds, then quits on me. The PC (running XP pro) sets it up again, but after doing this 2 or 3 times, seems to give up and I have to reboot, or log off and then on again. I have reloaded the driver from the disc, and tried not loading the monitor software - I did that and it conflicts with the WZC facility in windows. I tried turning that off and running the total Belkin software, but it's just the same.

A computer geek I know reckons it's a faulty adapter - but he hates anything Belkin and it used to work fine. My connection to the router is 'very good' whilst it lasts, the router is also a Belkin. The connection has got progressively worse over the last few days, I have to admit. I bet by the time I come to send this, it'll have quit on me again - yep! there we go...

Someone please help or I may have to go back to writing letters in the library. See you the other side of a reboot...
Roo

OK dieselfuelonly has a belkin N adapter and berners17 has belkin G adapter , two different devices here

can you both plug the adapter straight into the back of one of your pc's USB ports and test.
dont use a hub or the belkin usb extension cable

now how I know these things remains a mystery

Well, lets narrow it back down then. I have the Belkin N adapter as well, I have plugged it directly into my laptop and I've used the docking station for it.

My network is configured so that the adapter is assigned a static IP address and I have even tried tuning my N router down to 54mbps so that it isn't trying to manage different data rates for all the devices connected to it (even though I'm fairly sure it turns everything down to the lowest anyways, but who knows). I have 2g devices and 2n devices if it matters, none of the other devices have ever experienced connectivity issues at all.

I am experiencing nearly the exact same problem as the original poster, 5min or less of connectivity and then I am forced to unplug and replug my USB card.

I have also used Windows and the Belkin network management software and I'm experiencing the same issue with both.

I am running Windows XP SP2 as well.

I have a Vista x32 desktop system with the Belkin N wireless adapter. I'm using a Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router. I'm getting excellent signal; however, the adapter just cuts out randomly. If I unplug it then plug it back in, it works just fine; however, it randomly cuts out from anywhere from a minute or to 15 minutes before I have to do the process over again.

Is it just me or does the adapter seem hot when it cuts out? I know that overheating doesn't always mean necessarily that something will make it have problems; but it's just something I wanted to throw out there.

Frozen, it looks like we're in the same dilemma... did you ever get it fixed? my usb - N is quite toasty when it cuts out... it started quitting last night after I installed some more memory into my computer. It starts off working, but then dies after about 3 minutes. I've checked the USB power settings, device manager has the latest and greatest drivers.... I've tried all my usb ports, all are giving the same result... The heat on this thing isn't overly hot, but it's enough to cause concern. I have another device of the same in my other system I'll try tonight, but I was wondering if anyone out there experience this and have a fix? or is the N-Stick just hosed and needs replacement?!
Thanks all!

This may be a half a year old thread, but this is the first time I've found something that someone has described the exact problem I am having.

berners17, I have the same wireless adapter as you. Also on windows XP

Every 20 or so seconds my wireless cuts-out, mostly whenever I launch a prgram (weather it uses the internet or not) I run at 54Mbps constantly with a "Very good" connection.

I have done everything, well.. everything I have read about, I have pinged Google and every I get "Request timed out" at reguler intervals, over a period of about 20 minutes it was a very reguler thing, approximatly the same number of pings between each time out

My head hurts, I can not see what is wrong or why it is doing it, I have updated/reinstalled all firmware to do with both the adapter and the router, the router is not passworded so anyone in range would be able to use is (my friends laptop works fine with it) I have even reformatted my entire hard-drive and got the same problem again shortly after. WZC I have had both on and off and also manual start.

I would use a wired connection, unfortunatly I am not able to drill holes through the floor (rented house) to connect the router, which is downstairs, to my PC although I know it works fine when I do so after trying with my PC downstairs.

Grrr, that damned adapter would be a pile of broken shards by now if the internet was not one of the only ways for me to keep in touch with family

Edit: just to say, it cut out three times whilst typing this and once when trying to send.

I'm having a very, very similar issue with my 802.11G (no N). See my thread. But yeah...Here's an example of what my ping table looks like: <2ms, 15ms, 83ms, 137ms, 800ms, request timed out. <2ms, 15ms, so forth and so on. It is a definate pattern.

Also, have you noticed how few people really have any expertise regarding this issue? Kinda worries me....

I've spent dozens of hours on this and other forums, trying to get an answer to my problems of constant disconnection from the Internet.

I won't delve into the specifics, other than to say that I've tried scores of fixes and replacements, yet the problem continues.

One thing I haven't tried to fix -- because I can't -- is the equipment and policies of my ISP and the company that supplies the bandwidth to the ISP. I would not be surprised to learn that my problems result from secret bandwidth denial by these firms, and that they are unwilling to admit they do this. In no forum have I heard anyone mention this possibility, and I know of no way to poke into it. Does anyone know of a way to RULE OUT evildoing on the part of these "service" providers? Any why aren't they able to help us, either?

Also, I have seen no forums where it is suggested that we read our router logs.

I've been having this intermittent shutoff problem with my Belkin N wireless usb stick, and I think I finally figure out my problem. Hubs/extension cords. My stick was plugged into the built in usb hub on my monitor, and it was overheating, so I removed it. Then, I plugged that stick into its provided usb extension cord/base, and plugged the cord directly into my pc usb. Once again, too hot and periodically shutting off. Now, I have the stick plugged directly into my pc's usb port without any hub or extension cord, and things look to be improving. In fact, this is the first internet post that I've been able to get through in a while that doesn't get disconnected. I'll update my situation in a few days to report its stability.

dang, never mind. it just kicked me again

Ok, so it seems like I MAY have solved things. Here is what I did with my F5D803 Belkin N usb stick to get it stable in Windows (so far.) I uninstalled ALL of the belkin software for the stick, both software and drivers. After a computer restart, I inserted the included Belkin CD in the cd drive, but didn't run it. Then, I plugged the usb stick into the PC without using a usb hub or the included usb extension cord....just straight into the computer. Next, I went into the device manager, right clicked on the Belkin stick, selected properties-->hardware tab-->properties button --> driver tab --> update driver button. From there, I selected "browse my computer for driver software" and selected my CD drive. The computer automatically found the driver for the usb stick on the CD, and things seem to be working well....so far!

So, in a nutshell, try getting rid of all the Belkin software, and just updating the driver from the disk, and things may be more stable for you. I'm not even gonna mess around with updating the driver from the website, because that has only caused me problems in the past.

I use a Netgear WG111v3 USB thumb adapter on my laptop and I noticed right away it seemed over hot. It does the same thing a few of you have described here-cuts out intermittently. I just unplug it for a few seconds and plug it back in and it usually works.

Rarely it will not connect even though signal strength is adequate. In that case I unplug it for 20 - 30 mins to let it cool down and it usually works fine again for a few days.

Just to update, my Belkin N usb stick has remained solid for 24 hours, so I think I finally resolved things, after a very frustrating few weeks

I arrived here with the same problem as everyone else here. I was very pleased to find the solution from douglasf13, but, unfortunately, it didn't work for me.

I think that the problem, for me, came in that I have a more recently purchased adapter, and the disc did not contain the driver in raw form, but packaged inside of an executable. Because of this, or possibly because I am running Windows 7 RC, Windows could not locate the driver on the disc in the way douglasf13 described.

So, I set out, and found, another solution. Exactly as douglasf13 avoided, I went to the Belkin website, and downloaded the most recent driver. They had a LOT of drivers, too. Seriously, they seemed to update every two to three months.

So, to cover what I did step by step for those trying to recreate it (in Windows 7, otherwise you may have some slight differences in steps):

1. Go to Control Panel, and, under "Programs," select "Uninstall a program."

2. Select and uninstall "Belkin Wireless N Adapter Driver" from the list.

3. Disconnect the adapter.

4. Using another PC, or via a temporary ethernet connection, download the latest driver from Belkin.com's support section, searching based upon the model number written on the back of the device. for the F5D8053, which is the one I have, go to this page (the version I'm using is 5.01.03, but a newer one ought to work).

5. Run the downloaded executable on the target PC, connecting the adapter when prompted.

6. Connect to your wireless network as normal. If you have an encryption key, you'll have to re-enter it, as reinstalling the driver seems to make it forget everything.

Hope this helps!

EDIT:
It took longer, but the problem's back now. CRAP. Forget everything I just wrote!

I'm aware that this thread is getting old now, but I have similar problems too. I bought the belkin N wireless USB adaptor, however I find that once I plug it in it keeps connection as long as I dont leave it for more than 30 mins, but when I restart my PC it can't seem to connect again or can only go local. I asked the guys in PC world about the the N wireless adaptor before I bought it becasue I have Vista 64bit, and there are lots of compatibaility issues. However to my surprise I came home and have problems similar to what everyone else is experiencing. Is it worth even bothering about this anymore? or does it seem likely that a fix will be made, because this thread has been going for a while and the issue still hasn't been resolved in that time.

Ok, I am running the FSD8053 v1000 on Vista. I have been fighting this problem like the rest of you for quite a while. I may be on to something here. I went into the Device Manager and pulled up the Belkin USB Adapter under the Network Adapters on there. I clicked on the Advanced tab. There is the power settings there. One of the settings is CAM which stands for "Constantly Awake Mode" on AC or something to that effect. Anyways, it was disabled and so I enabled it and instantly the little blue light came one.

I am crossing my fingers on this one and had to pass it on so hopefully it will save some people headache medicine.