DSE equipment and Operating Systems.....

I have a PCI 802.11b card installed in my desktop running Windows XP Pro. And a PCMCIA 802.11b in a laptop running Windows ME - yuk (not mine) :-) I cannot "keep" a connection between them (I have tried with a different laptop and same thing happens). So there is something to do with my desktop PC that won't keep a connection for more than 2 seconds. I have to tell the laptop to connect to it, it does, then disconnects. Is there known conflict problems between Windows XP's built-in settings and the software which came with the card (called Wconfig)?

Try looking at the power save options?

Tried it without the supplied s/w and it did the same. So frustrating.

Im guessing that this is one of the cheaper Cameo PCI cards. I have seen thi issue before and could not resolve it so we dithed the cards and went for the more expensive ones.

Regards
Andrew

When I initially fired it up it worked ok for about 10mins or so - but now it consistently is a pain. Is it possible do U think to get a refund from DSE?

They do a 14 day no questions asked warranty (must be in re-saleable condition and working) or up to 28 days if the goods are faulty or not fit for the purpose intended. Consumer guarantees act may increase this by a 'reasonable' time frame, however going by your description of your problem, I can't see them saying no within a 28 day period (I used to manage a dse store).
DSE generally stand beside their product very well.

-John

It now works fine due to my loading Windows XP Service Pack 2. So just keep that in mind with all wireless cards on XP machines - the wireless networking capabilites side of SP2 has been upgraded considerably.