Wireless Networking → Re: [northeast] Inconsistent Wireless Speeds

Does that laptop log in at another location with a different IP than 192.168.0.102. I had a laptop that used to come in here and fight with the PCs and printer trying to get the same IP it got at home. I got so tired of it creating conflicts that I set everything to static IPs outside the DHCP range of the router, and only the laptops operate within the DHCP range dispensed from the router.

edit: The LAN connector on the laptop was not created to do the PPPoE (username/password) authentication, was it? ie: A situation where both the router and the LAN connector are both wanting to do PPPoE authentication.

It looks like you get a series of acquiring a lease, repeatedly; a pause, a release of the IP, then reauthentication and acquire a lease and it's fine from there out.

I do use a Sprint wireless card (plugged into a slot on my laptop) at work during the week. Could that be causing a conflict? I've never checked the IP settings for that connection. I don't believe that my laptop is doing any kind of authentication. The only thing that I recall setting up was the WPA-PSK on the wireless card. However, I just looked at the programs on my laptop via control panel and there is a program called Verizon FIOS activation (even though I activated my account using my desktop PC). I suppose I could delete that program and see if that helps. This is really just a minor annoyance since everything is fine after about 3 minutes. Thanks again for the suggestions and help.

I would try assigning an Static IP address for the wireless NIC. ex 192.168.0.50 for example see if this works.

Rob

Rich, do you have 2 separate LAN connectors in Network connections? If yes, have you tried disabling the one for the Sprint card? What type of connection is the Sprint on (DHCP, PPPoE)?

Rtcy, I certainly understand where you are coming from. I use a Dlink 624 but it is not the one supplied by Verizon. I know wireless can be inconsistent but my signal strength never falls below the "excellent" range. My laptop is located within 15 feet of the router with one wall in between. I'll post this in another forum if necessary.

John, my Sprint wireless connection is listed in the Dial-Up section of the network connections. When not in use (when I am at home using FIOS) the status is "disconnected". In the LAN or high-speed section, I have 3 listings. One is my wireless connection ("enabled"), one is listed as Local Area Connection ("network cable unplugged") and is an Intel Pro/1000 MT Mobile Connection, and the other is an AGN Virtual Network Adapter ("Enabled"). The only time I plug an ethernet cable into my laptop is when I am at my main office which is on rare occasion.

The reason I ask is because FiOS is "OPEN" PPPoE, which means any Username, any Password will produce a connection. PPPoE is essentially a dial up type protocol.

DSL which did not cause this problem, is normal PPPoE which means you can only get a connection with the use of the exact User/Pass for your account.

I don't even know if it's possible, but was wondering if another connector (possible the Sprint dial up) couldn't produce a connection for a short time, till it decided it was on the wrong network, drop the connection, let the next (correct) wireless connection come up, and produce a good connection.

Is the Sprint connector an XP created, log on with username and password broadband connector?

I don't know if there's anywhere in the logs that would tell you which connector is being used, or if you could get Network Connections open early enough to watch the connectors when that first connection comes up. I would just disable them one at a time, to see if one is producing that temporary connection at start-up. Your call. I guess you're quite sick of rebooting the laptop by now; I sure would be.