Re: Activesync drops wireless connection

Yes it's Intel but I have all the latest updates both for client and
adapter. I don't think it's the client because I've tried both the Intel and
Microsoft clients with the same results. It must be the adapter's problem.

However there is still a mystery. Why, didn't this problem ever happen with
my previous device? I was using the same computer with the same
configuration until yesterday and this never happened.

I don't think that changing WPA is an option though because this will lower
security.



"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:upAGw$NNHHA.4916@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It's not a channel problem and a search of the archives will show you that
you're not the first, if my read of symptoms is correct. The thread was
called "ActiveSync Kills Wireless". If you change the security of your
nearby wireless network to something other than WPA, it shouldn't be a
problem, and some have had success getting the latest drivers or wireless
clients from Intel (I presume this is an Intel wireless chipset in your
PC).

Here's a link to the search page for the archives:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.pocketpc.activesync?hl=en

Basically, it's a bug in Intel's wireless chipset driver or in the
wireless client from Intel. When it sees what it interprets as an
insecure network connection (the USB connection to the device is a network
connection), it drops the WPA wireless connection to avoid contaminating
the network (or something).

Paul T.

"Andreas" <ayiangoullis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O032ZiNNHHA.2232@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I use a wireless connection on my laptop which works 99.9% flawlessly
without interruptions for many months. It connects on my wireless network
which consists of a router which uses channel 6 and an access point which
uses channel 11. I have AS 4.2 and have been using it to sync with my
i-mate ppc without any problems. I just changed phone and noticed the
following strange problem: As soon as I connect the new phone/pda to usb
and AS starts sync, my wifi connection drops and after a while a get
"limited or no connectivity", this happens because it stops the connection
on the access point which uses channel 11 and tries to connect to channel
6 which is far away with very low signal.

Why could AS connection prohibit my laptop from using channel 11?





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