Re: Activesync drops wireless connection

"Andreas" <ayiangoullis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I just found a solution. From connection settings, disable the advanced
networking feature. Of course this will stop network via functionality
support but you can always sync via bluetooth as well.


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:%23oTX5OQNHHA.3552@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Yes, not everyone was successful at getting a functional system in any
way other than reducing security on the wireless network. Some people
did have success changing clients, while others changed drivers. There
was no one right answer.

If the previous device was not a WM5 device, it never happened because
the WM5 device acts like a network adapter and previous devices acted
like specific USB devices that required special drivers and did *not*
appear to the system like additional network devices. Some WM5 devices
have the ability to act like the old-style devices, thus allowing them, I
would presume (my WM5 device does *not* have this option), to work around
this problem.

Paul T.

"Andreas" <ayiangoullis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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
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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?










Aaargh this problem is driving me crazy. Since connecting to a new wireless
network that has WPA enabled, I've not been able to synch - even when I've
got the wireless adapter turned off. I've downloaded the latest drivers for
my wireless card (an Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG) but that didn't seem to make
any difference.

When I try to connect the PDA (an O2 XDA Exec running WM5), I lose the
ability to browse web pages or send/receive email via the wireless
connection.

Activesynch doesn't work at all, sometimes there's a network connection
between the laptop and the PDA but AS won't connect and synch.

Andreas mentioned disabling the advanced networking feature from connection
settings, but I can't find this - is it on the laptop or PDA?

I'd appreciate any help

Neil


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