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[JL6speed]

I left my laptop on over night and it dropped the connection.

In the logs:

...disconnected for reason: Authentication Failed


In the logs i also see a lot of

[INFO]   Wed Aug 04 11:55:10 2010   Iridium: Wireless system with MAC address 0022FB9C2D92 secured and linked
[INFO]   Wed Aug 04 11:55:10 2010   Iridium: Wireless system with MAC address 0022FB9C2D92 associated
[INFO]   Wed Aug 04 11:55:10 2010   Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO]   Wed Aug 04 11:54:59 2010   Iridium: Wireless system with MAC address 0022FB9C2D92 secured and linked
[INFO]   Wed Aug 04 11:54:59 2010   Iridium: Wireless system with MAC address 0022FB9C2D92 associated
[INFO]   Wed Aug 04 11:54:59 2010   Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO]   Wed Aug 04 11:54:47 2010   Iridium: Wireless system with MAC address 0022FB9C2D92 secured and linked
[INFO]   Wed Aug 04 11:54:47 2010   Iridium: Wireless system with MAC address 0022FB9C2D92 associated
[INFO]   Wed Aug 04 11:54:47 2010   Above message repeated 1 times



Is there something I should change? I'm getting tired of random drops

[FurryNutz]

What encryption and wireless mode and band are you using? What is the model of your wireless card on your LT?

[JL6speed]

I was using WPA2 - AES - 2.4 g & n 20/40Auto - Channel 6

Laptop has a Intel 5100 AGN.



As for now, I have disabled the encryption and used MAC Filtering. Only prob is it will be inconvenient when guests come over and want to connect.

[FurryNutz]

Been hearing alot of word lately about Intel wireless. Wonder if there is an issue here too. How about trying G mode only at 2.4Ghz?

As for guests, do you have a lot of guest that come over? I just keep my password on the router and any comes over I just give that to them. No big reason to have guest accounts and such if you don't get a lot of guest traffic.

[LookIntoMyEyees]

There has been a lot of post recently about wireless issues, Hmmhh we must investigate this and create a firmware .

[JL6speed]

Hmm.... Well I got the DGL4500 for the N network so I could stream stuff over the network faster. Going G would defeat the purpose.

1.22NA fixed the wireless errors / packet drops so it isn't as bad as 1.21NA however.

[FurryNutz]

I would try G mode only at 2.4Ghz and then N mode only at 2.4Ghz and see what happens. Again, N only provides a faster connection and doesn't mean faster xfer rates. Seems like N is still a big issue with every router. 2.4Ghz should be good though. I use it. If your still loosing connection then you need to check the PCs wireless settings and drive. There has been issues with Intel and other wireless brands.

[Trikein]

Way I think about it is Wireless G is like a Edge connection with your cellphone, but Wireless N is like a 3G or 4G connection. Sure, 3G is faster, but theres less towers, which means less signal. So you can either go with more slower signal (and this faster rate) or less faster signal. Rule of thumb I use, if you have less then 70% signal level, use G. More, try using N if compatible.

[JoeScan]

Try the new update 1.23NA.

[FurryNutz]

Updating to newer FW is not going to resolve his issue i believe. I think there is an issue with the LT wireless Intel card not keeping alive the connection over a long period of time if left unattended.

[JL6speed]

Well i didn't have any issues when I was on my DGL-4300 so I don't think it's my intel card.

I left the comps on over night again to test it out and my router dropped connections on the wired and wireless

[FurryNutz]

Ok, sounds like it's the 4500 then. Even after doing a factory reset and using default settings does the router do the same thing? If so then I would contact Dlink for RMA man. Let us know.

[JL6speed]

I might give 1.23NA a try. Is there anyway to rollback to 1.22NA if it is worse?

[JoeScan]

I love how everyone is so against FW updates.

[FurryNutz]

Not against updating, just advising that if it works, your not missing out on anything. If your having problems, troubleshoot everything and then use updates as a last resort.