Spidey9534;184467 Wrote:
I am using the Linksys Network Monitor v1.0 utility that came with my
card to manage my wireless connection. Unfortunately, I do not see any
advanced settings to control how agressively my PC will roam for new
internet connections?
Then you might want to try Windows
Mark Lanctot;184049 Wrote:
Check the wireless utility that came with the computer's wireless card.
(BTW it's usually better to use this than Windows Wireless Zero
Configuration, although WZC improved considerably in SP2).
There should be a setting for roaming aggressiveness. Set it as
if ur brave, u can not elect to use the linksys software for the
adapter, and use what XP has built in.
one caveat, if u use wep, u might have to enter the full hex code, not
just the passcode.
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Spidey9534;183835 Wrote:
Yes,
It's wireless per my first post. I know this might not be the best
option, but it is the most reasonable with my current physical layout
having the PC that has my collection of music located approx 45' away
from my main stereo.
Your SB is wireless, as is
Are you using any plugins (RSS ticker, weather, etc) or screen savers
which require internet access. If so, perhaps disabling these would
help.
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maggior
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Sorry, you're quite right, I mistyped what I meant to say. It's NOT the
router that is roaming, but my PC. DOH!
SuperQ;183850 Wrote:
This sounds more like the router failing than your ISP failing. Does
your cable modem indicate it's reconnecting when you have problems with
the PC connecting
Mark Lanctot;183994 Wrote:
Your SB is wireless, as is mine - that should work OK.
What I was asking is whether the SlimServer computer is *also*
wireless.
Ye, the PC is wireless too.
? But it's your router that provides the connection to the Internet
for your whole network. Do
Spidey9534;184039 Wrote:
I guess I'm looking for some help/tips on forcing the PC to stay
connected to the router (static IP?).
Check the wireless utility that came with the computer's wireless card.
(BTW it's usually better to use this than Windows Wireless Zero
Configuration, although WZC
Spidey9534;183547 Wrote:
You guys got me to thinking though
I am NOT using a static IP on the PC and when it gets disconnected from
the internet it is polling to find another available wireless netowrk to
hook up to. I live in a Condo building with at least 10+ networks nearby
and at
Yes,
It's wireless per my first post. I know this might not be the best
option, but it is the most reasonable with my current physical layout
having the PC that has my collection of music located approx 45' away
from my main stereo.
I'm not sure about the router failing as I suspect that it
Spidey9534;183835 Wrote:
Yes,
It's wireless per my first post. I know this might not be the best
option, but it is the most reasonable with my current physical layout
having the PC that has my collection of music located approx 45' away
from my main stereo.
I'm not sure about the
Unless you're streaming Internet radio, it shouldn't be affected.
However maybe it's your modem or router that's disconnecting you, and
maybe that's having an impact? Perhaps one of them has its DHCP server
go down, and if it's the router, perhaps it's rebooting?
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Mark Lanctot
It's like,
Thanks for the responses.
I'm not streaming internet radio, just my CD collection stored on my PC
in the office.
You guys got me to thinking though
I am NOT using a static IP on the PC and when it gets disconnected from
the internet it is polling to find another available wireless netowrk
Is there a way to configure Slimserver to stream without an internet
connection?
I'm running an SB3 wirelessly from a computer in my home office.
I get random loss of service events with my connection to Comcast, but
my network is humming along just fine. When I get disconnected from the
No, you should not need an internet connection for SlimServer to play
files that are on your local network. Check your network settings to
make sure the SB3 is on the same subnet as the SlimServer machine.
Maybe someone else will chime in with other ideas.
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jeffmeh
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