Vista connection is unstable

My Vista desktop is upstairs from the Westell router and connected with a
Linksys USB adapter. It drop the network several times per hour while
streaming audio and browsing. The Acer laptop next to it uses XP Home and
has a dependable connection. The Toshiba (Vista) laptop downstairs (10 feet
from router) is very dependable. Linksys offers no changes to setting to
improve signal reception. I have tried various channels on the router,
changed from WEP to WPA, varied the location of the USB adapter within the
room and uninstalled/reinstalled the adapter and no significant improvement.
Any suggestion before I run 40' of cable through the walls? THANKS!

sorry for the duplicate message!!!

"PaulH7436" wrote:

> My Vista desktop is upstairs from the Westell router and connected with a
> Linksys USB adapter. It drop the network several times per hour while
> streaming audio and browsing. The Acer laptop next to it uses XP Home and
> has a dependable connection. The Toshiba (Vista) laptop downstairs (10 feet
> from router) is very dependable. Linksys offers no changes to setting to
> improve signal reception. I have tried various channels on the router,
> changed from WEP to WPA, varied the location of the USB adapter within the
> room and uninstalled/reinstalled the adapter and no significant improvement.
> Any suggestion before I run 40' of cable through the walls? THANKS!

Have you checked if there is a new firmware for the router or new driver for
NIC?

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"PaulH7436" <PaulH7436@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AEC5CA70-F6E0-499B-8FB4-15A9672660A1@microsoft.com...
> My Vista desktop is upstairs from the Westell router and connected with a
> Linksys USB adapter. It drop the network several times per hour while
> streaming audio and browsing. The Acer laptop next to it uses XP Home and
> has a dependable connection. The Toshiba (Vista) laptop downstairs (10
> feet
> from router) is very dependable. Linksys offers no changes to setting to
> improve signal reception. I have tried various channels on the router,
> changed from WEP to WPA, varied the location of the USB adapter within the
> room and uninstalled/reinstalled the adapter and no significant
> improvement.
> Any suggestion before I run 40' of cable through the walls? THANKS!

My ISP that supplied the router did not mention an update but I will inquire.
By using an extension cable on the USB adapter, I seem to have a better
signal. Thanks!

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Have you checked if there is a new firmware for the router or new driver for
> NIC?
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "PaulH7436" <PaulH7436@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AEC5CA70-F6E0-499B-8FB4-15A9672660A1@microsoft.com...
> > My Vista desktop is upstairs from the Westell router and connected with a
> > Linksys USB adapter. It drop the network several times per hour while
> > streaming audio and browsing. The Acer laptop next to it uses XP Home and
> > has a dependable connection. The Toshiba (Vista) laptop downstairs (10
> > feet
> > from router) is very dependable. Linksys offers no changes to setting to
> > improve signal reception. I have tried various channels on the router,
> > changed from WEP to WPA, varied the location of the USB adapter within the
> > room and uninstalled/reinstalled the adapter and no significant
> > improvement.
> > Any suggestion before I run 40' of cable through the walls? THANKS!
>
>