PC Lags out when Wireless connection drops

[Darkon]

I have a Belkin Wireless G Card 5000 and am connected to a Linksys network thingie. I lose my connection a lot, but thats not what bothers me, seeing as how i only check myspace and such on this computer. When the connection drops, my computer either Freezes up completely, or lags out beyond anything being conventionably usable. How can i stop the computer from lagging out whenever the connection is dropped!

[johnwill]

Please supply the following info, exact make and models of the equipment please.

Name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Make and exact model of the broadband modem.
Make and exact model of the router.
Model numbers can usually be obtained from the label on the device.
Connection type, wired or wireless.
If wireless, encryption used, (none, WEP, WPA, or WPA2)
Make and model of your computer.
Version and patch level of Windows on all affected machines, i.e. XP-Home (or XP-Pro), SP1-SP2, Vista, etc.

Also, please give an exact description of your problem symptoms, including the exact text of any error messages.




On any problem computer, I'd also like to see this:

Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD to open a command prompt:

Type the following command:

IPCONFIG /ALL

Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter.
Paste the results in a message here.

If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here.

[Darkon]

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Donald-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin Wireless G Desktop Card
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-50-D3-A2-B2
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4490:1d7e:f317:81b%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.110(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:07:24 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:07:23 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234885456
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.93.41.125
24.93.41.126
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VIA Rhine II Compatible Fast Ethernet Ada
pter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-D3-64-62-A9
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{4D980D0E-BFCD-4EA1-8A34-46A9B16EC
87A}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{D6EF1615-0DC9-43FD-931F-C98DF1D8A
B25}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.{C9A76DB0-A0A8-4675-ACAF-3F801309C
D27}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.1.110%12(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 24.93.41.125
24.93.41.126
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e66:142c:86d:bcf5:862e(Prefe
rred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::142c:86d:bcf5:862e%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Road Runner
Linksys Wireless 802.11b 11Mbps/802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter WUSB54G
SKU: 305000340-02
Belkin Wireless G Desktop Network Card 802.11g 2.4GHz
SKU: F5D7000
All Wireless
Encryption None
Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit O/S
I couldn't find the SP Build, i'm guessing SP0

The problem rarely occurs, which i would ignore, but it can sometimes happen very shortly after startup. Once the wireless connection drops, the computer lags out beyond use or locks up completely, mouse and all. I notice it happens more often if someone accesses material on you-tube by streaming things. I can't be any more descriptive than that i suppose. Ask me about anything else you need.

[johnwill]

Well, since it's associated with the wireless network, does the same issue occur if you connect the machine to the router with a wired connection?

I'd download and install the latest drivers from Belkin for the card.

[Darkon]

From what i can tell, i have the latest driver. And no it doesn't happen from a wired connection.

[johnwill]

Well, if the wired connection works properly and doesn't cause an issue when you aren't connected, I have to believe it's the wireless drivers or hardware.