Wireless Adapter

Kewell07 · 11-06-2009, 05:14 AM

Hi , i recently changed my net to Wireless Cable. But after a couple of months; now i keep getting disconnected, i dont know if its my my USB wireless adapter or just bad service. So my question is do i need to buy i Wireless Router/Adapter? My model is a Netgear Cable Modem Gateway CG814WG and the USB adapter is a Netgear WG111v2. What is recommended so i stop getting DC every few minutes. Also im running XP.

Thanks

steveb1234 · 11-06-2009, 05:25 AM

Open device manager and at the last entry you should see 'universal serial bus controllers'.
Expand this and then open the usb root hub entries and in the power management tab, take the tick out of 'allow the computer to turn off this device to save power'.
Do this for usb root hubs listed.
Also disable power saving for the device itself in network adapters.
Hope this helps.

Kewell07 · 11-06-2009, 05:32 AM

OK i did what you said and found some device that have erros here is a screen shot of it http://img687.imageshack.us/i/64160110.jpg/.

steveb1234 · 11-06-2009, 05:45 AM

Do you have a utilities driver disc that came with your computer/motherboard?
If you do then try running this disc to reinstall the missing drivers marked in yellow.

Kewell07 · 11-06-2009, 05:49 AM

yeh ive tried that and i have the disk but it seems to not work :(. also wat is better a USB adapter or a PC adapter?

steveb1234 · 11-06-2009, 06:02 AM

You could try going to windows update site and click on custom.
To the left see if thee are any drivers under hardware.
If there are click on hardware to see if pci drivers are listed.
Download and install them.

**johnwill** · 11-06-2009, 07:48 AM

DON'T DOWNLOAD HARDWARE DRIVER UPDATES FROM WINDOWS UPDATE!

Go directly to the manufacturer of the computer or adapter. Too many times the Windows update hardware updates are incorrect and will render your system inert. Don't ask me how I know this!

steveb1234 · 11-06-2009, 08:06 AM

Using windows update for hardware devices or system drivers is perfectly safe. I've done this many times and have never known it to cause issues.

**johnwill** · 11-06-2009, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveb1234

Using windows update for hardware devices or system drivers is perfectly safe. I've done this many times and have never known it to cause issues.

Great, you're a sample of one. I have personally seen this cause problems more than once, one time it was a total system crash that we couldn't recover. It was also repeatable, we restored from backup and downloaded the same network driver from Windows update, and we had the same crash.

Just because it didn't happen to you, that doesn't mean it can't happen.

This is a widely discussed issue, and the general advice, which I agree with, is not to use Windows update for hardware drivers, get them from the original manufacturer.

11-06-2009, 05:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kewell07 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Wireless Adapter Hi , i recently changed my net to Wireless Cable. But after a couple of months; now i keep getting disconnected, i dont know if its my my USB wireless adapter or just bad service. So my question is do i need to buy i Wireless Router/Adapter? My model is a Netgear Cable Modem Gateway CG814WG and the USB adapter is a Netgear WG111v2. What is recommended so i stop getting DC every few minutes. Also im running XP. Thanks Last edited by Kewell07; 11-06-2009 at 05:17 AM.

11-06-2009, 05:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
steveb1234 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 372 OS: xp, windows 7	Re: Wireless Adapter Open device manager and at the last entry you should see 'universal serial bus controllers'. Expand this and then open the usb root hub entries and in the power management tab, take the tick out of 'allow the computer to turn off this device to save power'. Do this for usb root hubs listed. Also disable power saving for the device itself in network adapters. Hope this helps.

11-06-2009, 05:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kewell07 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: Wireless Adapter OK i did what you said and found some device that have erros here is a screen shot of it http://img687.imageshack.us/i/64160110.jpg/.

11-06-2009, 05:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
steveb1234 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 372 OS: xp, windows 7	Re: Wireless Adapter Do you have a utilities driver disc that came with your computer/motherboard? If you do then try running this disc to reinstall the missing drivers marked in yellow.

11-06-2009, 05:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
Kewell07 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: Wireless Adapter yeh ive tried that and i have the disk but it seems to not work :(. also wat is better a USB adapter or a PC adapter?

11-06-2009, 06:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
steveb1234 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 372 OS: xp, windows 7	Re: Wireless Adapter You could try going to windows update site and click on custom. To the left see if thee are any drivers under hardware. If there are click on hardware to see if pci drivers are listed. Download and install them.

11-06-2009, 07:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,685 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Wireless Adapter DON'T DOWNLOAD HARDWARE DRIVER UPDATES FROM WINDOWS UPDATE! Go directly to the manufacturer of the computer or adapter. Too many times the Windows update hardware updates are incorrect and will render your system inert. Don't ask me how I know this! __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

11-06-2009, 08:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
steveb1234 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 372 OS: xp, windows 7	Re: Wireless Adapter Using windows update for hardware devices or system drivers is perfectly safe. I've done this many times and have never known it to cause issues.