Activesync drops wireless connection

I use a wireless connection on my laptop which works 99.9% flawlessly
without interruptions for many months. It connects on my wireless network
which consists of a router which uses channel 6 and an access point which
uses channel 11. I have AS 4.2 and have been using it to sync with my
i-mate ppc without any problems. I just changed phone and noticed the
following strange problem: As soon as I connect the new phone/pda to usb and
AS starts sync, my wifi connection drops and after a while a get "limited or
no connectivity", this happens because it stops the connection on the access
point which uses channel 11 and tries to connect to channel 6 which is far
away with very low signal.

Why could AS connection prohibit my laptop from using channel 11?

It's not a channel problem and a search of the archives will show you that
you're not the first, if my read of symptoms is correct. The thread was
called "ActiveSync Kills Wireless". If you change the security of your
nearby wireless network to something other than WPA, it shouldn't be a
problem, and some have had success getting the latest drivers or wireless
clients from Intel (I presume this is an Intel wireless chipset in your PC).

Here's a link to the search page for the archives:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...tivesync?hl=en

Basically, it's a bug in Intel's wireless chipset driver or in the wireless
client from Intel. When it sees what it interprets as an insecure network
connection (the USB connection to the device is a network connection), it
drops the WPA wireless connection to avoid contaminating the network (or
something).

Paul T.

"Andreas" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I use a wireless connection on my laptop which works 99.9% flawlessly
>without interruptions for many months. It connects on my wireless network
>which consists of a router which uses channel 6 and an access point which
>uses channel 11. I have AS 4.2 and have been using it to sync with my
>i-mate ppc without any problems. I just changed phone and noticed the
>following strange problem: As soon as I connect the new phone/pda to usb
>and AS starts sync, my wifi connection drops and after a while a get
>"limited or no connectivity", this happens because it stops the connection
>on the access point which uses channel 11 and tries to connect to channel 6
>which is far away with very low signal.
>
> Why could AS connection prohibit my laptop from using channel 11?
>

Yes it's Intel but I have all the latest updates both for client and
adapter. I don't think it's the client because I've tried both the Intel and
Microsoft clients with the same results. It must be the adapter's problem.

However there is still a mystery. Why, didn't this problem ever happen with
my previous device? I was using the same computer with the same
configuration until yesterday and this never happened.

I don't think that changing WPA is an option though because this will lower
security.



"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:upAGw$...
> It's not a channel problem and a search of the archives will show you that
> you're not the first, if my read of symptoms is correct. The thread was
> called "ActiveSync Kills Wireless". If you change the security of your
> nearby wireless network to something other than WPA, it shouldn't be a
> problem, and some have had success getting the latest drivers or wireless
> clients from Intel (I presume this is an Intel wireless chipset in your
> PC).
>
> Here's a link to the search page for the archives:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...tivesync?hl=en
>
> Basically, it's a bug in Intel's wireless chipset driver or in the
> wireless client from Intel. When it sees what it interprets as an
> insecure network connection (the USB connection to the device is a network
> connection), it drops the WPA wireless connection to avoid contaminating
> the network (or something).
>
> Paul T.
>
> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I use a wireless connection on my laptop which works 99.9% flawlessly
>>without interruptions for many months. It connects on my wireless network
>>which consists of a router which uses channel 6 and an access point which
>>uses channel 11. I have AS 4.2 and have been using it to sync with my
>>i-mate ppc without any problems. I just changed phone and noticed the
>>following strange problem: As soon as I connect the new phone/pda to usb
>>and AS starts sync, my wifi connection drops and after a while a get
>>"limited or no connectivity", this happens because it stops the connection
>>on the access point which uses channel 11 and tries to connect to channel
>>6 which is far away with very low signal.
>>
>> Why could AS connection prohibit my laptop from using channel 11?
>>
>
>

Yes, not everyone was successful at getting a functional system in any way
other than reducing security on the wireless network. Some people did have
success changing clients, while others changed drivers. There was no one
right answer.

If the previous device was not a WM5 device, it never happened because the
WM5 device acts like a network adapter and previous devices acted like
specific USB devices that required special drivers and did *not* appear to
the system like additional network devices. Some WM5 devices have the
ability to act like the old-style devices, thus allowing them, I would
presume (my WM5 device does *not* have this option), to work around this
problem.

Paul T.

"Andreas" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Yes it's Intel but I have all the latest updates both for client and
> adapter. I don't think it's the client because I've tried both the Intel
> and Microsoft clients with the same results. It must be the adapter's
> problem.
>
> However there is still a mystery. Why, didn't this problem ever happen
> with my previous device? I was using the same computer with the same
> configuration until yesterday and this never happened.
>
> I don't think that changing WPA is an option though because this will
> lower security.
>
>
>
> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
> com> wrote in message news:upAGw$...
>> It's not a channel problem and a search of the archives will show you
>> that you're not the first, if my read of symptoms is correct. The thread
>> was called "ActiveSync Kills Wireless". If you change the security of
>> your nearby wireless network to something other than WPA, it shouldn't be
>> a problem, and some have had success getting the latest drivers or
>> wireless clients from Intel (I presume this is an Intel wireless chipset
>> in your PC).
>>
>> Here's a link to the search page for the archives:
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...tivesync?hl=en
>>
>> Basically, it's a bug in Intel's wireless chipset driver or in the
>> wireless client from Intel. When it sees what it interprets as an
>> insecure network connection (the USB connection to the device is a
>> network connection), it drops the WPA wireless connection to avoid
>> contaminating the network (or something).
>>
>> Paul T.
>>
>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>I use a wireless connection on my laptop which works 99.9% flawlessly
>>>without interruptions for many months. It connects on my wireless
>>>network which consists of a router which uses channel 6 and an access
>>>point which uses channel 11. I have AS 4.2 and have been using it to
>>>sync with my i-mate ppc without any problems. I just changed phone and
>>>noticed the following strange problem: As soon as I connect the new
>>>phone/pda to usb and AS starts sync, my wifi connection drops and after a
>>>while a get "limited or no connectivity", this happens because it stops
>>>the connection on the access point which uses channel 11 and tries to
>>>connect to channel 6 which is far away with very low signal.
>>>
>>> Why could AS connection prohibit my laptop from using channel 11?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

I just found a solution. From connection settings, disable the advanced
networking feature. Of course this will stop network via functionality
support but you can always sync via bluetooth as well.


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:%...
> Yes, not everyone was successful at getting a functional system in any way
> other than reducing security on the wireless network. Some people did
> have success changing clients, while others changed drivers. There was no
> one right answer.
>
> If the previous device was not a WM5 device, it never happened because the
> WM5 device acts like a network adapter and previous devices acted like
> specific USB devices that required special drivers and did *not* appear to
> the system like additional network devices. Some WM5 devices have the
> ability to act like the old-style devices, thus allowing them, I would
> presume (my WM5 device does *not* have this option), to work around this
> problem.
>
> Paul T.
>
> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Yes it's Intel but I have all the latest updates both for client and
>> adapter. I don't think it's the client because I've tried both the Intel
>> and Microsoft clients with the same results. It must be the adapter's
>> problem.
>>
>> However there is still a mystery. Why, didn't this problem ever happen
>> with my previous device? I was using the same computer with the same
>> configuration until yesterday and this never happened.
>>
>> I don't think that changing WPA is an option though because this will
>> lower security.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
>> DOT com> wrote in message news:upAGw$...
>>> It's not a channel problem and a search of the archives will show you
>>> that you're not the first, if my read of symptoms is correct. The
>>> thread was called "ActiveSync Kills Wireless". If you change the
>>> security of your nearby wireless network to something other than WPA, it
>>> shouldn't be a problem, and some have had success getting the latest
>>> drivers or wireless clients from Intel (I presume this is an Intel
>>> wireless chipset in your PC).
>>>
>>> Here's a link to the search page for the archives:
>>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...tivesync?hl=en
>>>
>>> Basically, it's a bug in Intel's wireless chipset driver or in the
>>> wireless client from Intel. When it sees what it interprets as an
>>> insecure network connection (the USB connection to the device is a
>>> network connection), it drops the WPA wireless connection to avoid
>>> contaminating the network (or something).
>>>
>>> Paul T.
>>>
>>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>I use a wireless connection on my laptop which works 99.9% flawlessly
>>>>without interruptions for many months. It connects on my wireless
>>>>network which consists of a router which uses channel 6 and an access
>>>>point which uses channel 11. I have AS 4.2 and have been using it to
>>>>sync with my i-mate ppc without any problems. I just changed phone and
>>>>noticed the following strange problem: As soon as I connect the new
>>>>phone/pda to usb and AS starts sync, my wifi connection drops and after
>>>>a while a get "limited or no connectivity", this happens because it
>>>>stops the connection on the access point which uses channel 11 and tries
>>>>to connect to channel 6 which is far away with very low signal.
>>>>
>>>> Why could AS connection prohibit my laptop from using channel 11?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Yes, this is the option to turn off appearing like a network adapter...

Paul T.

"Andreas" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I just found a solution. From connection settings, disable the advanced
>networking feature. Of course this will stop network via functionality
>support but you can always sync via bluetooth as well.
>
>
> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
> com> wrote in message news:%...
>> Yes, not everyone was successful at getting a functional system in any
>> way other than reducing security on the wireless network. Some people
>> did have success changing clients, while others changed drivers. There
>> was no one right answer.
>>
>> If the previous device was not a WM5 device, it never happened because
>> the WM5 device acts like a network adapter and previous devices acted
>> like specific USB devices that required special drivers and did *not*
>> appear to the system like additional network devices. Some WM5 devices
>> have the ability to act like the old-style devices, thus allowing them, I
>> would presume (my WM5 device does *not* have this option), to work around
>> this problem.
>>
>> Paul T.
>>
>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Yes it's Intel but I have all the latest updates both for client and
>>> adapter. I don't think it's the client because I've tried both the Intel
>>> and Microsoft clients with the same results. It must be the adapter's
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> However there is still a mystery. Why, didn't this problem ever happen
>>> with my previous device? I was using the same computer with the same
>>> configuration until yesterday and this never happened.
>>>
>>> I don't think that changing WPA is an option though because this will
>>> lower security.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
>>> DOT com> wrote in message news:upAGw$...
>>>> It's not a channel problem and a search of the archives will show you
>>>> that you're not the first, if my read of symptoms is correct. The
>>>> thread was called "ActiveSync Kills Wireless". If you change the
>>>> security of your nearby wireless network to something other than WPA,
>>>> it shouldn't be a problem, and some have had success getting the latest
>>>> drivers or wireless clients from Intel (I presume this is an Intel
>>>> wireless chipset in your PC).
>>>>
>>>> Here's a link to the search page for the archives:
>>>>
>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...tivesync?hl=en
>>>>
>>>> Basically, it's a bug in Intel's wireless chipset driver or in the
>>>> wireless client from Intel. When it sees what it interprets as an
>>>> insecure network connection (the USB connection to the device is a
>>>> network connection), it drops the WPA wireless connection to avoid
>>>> contaminating the network (or something).
>>>>
>>>> Paul T.
>>>>
>>>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>>I use a wireless connection on my laptop which works 99.9% flawlessly
>>>>>without interruptions for many months. It connects on my wireless
>>>>>network which consists of a router which uses channel 6 and an access
>>>>>point which uses channel 11. I have AS 4.2 and have been using it to
>>>>>sync with my i-mate ppc without any problems. I just changed phone and
>>>>>noticed the following strange problem: As soon as I connect the new
>>>>>phone/pda to usb and AS starts sync, my wifi connection drops and after
>>>>>a while a get "limited or no connectivity", this happens because it
>>>>>stops the connection on the access point which uses channel 11 and
>>>>>tries to connect to channel 6 which is far away with very low signal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why could AS connection prohibit my laptop from using channel 11?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Andreas" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I just found a solution. From connection settings, disable the advanced
>networking feature. Of course this will stop network via functionality
>support but you can always sync via bluetooth as well.
>
>
> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
> com> wrote in message news:%...
>> Yes, not everyone was successful at getting a functional system in any
>> way other than reducing security on the wireless network. Some people
>> did have success changing clients, while others changed drivers. There
>> was no one right answer.
>>
>> If the previous device was not a WM5 device, it never happened because
>> the WM5 device acts like a network adapter and previous devices acted
>> like specific USB devices that required special drivers and did *not*
>> appear to the system like additional network devices. Some WM5 devices
>> have the ability to act like the old-style devices, thus allowing them, I
>> would presume (my WM5 device does *not* have this option), to work around
>> this problem.
>>
>> Paul T.
>>
>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> Yes it's Intel but I have all the latest updates both for client and
>>> adapter. I don't think it's the client because I've tried both the Intel
>>> and Microsoft clients with the same results. It must be the adapter's
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> However there is still a mystery. Why, didn't this problem ever happen
>>> with my previous device? I was using the same computer with the same
>>> configuration until yesterday and this never happened.
>>>
>>> I don't think that changing WPA is an option though because this will
>>> lower security.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
>>> DOT com> wrote in message news:upAGw$...
>>>> It's not a channel problem and a search of the archives will show you
>>>> that you're not the first, if my read of symptoms is correct. The
>>>> thread was called "ActiveSync Kills Wireless". If you change the
>>>> security of your nearby wireless network to something other than WPA,
>>>> it shouldn't be a problem, and some have had success getting the latest
>>>> drivers or wireless clients from Intel (I presume this is an Intel
>>>> wireless chipset in your PC).
>>>>
>>>> Here's a link to the search page for the archives:
>>>>
>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...tivesync?hl=en
>>>>
>>>> Basically, it's a bug in Intel's wireless chipset driver or in the
>>>> wireless client from Intel. When it sees what it interprets as an
>>>> insecure network connection (the USB connection to the device is a
>>>> network connection), it drops the WPA wireless connection to avoid
>>>> contaminating the network (or something).
>>>>
>>>> Paul T.
>>>>
>>>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>>I use a wireless connection on my laptop which works 99.9% flawlessly
>>>>>without interruptions for many months. It connects on my wireless
>>>>>network which consists of a router which uses channel 6 and an access
>>>>>point which uses channel 11. I have AS 4.2 and have been using it to
>>>>>sync with my i-mate ppc without any problems. I just changed phone and
>>>>>noticed the following strange problem: As soon as I connect the new
>>>>>phone/pda to usb and AS starts sync, my wifi connection drops and after
>>>>>a while a get "limited or no connectivity", this happens because it
>>>>>stops the connection on the access point which uses channel 11 and
>>>>>tries to connect to channel 6 which is far away with very low signal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why could AS connection prohibit my laptop from using channel 11?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Aaargh this problem is driving me crazy. Since connecting to a new wireless
network that has WPA enabled, I've not been able to synch - even when I've
got the wireless adapter turned off. I've downloaded the latest drivers for
my wireless card (an Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG) but that didn't seem to make
any difference.

When I try to connect the PDA (an O2 XDA Exec running WM5), I lose the
ability to browse web pages or send/receive email via the wireless
connection.

Activesynch doesn't work at all, sometimes there's a network connection
between the laptop and the PDA but AS won't connect and synch.

Andreas mentioned disabling the advanced networking feature from connection
settings, but I can't find this - is it on the laptop or PDA?

I'd appreciate any help

Neil

It's on the PDA. It makes the device look like a serial device, rather than
a network adapter, which is the default.

Paul T.

"Neil" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I just found a solution. From connection settings, disable the advanced
>>networking feature. Of course this will stop network via functionality
>>support but you can always sync via bluetooth as well.
>>
>>
>> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
>> DOT com> wrote in message news:%...
>>> Yes, not everyone was successful at getting a functional system in any
>>> way other than reducing security on the wireless network. Some people
>>> did have success changing clients, while others changed drivers. There
>>> was no one right answer.
>>>
>>> If the previous device was not a WM5 device, it never happened because
>>> the WM5 device acts like a network adapter and previous devices acted
>>> like specific USB devices that required special drivers and did *not*
>>> appear to the system like additional network devices. Some WM5 devices
>>> have the ability to act like the old-style devices, thus allowing them,
>>> I would presume (my WM5 device does *not* have this option), to work
>>> around this problem.
>>>
>>> Paul T.
>>>
>>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>> Yes it's Intel but I have all the latest updates both for client and
>>>> adapter. I don't think it's the client because I've tried both the
>>>> Intel and Microsoft clients with the same results. It must be the
>>>> adapter's problem.
>>>>
>>>> However there is still a mystery. Why, didn't this problem ever happen
>>>> with my previous device? I was using the same computer with the same
>>>> configuration until yesterday and this never happened.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think that changing WPA is an option though because this will
>>>> lower security.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
>>>> DOT com> wrote in message news:upAGw$...
>>>>> It's not a channel problem and a search of the archives will show you
>>>>> that you're not the first, if my read of symptoms is correct. The
>>>>> thread was called "ActiveSync Kills Wireless". If you change the
>>>>> security of your nearby wireless network to something other than WPA,
>>>>> it shouldn't be a problem, and some have had success getting the
>>>>> latest drivers or wireless clients from Intel (I presume this is an
>>>>> Intel wireless chipset in your PC).
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's a link to the search page for the archives:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...tivesync?hl=en
>>>>>
>>>>> Basically, it's a bug in Intel's wireless chipset driver or in the
>>>>> wireless client from Intel. When it sees what it interprets as an
>>>>> insecure network connection (the USB connection to the device is a
>>>>> network connection), it drops the WPA wireless connection to avoid
>>>>> contaminating the network (or something).
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul T.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>I use a wireless connection on my laptop which works 99.9% flawlessly
>>>>>>without interruptions for many months. It connects on my wireless
>>>>>>network which consists of a router which uses channel 6 and an access
>>>>>>point which uses channel 11. I have AS 4.2 and have been using it to
>>>>>>sync with my i-mate ppc without any problems. I just changed phone and
>>>>>>noticed the following strange problem: As soon as I connect the new
>>>>>>phone/pda to usb and AS starts sync, my wifi connection drops and
>>>>>>after a while a get "limited or no connectivity", this happens because
>>>>>>it stops the connection on the access point which uses channel 11 and
>>>>>>tries to connect to channel 6 which is far away with very low signal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why could AS connection prohibit my laptop from using channel 11?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
> Aaargh this problem is driving me crazy. Since connecting to a new
> wireless network that has WPA enabled, I've not been able to synch - even
> when I've got the wireless adapter turned off. I've downloaded the latest
> drivers for my wireless card (an Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG) but that
> didn't seem to make any difference.
>
> When I try to connect the PDA (an O2 XDA Exec running WM5), I lose the
> ability to browse web pages or send/receive email via the wireless
> connection.
>
> Activesynch doesn't work at all, sometimes there's a network connection
> between the laptop and the PDA but AS won't connect and synch.
>
> Andreas mentioned disabling the advanced networking feature from
> connection settings, but I can't find this - is it on the laptop or PDA?
>
> I'd appreciate any help
>
> Neil
>
>

Thanks Paul, but I must be having a really thick moment here as I can't find
it. Can you tell me the way to do this please

Thanks, Neil


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:...
> It's on the PDA. It makes the device look like a serial device, rather
> than a network adapter, which is the default.
>
> Paul T.
>
> "Neil" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>I just found a solution. From connection settings, disable the advanced
>>>networking feature. Of course this will stop network via functionality
>>>support but you can always sync via bluetooth as well.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
>>> DOT com> wrote in message
>>> news:%...
>>>> Yes, not everyone was successful at getting a functional system in any
>>>> way other than reducing security on the wireless network. Some people
>>>> did have success changing clients, while others changed drivers. There
>>>> was no one right answer.
>>>>
>>>> If the previous device was not a WM5 device, it never happened because
>>>> the WM5 device acts like a network adapter and previous devices acted
>>>> like specific USB devices that required special drivers and did *not*
>>>> appear to the system like additional network devices. Some WM5 devices
>>>> have the ability to act like the old-style devices, thus allowing them,
>>>> I would presume (my WM5 device does *not* have this option), to work
>>>> around this problem.
>>>>
>>>> Paul T.
>>>>
>>>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:%...
>>>>> Yes it's Intel but I have all the latest updates both for client and
>>>>> adapter. I don't think it's the client because I've tried both the
>>>>> Intel and Microsoft clients with the same results. It must be the
>>>>> adapter's problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> However there is still a mystery. Why, didn't this problem ever happen
>>>>> with my previous device? I was using the same computer with the same
>>>>> configuration until yesterday and this never happened.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think that changing WPA is an option though because this will
>>>>> lower security.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
>>>>> DOT com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:upAGw$...
>>>>>> It's not a channel problem and a search of the archives will show you
>>>>>> that you're not the first, if my read of symptoms is correct. The
>>>>>> thread was called "ActiveSync Kills Wireless". If you change the
>>>>>> security of your nearby wireless network to something other than WPA,
>>>>>> it shouldn't be a problem, and some have had success getting the
>>>>>> latest drivers or wireless clients from Intel (I presume this is an
>>>>>> Intel wireless chipset in your PC).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here's a link to the search page for the archives:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...tivesync?hl=en
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Basically, it's a bug in Intel's wireless chipset driver or in the
>>>>>> wireless client from Intel. When it sees what it interprets as an
>>>>>> insecure network connection (the USB connection to the device is a
>>>>>> network connection), it drops the WPA wireless connection to avoid
>>>>>> contaminating the network (or something).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Paul T.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>>I use a wireless connection on my laptop which works 99.9% flawlessly
>>>>>>>without interruptions for many months. It connects on my wireless
>>>>>>>network which consists of a router which uses channel 6 and an access
>>>>>>>point which uses channel 11. I have AS 4.2 and have been using it to
>>>>>>>sync with my i-mate ppc without any problems. I just changed phone
>>>>>>>and noticed the following strange problem: As soon as I connect the
>>>>>>>new phone/pda to usb and AS starts sync, my wifi connection drops and
>>>>>>>after a while a get "limited or no connectivity", this happens
>>>>>>>because it stops the connection on the access point which uses
>>>>>>>channel 11 and tries to connect to channel 6 which is far away with
>>>>>>>very low signal.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why could AS connection prohibit my laptop from using channel 11?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Aaargh this problem is driving me crazy. Since connecting to a new
>> wireless network that has WPA enabled, I've not been able to synch - even
>> when I've got the wireless adapter turned off. I've downloaded the latest
>> drivers for my wireless card (an Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG) but that
>> didn't seem to make any difference.
>>
>> When I try to connect the PDA (an O2 XDA Exec running WM5), I lose the
>> ability to browse web pages or send/receive email via the wireless
>> connection.
>>
>> Activesynch doesn't work at all, sometimes there's a network connection
>> between the laptop and the PDA but AS won't connect and synch.
>>
>> Andreas mentioned disabling the advanced networking feature from
>> connection settings, but I can't find this - is it on the laptop or PDA?
>>
>> I'd appreciate any help
>>
>> Neil
>>
>>
>
>

It doesn't exist, as I mentioned, on every device. The previous poster in
this thread indicated where to find it, if it exists on your device:

>I just found a solution. From connection settings, disable the advanced
>networking feature. Of course this will stop network via functionality
>support but you can always sync via bluetooth as well.

Paul T.

"Neil" <> wrote in message
news:OLV$...
> Thanks Paul, but I must be having a really thick moment here as I can't
> find it. Can you tell me the way to do this please
>
> Thanks, Neil
>
>
> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
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>> It's on the PDA. It makes the device look like a serial device, rather
>> than a network adapter, which is the default.
>>
>> Paul T.
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>> "Neil" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>I just found a solution. From connection settings, disable the advanced
>>>>networking feature. Of course this will stop network via functionality
>>>>support but you can always sync via bluetooth as well.
>>>>
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>>>> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
>>>> DOT com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%...
>>>>> Yes, not everyone was successful at getting a functional system in any
>>>>> way other than reducing security on the wireless network. Some people
>>>>> did have success changing clients, while others changed drivers.
>>>>> There was no one right answer.
>>>>>
>>>>> If the previous device was not a WM5 device, it never happened because
>>>>> the WM5 device acts like a network adapter and previous devices acted
>>>>> like specific USB devices that required special drivers and did *not*
>>>>> appear to the system like additional network devices. Some WM5
>>>>> devices have the ability to act like the old-style devices, thus
>>>>> allowing them, I would presume (my WM5 device does *not* have this
>>>>> option), to work around this problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul T.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%...
>>>>>> Yes it's Intel but I have all the latest updates both for client and
>>>>>> adapter. I don't think it's the client because I've tried both the
>>>>>> Intel and Microsoft clients with the same results. It must be the
>>>>>> adapter's problem.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However there is still a mystery. Why, didn't this problem ever
>>>>>> happen with my previous device? I was using the same computer with
>>>>>> the same configuration until yesterday and this never happened.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't think that changing WPA is an option though because this will
>>>>>> lower security.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no
>>>>>> spam DOT com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:upAGw$...
>>>>>>> It's not a channel problem and a search of the archives will show
>>>>>>> you that you're not the first, if my read of symptoms is correct.
>>>>>>> The thread was called "ActiveSync Kills Wireless". If you change
>>>>>>> the security of your nearby wireless network to something other than
>>>>>>> WPA, it shouldn't be a problem, and some have had success getting
>>>>>>> the latest drivers or wireless clients from Intel (I presume this is
>>>>>>> an Intel wireless chipset in your PC).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here's a link to the search page for the archives:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...tivesync?hl=en
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Basically, it's a bug in Intel's wireless chipset driver or in the
>>>>>>> wireless client from Intel. When it sees what it interprets as an
>>>>>>> insecure network connection (the USB connection to the device is a
>>>>>>> network connection), it drops the WPA wireless connection to avoid
>>>>>>> contaminating the network (or something).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Paul T.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:...
>>>>>>>>I use a wireless connection on my laptop which works 99.9%
>>>>>>>>flawlessly without interruptions for many months. It connects on my
>>>>>>>>wireless network which consists of a router which uses channel 6 and
>>>>>>>>an access point which uses channel 11. I have AS 4.2 and have been
>>>>>>>>using it to sync with my i-mate ppc without any problems. I just
>>>>>>>>changed phone and noticed the following strange problem: As soon as
>>>>>>>>I connect the new phone/pda to usb and AS starts sync, my wifi
>>>>>>>>connection drops and after a while a get "limited or no
>>>>>>>>connectivity", this happens because it stops the connection on the
>>>>>>>>access point which uses channel 11 and tries to connect to channel 6
>>>>>>>>which is far away with very low signal.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why could AS connection prohibit my laptop from using channel 11?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>> Aaargh this problem is driving me crazy. Since connecting to a new
>>> wireless network that has WPA enabled, I've not been able to synch -
>>> even when I've got the wireless adapter turned off. I've downloaded the
>>> latest drivers for my wireless card (an Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG) but
>>> that didn't seem to make any difference.
>>>
>>> When I try to connect the PDA (an O2 XDA Exec running WM5), I lose the
>>> ability to browse web pages or send/receive email via the wireless
>>> connection.
>>>
>>> Activesynch doesn't work at all, sometimes there's a network connection
>>> between the laptop and the PDA but AS won't connect and synch.
>>>
>>> Andreas mentioned disabling the advanced networking feature from
>>> connection settings, but I can't find this - is it on the laptop or PDA?
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate any help
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
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