I have a troubling problem. I have a Dell Dimension 4600 that seems to be compromising my wireless network at home. It is running Windows XP with SP3 and it can connect to the network. However, whenever I try to download anything, or click a link, all computers connected to the network are disconnected. (Including the Dell) It is using a Rosewill RNX-G300LX PCI wireless card. I have no clue what the problem is. The card behaves fine in every computer it will fit in other than this specific one. Any suggestions?
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Jump to PostHard to say, but it is possible that traffic coming from this particular PC is locking up your internet router. Check to see if there are any firmware updates that could be applied to the router.
also, verify that you have the latest drivers updated on the network devices.
Jump to PostTry a different wireless adapter on the DELL that appears to be causing this issue and monitor the network to see if you reproduce the issue.
Jump to PostYou can easily determine if this is a hardware or OS problem. If you download a Linux bootable CD that supports that adapter, boot from it and see if you can connect. If you can, then you know the problem is with Windows. If that's the case, format the drive …
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