Belkin wireless network

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I added a router to my cable modem and set up a wireless network for my
desktop and laptop computers. The laptop seems to be working fine, but
the desktop is problematic. i set up the network using Belkin's
instructions rather than Windows.

Windows Network Icon in the system tray says I am not connected, but
when I click to display available networks the heading over my network
says I am not connected. The text below that, however, says I am
connected. And the button at the bottom of the window reads
"disconnect." My Belkin Wireless USB Utility says I am connected with a
strong signal. Internet and e-mail work.

So what is the problem?

Windows will occasionally pop up a message saying unable to connect. I
could live with that, I suppose, but others who use the computer are
likely to get confused -- namely wife and daughter.

Is there a way to get Windows Network to acknowledge the fact that I
really do have a connection?

I was also actually getting disconnected occasionally. I suspect there
was a conflict between my wireless keyboard/mouse and wireless network.
I changed channels on the keyboard mouse and the actual disconnect
problem seems to have gone away. If it happens again I will dig out my
old corded mouse and keyboard and try again.

Both computers use Windows XP SP2.

Bill

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Dave wrote:
> "Bill Sharpe" <billsharpe@nsadelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:u%23h7HJgvFHA.1560@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
>>I added a router to my cable modem and set up a wireless network for my
>>desktop and laptop computers. The laptop seems to be working fine, but the
>>desktop is problematic. i set up the network using Belkin's instructions
>>rather than Windows.
>>
>>Windows Network Icon in the system tray says I am not connected, but when
>>I click to display available networks the heading over my network says I
>>am not connected. The text below that, however, says I am connected. And
>>the button at the bottom of the window reads "disconnect." My Belkin
>>Wireless USB Utility says I am connected with a strong signal. Internet
>>and e-mail work.
>>
>>So what is the problem?
>>
>>Windows will occasionally pop up a message saying unable to connect. I
>>could live with that, I suppose, but others who use the computer are
>>likely to get confused -- namely wife and daughter.
>>
>>Is there a way to get Windows Network to acknowledge the fact that I
>>really do have a connection?
>>
>>I was also actually getting disconnected occasionally. I suspect there was
>>a conflict between my wireless keyboard/mouse and wireless network. I
>>changed channels on the keyboard mouse and the actual disconnect problem
>>seems to have gone away. If it happens again I will dig out my old corded
>>mouse and keyboard and try again.
>>
>>Both computers use Windows XP SP2.
>>
>>Bill
>
>
> ok, so what is the problem? you said the disconnect problem went away when
> you changed the 'keyboard mouse' channel. and you said the internet and
> email worked. so what doesn't work??
>
>
The last connection lasted about 20 minutes and then I had to reconnect.
My question -- with or without the real disconnect problem -- was

Is there a way to get Windows Network to acknowledge the fact that I
really do have a connection?

Bill