D-link DIR-825, Vista and 802.11g

[garton]

I've got a D-link DIR-825 that works very well together with a Windows XP box with a 802.11n NIC, but not well at all with a Vista box with 802.11g. The vista box goes like this:

1. Connects
2. Works for 2-3 minutes
3. Disconnects for no reason (signal strength 75 - 80%)
4. Re-connects

... this cycles over and over. The encryption is WPA2-PSK. But the same problem occurs when using the "guest" zone which has no encryption at all.

Any ideas what may be causing this and how I may fix it?

 

[johnw91498]

This might sound too simplistic, but is the router set up to mixed G and N or N only?

 

[garton]

This might sound too simplistic, but is the router set up to mixed G and N or N only?

That setting is on "Mixed 802.11n, 802.11g and 802.11b"

If 802.11g wasn't enabled, the laptop with 802.11g wouldn't be able to connect at all, right?

 

[thiggins]

If 802.11g wasn't enabled, the laptop with 802.11g wouldn't be able to connect at all, right?

Correct.

Try looking for updated drivers for the wireless card in the Vista machine.

 

[johnw91498]

DIR 825 issues:

http://dir855.wordpress.com/issues-list/

Thinking of going to Netgear or Linksys...

 

[garton]

Correct.

Try looking for updated drivers for the wireless card in the Vista machine.

That did the trick.

I feel really stupid right now. Obviously I should have tried that. But I distinctly recall trying the vista auto update driver function before posting and it told me that the latest driver was installed. When I tried now, it found a new one.

Thanks!