Wireless connection drops after time. Please assist.

Hi
My problem is that my wireless connection drops every 5-15 minutes.
I don't know all the relevant info to give. If there's something I can post that will help let me know and I'll reply.
I've used netcfg to configure my network. I have a Canyon CN-WF511 wireless card.
I load the following 3 modules in my rc.conf; rt2500pci rt2x00lib rt2x00pci. I think those are the only ones pertaining to my network card.
When it drops I just netcfg -a then netcfg default (profile name) and it works for another few minutes.
Below is my network profile.
CONNECTION="wireless"
INTERFACE=wlan0
#IP="dhcp"
#DHCP_TIMEOUT=20
IP="static"
IFOPTS="192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
GATEWAY=192.168.0.1
#DOMAIN=localdomain
#DNS1=192.168.0.1
ESSID=default
SECURITY=none
SCAN="YES"
TIMEOUT=15

The easiest solution might be to setup NetCfg somehow with your wifi card and access point. Have you tried that? Can you find your card's chipset on the wiki?(chances are that your particular chipset will need a firmware put into /lib/firmware. Again that's found on the wiki on the NetCfg or Wifi page, I forget which sorry.) Those are two places where I'd look for good information.
By the way, your rc.conf is way out of date. You should look at updating it by using the recent rc.conf.pacnew file that you'll find in the /etc directory.

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Wireless Connection drops after a few moments

Hello everbody!
Background: I have a cheap laptop with a windows only ACPI module, so I have to set acpi=off at all times anyway. I tried Ubuntu, which has the wireless problem too, but instead of repairing something bloated like Ubuntu, I now found my way to Arch to make it right from the beginning.
If the wireless problem gets solved, I want to go on installing the nvdia driver, maybe configure xmonad. (I want to try KDE4 for fun too though, eyecandy you know ) Simple working desktop without getting my laptop heated up like windows does.
The problem: I set up my wireless connection like the wiki says:
-The original SSID was "FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7270 Annex A" which I tried to escape with \ and using 'ssid'. This wouldn't work at all, if you have any explanation for that I'd love to know it. I changed the SSID to something without spaces and special characters and the connection would work. But it would be nice to change it back to the original.
-So it works now. Fine, I thought. But the connection drops after a few moments and I have to "killall wpa_supplicant dhcpcd" and start them again to make it work again. For a few moments only. So I went through the logfiles and found error messages which Google wouldn't help me solve on my own. Now I'm asking the Arch specialists here
Note: Using the partedmagic livecd, the wireless connection works out of the box and absolutely stable. I believe even a bit faster than under windows. So it has to work perfectly, I just don't know how to make it in Arch yet.
Wireless encryption: WPA2 (CCMP)
lspci | grep -i net
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP79 Ethernet (rev b1)
05:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT2860
wpa_supplicant.conf
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
network={
ssid="fritztest"
scan_ssid=1
proto=RSN
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
group=CCMP TKIP
psk=Passwort
starting wpa_supplicant with -dd to show how the connection auths:
Trying to associate with ma:ca:dr:es:se:bb (SSID='fritztest' freq=2457 MHz)
Associated with ma:ca:dr:es:se:bb
WPA: Key negotiation completed with ma:ca:dr:es:se:bb [PTK=CCMP GTK=CCMP]
CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to ma:ca:dr:es:se:bb completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=]
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING - signal 15 received
lsmod
Module Size Used by
usbhid 32582 0
hid 59859 1 usbhid
uvcvideo 54388 0
videodev 34611 1 uvcvideo
v4l1_compat 13478 2 uvcvideo,videodev
snd_hda_codec_realtek 186046 1
joydev 7378 0
rt2860sta 498204 0
snd_seq_dummy 1067 0
snd_seq_oss 24984 0
snd_seq_midi_event 4484 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 41656 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 4349 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 33442 0
snd_mixer_oss 14356 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_hda_intel 19249 0
snd_hda_codec 59723 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 4752 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 57767 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 15629 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 42562 11 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 5017 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 5873 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
ohci_hcd 19405 0
ehci_hcd 31420 0
usbcore 119796 5 usbhid,uvcvideo,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
i2c_nforce2 4780 0
i2c_core 14855 2 videodev,i2c_nforce2
psmouse 50729 0
shpchp 26528 0
pci_hotplug 23303 1 shpchp
sdhci_pci 5466 0
sdhci 13959 1 sdhci_pci
mmc_core 45599 1 sdhci
led_class 1997 1 sdhci
forcedeth 47287 0
serio_raw 3618 0
evdev 6716 0
pcspkr 1347 0
sg 20820 0
rtc_cmos 7546 0
rtc_core 11851 1 rtc_cmos
rtc_lib 1482 1 rtc_core
ext4 302709 1
mbcache 4278 1 ext4
jbd2 63651 1 ext4
crc16 1041 1 ext4
sd_mod 25215 3
sr_mod 13097 0
cdrom 31305 1 sr_mod
ahci 29826 2
libata 138071 1 ahci
scsi_mod 79436 4 sg,sd_mod,sr_mod,libata
rc.conf
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(!rt2800pci !rt61pci !rt2x00pci !rt2800usb !rt2800lib !rt2x00usb !rt2x00lib)
iwconfig in the few moments the connection works
wlan0 Ralink STA ESSID:"fritztest" Nickname:"RT2860STA"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.457 GHz Access Point: ma:ca:dr:es:se:bb
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s
RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:some-key
Link Quality=96/100 Signal level:-56 dBm Noise level:-81 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
because the wiki says the driver is in the kernel, I also looked at the kernel log which has weird errors:
Jun 7 02:31:49 arch kernel: <-- RTMPAllocTxRxRingMemory, Status=0
Jun 7 02:31:49 arch kernel: 1. Phy Mode = 0
Jun 7 02:31:49 arch kernel: 2. Phy Mode = 0
Jun 7 02:31:49 arch kernel: RTMPSetPhyMode: channel is out of range, use first channel=1
Jun 7 02:31:49 arch kernel: 3. Phy Mode = 0
Jun 7 02:31:49 arch kernel: MCS Set = 00 00 00 00 00
Jun 7 02:31:49 arch kernel: <==== rt28xx_init, Status=0
Jun 7 02:31:49 arch kernel: 0x1300 = 00073200
Jun 7 02:31:55 arch kernel: ===>rt_ioctl_giwscan. 14(14) BSS returned, data->length = 2120
Jun 7 02:31:55 arch kernel: ==>rt_ioctl_siwfreq::SIOCSIWFREQ[cmd=0x8b04] (Channel=1)
Jun 7 02:32:47 arch kernel: ===>rt_ioctl_giwscan. 13(13) BSS returned, data->length = 1985
Jun 7 02:32:57 arch kernel: ===>rt_ioctl_giwscan. 13(13) BSS returned, data->length = 1985
Jun 7 02:33:07 arch kernel: ===>rt_ioctl_giwscan. 13(13) BSS returned, data->length = 1985
Jun 7 02:33:14 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=1!
Jun 7 02:33:14 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=2!
Jun 7 02:33:14 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=3!
Jun 7 02:33:22 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=4!
Jun 7 02:33:22 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=5!
Jun 7 02:33:22 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=6!
Jun 7 02:33:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=7!
Jun 7 02:33:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=8!
Jun 7 02:33:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=9!
Jun 7 02:33:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=10!
Jun 7 02:33:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=11!
Jun 7 02:33:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=12!
Jun 7 02:33:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=13!
Jun 7 02:33:24 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=14!
Jun 7 02:33:24 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=15!
Jun 7 02:33:24 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=16!
Jun 7 02:33:32 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=17!
Jun 7 02:33:32 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=18!
Jun 7 02:33:32 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=19!
Jun 7 02:33:33 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=20!
Jun 7 02:33:33 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=21!
Jun 7 02:33:33 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=22!
Jun 7 02:33:33 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=23!
Jun 7 02:33:33 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=24!
Jun 7 02:33:33 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=25!
Jun 7 02:33:33 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=26!
Jun 7 02:33:34 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=27!
Jun 7 02:33:34 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=28!
Jun 7 02:33:34 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=29!
Jun 7 02:33:42 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=30!
Jun 7 02:33:42 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=31!
Jun 7 02:33:42 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=32!
Jun 7 02:33:43 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=33!
Jun 7 02:33:43 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=34!
Jun 7 02:33:43 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=35!
Jun 7 02:33:43 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=36!
Jun 7 02:33:43 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=37!
Jun 7 02:33:43 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=38!
Jun 7 02:33:43 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=39!
Jun 7 02:33:44 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=40!
Jun 7 02:33:44 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=41!
Jun 7 02:33:44 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=42!
Jun 7 02:33:52 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=43!
Jun 7 02:33:52 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=44!
Jun 7 02:33:52 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=45!
Jun 7 02:33:53 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=46!
Jun 7 02:33:53 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=47!
Jun 7 02:33:53 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=48!
Jun 7 02:33:53 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=49!
Jun 7 02:33:53 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=50!
Jun 7 02:33:53 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=51!
Jun 7 02:33:53 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=52!
Jun 7 02:33:54 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=53!
Jun 7 02:33:54 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=54!
Jun 7 02:33:54 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=55!
Jun 7 02:34:02 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=56!
Jun 7 02:34:02 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=57!
Jun 7 02:34:02 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=58!
Jun 7 02:34:03 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=59!
Jun 7 02:34:03 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=60!
Jun 7 02:34:03 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=61!
Jun 7 02:34:03 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=62!
Jun 7 02:34:03 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=63!
Jun 7 02:34:03 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=64!
Jun 7 02:34:03 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=65!
Jun 7 02:34:04 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=66!
Jun 7 02:34:04 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=67!
Jun 7 02:34:04 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=68!
Jun 7 02:34:12 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=69!
Jun 7 02:34:12 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=70!
Jun 7 02:34:13 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=71!
Jun 7 02:34:13 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=72!
Jun 7 02:34:13 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=73!
Jun 7 02:34:13 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=74!
Jun 7 02:34:13 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=75!
Jun 7 02:34:13 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=76!
Jun 7 02:34:13 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=77!
Jun 7 02:34:13 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=78!
Jun 7 02:34:14 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=79!
Jun 7 02:34:14 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=80!
Jun 7 02:34:14 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=81!
Jun 7 02:34:22 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=82!
Jun 7 02:34:22 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=83!
Jun 7 02:34:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=84!
Jun 7 02:34:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=85!
Jun 7 02:34:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=86!
Jun 7 02:34:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=87!
Jun 7 02:34:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=88!
Jun 7 02:34:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=89!
Jun 7 02:34:23 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=90!
Jun 7 02:34:24 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=91!
Jun 7 02:34:24 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=92!
Jun 7 02:34:24 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=93!
Jun 7 02:34:24 arch kernel: Qidx(0), not enough space in MgmtRing, MgmtRingFullCount=94!
Thanks in advance to anyone helping me! I really really want to get Arch going. It's ideal for this laptop, no wasting of disk space, ressource friendly, the temperature doesn't go up as much with less cpu usage I guess..
I've written quite a bit, but hopefully this makes it easier for you to help me! I've included all I thought which could be useful.
Greetings from Germany,
Fenris

The easiest solution might be to setup NetCfg somehow with your wifi card and access point. Have you tried that? Can you find your card's chipset on the wiki?(chances are that your particular chipset will need a firmware put into /lib/firmware. Again that's found on the wiki on the NetCfg or Wifi page, I forget which sorry.) Those are two places where I'd look for good information.
By the way, your rc.conf is way out of date. You should look at updating it by using the recent rc.conf.pacnew file that you'll find in the /etc directory.

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Say thanks by clicking "Kudos" "thumbs up" in the post that helped you.
I am employed by HP

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TJBUSMC1973 wrote:
The iPhone is working, as designed and advertised. In this case, the user failed to educate themselves properly, either by proper research or asking the right questions, before purchasing the device.
I understand that the OP failed to do research. But then, I wasn't replying to the OP. I was replying to Chris. I have Verizon. I can talk and use data at the same time with my Droid Maxx. Therefore, the problem is not just with the network. It would be technically possible for an iPhone to do that on Verizon/Sprint if Apple had chosen to use a different chip, such as the kind other phone manufacturers have elected to use.
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

Well, that will teach me to be so optimistic..
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Resolved
Broadband fault VOL011-***********
*sigh* according to the official checker I should be getting better....
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I have a 27" late 2011 iMAC. Since I updated to Lion my wireless connection drops at random. The wireless symbol shows that I am connected, but i cannot use the internet.
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Amularya,
Please read the post I made in this thread earlier. No less than a dozen solutions are offered in the link I provided for wireless issues. Troubleshooting wireless issues requires individual attention because of the plethora of issues which can't be tested for. So please start a new topic thread here:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1225&start=0
So you can get a wider audience, and won't confuse the original poster with solutions that don't apply to them.
There literally hundreds of different WiFi adapters.
Dozens of different virus and firewall combinations.
Possibilities for damaged WiFi cards and routers, as well as routers whose firmware is not to spec with the latest wireless standard.
To top it off, bad RAM, hard disk being too full, and bad preference, cache or or logfiles can make various aspects of the operating system misbehave, and/or even the directory leading to those files.
Until each person starts their own thread looking for solution individually, chances are they won't find one. Yes, 10.5.2 addresses WiFi for some people. Obviously it doesn't for everyone. The point is, there are some people, like myself who have never had a WiFi issue either with Intel or PowerPC Macs that they couldn't resolve without a little bit of troubleshooting. I'm happy to help you walk through it, but only if you start your own thread asking for help.

Recently I was working on my home Network and lost my Password for my Home wireless connection. After many attempts, I remembered the password and was able to get in. Now the MacBook Pro only works at home on a Hard wire connection. I have an additional 9

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I have a macbook with 10.4.11 update. I had my macbook since october last year and had no problems. About two months ago now i have this problem were my wireless connection drops for no reason, my modem/router shows everything is working normal with its lights on the front panel.
My setup is, motorola sbg900 on a cable 80000mbps wireless network, firewall off on my modem, firewall on on my mac (its always been on), Playstation 3(wireless), PC(wireless, but is switched off), another pc which is wireless and also off, nintendo wii off as well, and a baby monitor.
I have a feeling its nothing to do with my setup(except for maybe port forwarding) but am wondering if it is an update issue bug that needs to be fixed(thats what im hoping).
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I have the same issue with my wireless connection being dropped. I have the most recent version of leopard 10.5.2 . The other macbook in this household also has 10.5.2 and has no problems with dropped connections. I tried resetting the pram which helped at first until I used my macbook on the battery alone the problem started to reoccur. Help?!?

When using iPhone with Ford automobiles' Sync, the connection drops each time the ignition is shut off. In order to restore, the bluetooth must be turned off on the iphone, then restarted. Any suggestions?

When using iPhone with Ford Automobiles' SYNC, the connection drops each time the ignition is shut off. To restore, you must turn off the bluetooth on iPhone, then restart each time. Any suggestions?

There is an update avaialbe for Ford systems to correct bluetooth problems. You need to update your system.

I can listen to my music with samsung soundbar wh 550 but i cannot do that with my mac book air. I can connect to samsung soundbar with my mac but the connection drops immediately. Please help MacBook Air, iOS 10.9.4

I can listen to my music with samsung soundbar wh 550 but i cannot do that with my mac book air.
I can connect to samsung soundbar with my mac but the connection drops immediately. Please help.
MacBook Air, iOS 10.9.4

Contact Samsung for help.
Barry

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hi,
sorry to tell u that i am not able to find the right suggestion/ solution in previous posts in this forum. my problem is like this:
I am running oracle database (11g) on windows 2003 server. my oracle client (9i) is accessing database on that server. if the server is on a simple LAN, all the clients are able to login and the connection is lasting fine. recently, the server is configured in a VPN. now the clients are not able to sustain the connection for long time, the connection is getting dropped within minutes. whats the problem with VPN? even though the cluster configuration (VPN) is said to be done properly, whats going to be the problem?
my client side application is with VC++ and using ODBC for accessing database. with oracle Net Configuration Assistant, the connection is working fine even on VPN, but when my application is trying to access the database over VPN, the connection seems to be intermoittent. please suggest me in this regard. thank you in advance.
swamy.

hi,
sorry to tell u that i am not able to find the right suggestion/ solution in previous posts in this forum. my problem is like this:
I am running oracle database (11g) on windows 2003 server. my oracle client (9i) is accessing database on that server. if the server is on a simple LAN, all the clients are able to login and the connection is lasting fine. recently, the server is configured in a VPN. now the clients are not able to sustain the connection for long time, the connection is getting dropped within minutes. whats the problem with VPN? even though the cluster configuration (VPN) is said to be done properly, whats going to be the problem?
my client side application is with VC++ and using ODBC for accessing database. with oracle Net Configuration Assistant, the connection is working fine even on VPN, but when my application is trying to access the database over VPN, the connection seems to be intermoittent. please suggest me in this regard. thank you in advance.
swamy.

WRT320N & IBM T42 laptop keeps dropping wireless connection at key times

I have an IBM T42 laptop whihc keeps dropping the wireless connection at what seems to be the same time windows each day.
I have my cable modem connected to my WRT320N.
My wireless it set up as follows :
Manual configuration
Wireless Band = 2.4Ghz (Think it needs to be this for the T42 wireless).
Network Mode = Mixed
Channel Width = 20Mhz only
Channel = 2
It seems to be that at approx 8pm each night when using the latop downstairs, the wireless connection will drop and then fail to reconnect for a period of time. I reboot the laptop and it will then begin to work again. The wireless connection does seem to keep trying to connect but it cannot maintain the connection to the router.
Any ideas?

Well I've pretty much given up trying to get this router to work so have spoken to the supplier I bought it off who said it's now discontinued by Linksys - all support is through them now. Took it up with them went through all the steps I've done to try and troubleshoot it (helps to be an IBM engineer as I logically follow procedures through).
I've RMA''d the router and hope it's replacement works better. I've just unbricked my old WRT54GS to make do whilst I wait for a replacement - back down to 100mb traffic - I'll miss my gigabit switch for a while!

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