WRT300n and Intel Centrino 2100b

Question

I have this Router in use (the WRT300n) as an access point. It works fine for 99% of the laptops I use on my network with the exception of the Intel 2100b network card. I can replace the minipci card with any other network adapter and it works great but should I be using an Intel 2100b card my connection will drop in and out constantly. The card has no problem with connecting to the device and speeds are similar to other cards while connected. Both of the devices are updated all the way using the latest software being the September 06 Release from dell for the Intel 2100b and the Firmware Version: v0.93.9 on the router.
I thought I might bring this to the attention of the Linksys guys here who could either get back to me on the problem (maybe there is already a fix) or they could test it themselves and fix it.

Answer 1

Hi… I don’t think there is any issue with either your adapter or your router. It can be a issue with the power management setting on your laptop. Go the properties of this card from devise manager and set the power management for highest. Also make sure whenever you use this card, your laptop is connected to external power source. If you still have the same problem, try changing the wireless channel on your router. You can also go to advance wireless settings and reduce the values for
i)                    beacon interval to 50
ii)                   Fragmentation Threshold to 2306 and
iii)                 RTS threshold to 2307.