Recently I find my Windows 7 laptop computer often "losing" connectivity with my Linksys wireless router. When it "loses connection" to the router, the computer doesn't have any connectivity (no access to Internet, cannot connect to the router 192.168.1.1) I put "losing" in quotes because my Internet Access menu shows that I'm "Connected" to my wireless router.
I don't think this is the router's fault because other computers using this router to surf the internet have no problem. To fix this problem on my current computer, I must run "Diagnose" which fixes the problem after "reset the wireless adapter". Or I can hit the disconnect button in my Internet Access menu then try to reconnect to the router, then I would have internet access again.
I don't want to run Diagnose every other hour, or have to lose connectivity during a file transfer or an online game. Do you know what is not configured correctly?
Answer
This indicates a problem with the drivers of the wireless network device on the computer. Try to reinstall the driver from your computer. If it is Windows Vista/7, your best bet is to uninstall the drivers and let Microsoft detect it. If it doesn't find any, be sure to have the original driversetup at hand.
Try method 1 described here: http://www.petri.co.il/removing-old-drivers-from-vista-and-windows7.htm
if the problem still continues after reinstalling the drivers, try another USB-port in your computer.
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