From time to time, my WiFi network suffers %30-%50 packet loss when WPA is enabled. Power-cycling my router and WiFi laptops sometimes fixes this, but sometimes the only fix is to disable WPA and run un-encrypted for a few hours. Disabling WPA immediately clears up the problem and lowers packet loss to a few percent at most. Signal strength is good in both WPA and open mode. The only difference is that WPA eats packets.
This has happened in two different locations, with both D-Link and Netgear routers, and with two types of 801.11g NICs. My current equipment is a DI-524 router, Centrino laptop, and a laptop with an Airlink 101 PCMCIA NIC. No other WiFi LANs are in the area.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
This has happened in two different locations, with both D-Link and Netgear routers, and with two types of 801.11g NICs. My current equipment is a DI-524 router, Centrino laptop, and a laptop with an Airlink 101 PCMCIA NIC. No other WiFi LANs are in the area.
Any ideas on how to fix this?