amer abidi Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Ok, not 3D related, but been driving me crazy, so was wondering if anyone out there has a solution or idea to how i might solve this problem. My toshiba Qosmio laptop keeps disconnecting from the wireless internet connection after 3 minutes or so! It does not give a disconnection warning, but rather just goes into a stale state. All other devices (PS3, other laptops, 3G phone, etc...) connect properly without any interruptions, all except my Qosmio. Ive also tried it on other routers, same problem. Ive tried everything! searched everywhere, but cant find a solutiopn except to hit "repair connection" every time it lags. Its so annoying and frustrating!! Has anyone encountered or heard of this before? Thanks in advance fellas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneis Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Well it's definitely only your Qosmio laptop, so I'd suggest a complete update - check the Toshiba support pages for updates to drivers and BIOS, any Toshiba software et al. Then also run an update on your OS (Vista?) and be sure to upgrade to the latest service packs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer abidi Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) Well it's definitely only your Qosmio laptop, so I'd suggest a complete update - check the Toshiba support pages for updates to drivers and BIOS, any Toshiba software et al. Then also run an update on your OS (Vista?) and be sure to upgrade to the latest service packs. I have, both OS and drivers! to no use. EDIT: running windows XP btw Edited January 10, 2009 by amer abidi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneis Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Is it a new problem or has this been it's behaviour since day one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer abidi Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Always been the case, but i solved it by connecting via a physical wire, but now it no longer convenient to be next to the router, so its posing a real problem for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneis Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Hmm, does it only happen if your connection is idle or will it happen even if your connection is active and downloading? If it's only occurring on an idle connection, then it may have be a setting for idle time-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneis Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Another thought - in the Internet Options on your laptop, ensure all wifi auto-detect options are on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer abidi Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Hmm, does it only happen if your connection is idle or will it happen even if your connection is active and downloading? If it's only occurring on an idle connection, then it may have be a setting for idle time-out. Happens no matter what, i mean i'd be watching a video and it'd stop buffering after a couple of minutes.. no errors nothing, just stops, and i'd have to repair connection. Another thought - in the Internet Options on your laptop, ensure all wifi auto-detect options are on. Thanks for your replies, but could you point me out further as to where these settings might be? Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneis Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Sorry Amer, but I use Linux on-line and XP off-line, so my Windows networking is a little out of practice. I haven't used Vista for more than an hour and laptops tend to have proprietary software controlling wifi on top of the OS. If it were a clean XP install, I'd check the properties tabs for 1. Internet Options and 2. Network Connections (both via the Control Panel). I'd also go to the Device Manager and check through the properties/ options for the actual wifi device and then check through the entire proprietary (Toshiba) software for your networking/ hardware controllers. I'm sure you've already done this. Failing any success, I'd contact Toshiba support or their support forums. It may also pay you to do a factory re-boot on your router and start all your wifi settings afresh. Again, sorry that I can't be of any real help and I hope someone on this list is better equipped to help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amer abidi Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 thanks anyway much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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