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607974 2007-11-03 04:40:00 Under windows, the wireless on my HP NX9010 keeps shutting down approx every 2-3 minutes.
Under Linux, its fine. Any ideas why?
Myth (110)
607975 2007-11-03 09:09:00 Does this happen only on battery or on power as well? CYaBro (73)
607976 2007-11-03 09:26:00 Its on power. I haven't tried it on battery.

The ironic thing... ndiswrapper (for Linux) uses the windows driver, so I doubt its a problem with the actual driver
Myth (110)
607977 2007-11-03 10:10:00 I think someone else had this problem and it was because of the TCP connections limit put in XP or something and it was stuck at 25 so whenever there were more than 25 connections, *boom* beeswax34 (63)
607978 2007-11-03 20:29:00 This is a bit off the wall, but you haven't recently tried to connect via a Telecom wireless hot spot have you? Last week I tried via the hotspot at Whangarei airport (with nil results, which was a bit galling given I had already paid Telescum $10 for the privilege). Each time after that when I tried to fire up the laptop it blue screened (endless recycling stuff) if the wireless was switched on, but not if the wireless was switched off.

I did a system restore to the day before my trip to Whangarei, and bob's your aunty - all works again. I can only conclude that something with Telescum corrupted things or they installed an incompatible bit of software. Once I got rid of it all was working well again.

A bit of a far fetched possibility for you perhaps, but just in case you have been travelling...
John H (8)
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