Frequently lost internet connection but signal strength still full? I tried another laptop, no such

I am using speedtouch ADSL Wireless modem and have a NEC laptop. I have no problem connecting to the internet at full signal strength. However, very often (it can be less then a minute or more than a hour), the connection will just suddenly gone, ie cannot surf or download stop speed become ZERO, even though the signal strenght is still strong. What I have to do is to stop the wireless and on it again to get back the connection.

At first, I suspect the modem have some problem. However, recently, I manage to try another laptop (IBM) connecting wirelessly to surf/download/upload and it seems no problem at all for about a week.

So the conclusion is that either my NEC laptop setting is wrong or there is problem with my wireless card. Unfortunately, I do not have other wireless pt to try on with this laptop.

Please advice if I can adjust any settings to prevent this from happening.

Frequently lost internet connection but signal strength still full? I tried another laptop, no such prob!?windows xp professional

What type of wireless adapter are you using?

Did it come preinstalled on the laptop?

If not, does the adapter come with software?

If so, Windows wireless config and the vendor's adapter software may be conflicting (both trying to connect).

Disable Windows wireless configurations.

-Start%26gt;Control Panel%26gt;Network Connections%26gt;

-Choose the Wireless connection and select with the right mouse click.

-Properties

-Disable Windows wireless config

If this doesn't solve then msg back. Trial %26amp; Error

Frequently lost internet connection but signal strength still full? I tried another laptop, no such prob!?windows xp home internet explorer

Try assigning a network address to the laptop manually
There are two things you can try:

My wireless network was failing with full signal strength because a program I was using was uploading and consuming nearly 100% bandwidth. Make sure this isn't happening to you. Symptoms were good signal strength, and I could ping internet addresses but could not, say, use a web browser. Closing the program fixed the problem.

Another device might be interfering with the wireless signal. Cordless phones and microwaves are common suspects.
you may have something running in the backround taking up resources, check task manager for CPU, Memory, %26amp; Network usage

You might try setting your wireless adapters speed down and see if that makes a difference.
Are there other connections for wireless there? If so the connection may be oscillating.

Try setting all of your connections to "Manual". Remove any "auto" settings.

Then manually tell your machine to connect to your SSID. This was my problem in a few situations and this fixed it.

This keeps the client from "flapping" back and forth.
Call the geek squad
goto --start---%26gt;settings---%26gt;network connections... rightclick on the icon that represents the connection you use... a menu will pop up... go to properties.... leftclick on the configure button... select the power management tab. un-check the "allow the computer to turn off this device" selection.