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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Wireless Networking / May 2007WinXP, switching users messes up network connection
It seems that the wireless network connection is done on a per-user basis, rather than systemwide. After one user connects well, if you switch users the second user gets a flaky or unusable connection. If you log off the first user, and log in a second, things are fine. I've tried with both Microsoft manageing the connections, and the Intel Proset/Wireless manager. Is there any way to fix this?  Signature-Richard M. Hartman 186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW! You have insurance for your car and your health, why not for your legal needs? http://www.legalhmo.com Hi Such a situation use to happen with older devices when you mixed 802.11g and 802.11b users. It should not happen with current good systems. What is thew make Wireless Router (Acceess Point), and Wireless clients are? Jack (MVP-Networking). > It seems that the wireless network connection is done on a per-user basis, > rather than systemwide. After one user connects well, if you switch users [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Is there any way to fix this? It's the same hardware, in the same house. Same laptop (Dell Inspiron 600m), same router/firewall/access point (Netgear WGR614 v7, firmware version V2.0.20_1.0.20NA). Not mixing anything, at least not intentionally. I just want to be able to switch users so my wife can do something without me having to log off (and close all the windows I may have open at the time). "Switch Users" ought to do it, but when she logs in her network connection is flaky or non-existant. If I do log off, she's fine. If we start with her connected and "switch users" to me, it's flaky. Seems like they're managing the connections per user-login rather than at the machine level. Signature-Richard M. Hartman 186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW! You have insurance for your car and your health, why not for your legal needs? http://www.legalhmo.com > Hi > Such a situation use to happen with older devices when you mixed 802.11g [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> Is there any way to fix this? In WinXP XP, wi-fi profiles indeed are local to the user who created them. There is no sharing option, as for dialup connections. In Vista, wi-fi profiles are global for all users (by default), so a connection will automatically resume after user switch. So, AFAIK there is no easy solution for XP, besides of 3rd party software - like Intel PROset. Regards, --PA > It's the same hardware, in the same house. Same laptop (Dell Inspiron > 600m), same router/firewall/access point (Netgear WGR614 v7, firmware [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >> > >> Is there any way to fix this? I'm using Intel Proset, but still have the same problem. Perhaps I am not using it properly? How would I make this work? Signature-Richard M. Hartman 186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW! You have insurance for your car and your health, why not for your legal needs? http://www.legalhmo.com > In WinXP XP, wi-fi profiles indeed are local to the user > who created them. There is no sharing option, as for dialup connections. [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >> >> >> >> Is there any way to fix this? |
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