[Wireless] Linksys befw11s4 V4 and Vista trouble!

I have been using this router for a couple of years with 3 wired XP machines
with not too much trouble. I just got a new laptop (Acer) with vista and have
had nothing but trouble. I cannot get a good connection if I turn on
encryption. I get 1 maybe 2 bars. If I turn it off and connect back I get a
full signal. I tried upgrading the firmware from 1.50 to 1.52 and that fails.
What are my options here? For those of you who say trash this router which
one should I get?

Thanks,

Brian

http://winqual.microsoft.com/HCL/Pro...=v&cid=712&g=d
for routers that work with Vista.

I'm currently using a D-Link DGL 4500 which I really like alot.
Previously was using a D-Link DIR-655 which I also like. The 4500
supports draft 802.11N in the 5 GHz band which is a real plus for
me.

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:02:03 -0800, Brian
<Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
>
>I have been using this router for a couple of years with 3 wired XP machines
>with not too much trouble. I just got a new laptop (Acer) with vista and have
>had nothing but trouble. I cannot get a good connection if I turn on
>encryption. I get 1 maybe 2 bars. If I turn it off and connect back I get a
>full signal. I tried upgrading the firmware from 1.50 to 1.52 and that fails.
>What are my options here? For those of you who say trash this router which
>one should I get?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Brian
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

I have a Linksys WRT350N 802.11n router and works great for me, and I
upgraded from a Linksys WRT54G router, also good, but I needed more speed on
my massive network.

"Brian" wrote:

>
>
> I have been using this router for a couple of years with 3 wired XP machines
> with not too much trouble. I just got a new laptop (Acer) with vista and have
> had nothing but trouble. I cannot get a good connection if I turn on
> encryption. I get 1 maybe 2 bars. If I turn it off and connect back I get a
> full signal. I tried upgrading the firmware from 1.50 to 1.52 and that fails.
> What are my options here? For those of you who say trash this router which
> one should I get?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian