Hawking Wi-fi Dish : Continual Signal Dropouts

[Trevor]

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Hawking Tech. Hi-Gain USB Wireless-G Dish Adapter HWU8DD.

This is a great little laptop accessory for pulling-in weak wi-fi signals. Works with my 2006 Toshiba laptop (xp) fine, and also worked with an older 2004 model before the hard drive failed. The latter has no built-in antenna.

Problem is, now the HD has been replaced on the older Toshiba, and most of the old software re-installed, the Hawking continually drops the signal and the only way to get it going -- for another 2 or 3 minutes' use -- is to re-boot the computer or re-install the Hawking driver. Does it with all wi-fi sources; will not re-scan for signals or lock on without re-booting. Very strange.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

[trevjay]

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Hawking Tech. Hi-Gain USB Wireless-G Dish Adapter HWU8DD.

This is a great little laptop accessory for pulling-in weak wi-fi signals. Works with my 2006 Toshiba laptop (xp) fine, and also worked with an older 2004 model before the hard drive failed. The latter has no built-in antenna.

Problem is, now the HD has been replaced on the older Toshiba, and most of the old software re-installed, the Hawking continually drops the signal and the only way to get it going -- for another 2 or 3 minutes' use -- is to re-boot the computer or re-install the Hawking driver. Does it with all wi-fi sources; will not re-scan for signals or lock on without re-booting. Very strange.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

Sorry cannot help with your problem but where did you buy your HWU8DD

Thanks

[Trevor]

http://www.pricegrabber.ca/rating_getprodr..._type=masterid/

Hawking Tech. Hi-Gain USB Wireless-G Dish Adapter HWU8DD.

This is a great little laptop accessory for pulling-in weak wi-fi signals. Works with my 2006 Toshiba laptop (xp) fine, and also worked with an older 2004 model before the hard drive failed. The latter has no built-in antenna.

Problem is, now the HD has been replaced on the older Toshiba, and most of the old software re-installed, the Hawking continually drops the signal and the only way to get it going -- for another 2 or 3 minutes' use -- is to re-boot the computer or re-install the Hawking driver. Does it with all wi-fi sources; will not re-scan for signals or lock on without re-booting. Very strange.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

Sorry cannot help with your problem but where did you buy your HWU8DD

Thanks

Maplins Electronics Shop, UK, £60, 2007. Pulls in signals from 250 metres away. Fantastic accessory.

Solved original problem by re-installing operating system.