I use to have a similar problem, although mine froze almost immediately. It
happened using a D-Link DWL-G650 as well, but my laptop was an older circa
'98 Gateway 9100 LS. After a lot of experimentation, including replacing
the card and trying other brands, I noticed that ANY newer PC cards I tried
in my laptop would cause the same behavior! However, older PC cards, like
my Xircom network/modem card, worked just fine. Believe me, I tried
EVERYTHING under the sun to make it work, include BIOS changes, interrupt
manipulations, etc., nothing worked. Although I can't prove it, I suspect
that something changed in the PC card spec that made newer cards
incompatible w/ my older laptop. The voltages are the same (my first
suspicion), so there's just something else different, maybe the chipsets,
whatever, that my older laptop doesn't like about newer PC cards. I've
heard several other ppl have the same exact experience.

Granted, I'm merely speculating here, but your description brought back
memories of this nasty problem that I tried to solve for many weeks w/ no
success. Simply had to resign myself to using ONLY older PC cards, or
USB-based alternatives. Just thought perhaps this might be what happening
to you too.

HTH

Jim




"Froggy :Pond" <myfroggypond@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1130379828.628878.172360@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
> Does anyone else have a 5-minute D-link wireless connection?
>
> Within five minutes, my Windows XP laptop freezes when I have the
> "D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650" card in the PCMCIA slot. I can't
> move the mouse or anything.
>
> Yet, immediately, when I remove the D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650
> card, Windows XP works again.
>
> I can't restart the D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650 wireless card
> unless I reboot.
>
> This is very inconvenient. My WinXP is up to date with patches. The
> D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650 card says "H/W Ver.:B2", F/W
> Ver.:2.23" on the back.
>
> Does anyone else have a 5-minute D-link wireless connection?
> Do you know how to solve this problem?
>
> Thanks,
> Susan
>

I have encountered problem with the USB version of the D-Link adapter. I
determined that the drivers that D-Link includes with the AirPlus Xtreme G
cards can cause crashes (on my PC.) I since got an SMC USB adapter and I
have not have any problems.

NOT ALL CARDS ARE CREATED EQUAL!


"Jim" <null@null.com> wrote in message
news:twlbf.17459$i%.17421@fed1read07...
>I use to have a similar problem, although mine froze almost immediately.
>It
> happened using a D-Link DWL-G650 as well, but my laptop was an older circa
> '98 Gateway 9100 LS. After a lot of experimentation, including replacing
> the card and trying other brands, I noticed that ANY newer PC cards I
> tried
> in my laptop would cause the same behavior! However, older PC cards, like
> my Xircom network/modem card, worked just fine. Believe me, I tried
> EVERYTHING under the sun to make it work, include BIOS changes, interrupt
> manipulations, etc., nothing worked. Although I can't prove it, I suspect
> that something changed in the PC card spec that made newer cards
> incompatible w/ my older laptop. The voltages are the same (my first
> suspicion), so there's just something else different, maybe the chipsets,
> whatever, that my older laptop doesn't like about newer PC cards. I've
> heard several other ppl have the same exact experience.
>
> Granted, I'm merely speculating here, but your description brought back
> memories of this nasty problem that I tried to solve for many weeks w/ no
> success. Simply had to resign myself to using ONLY older PC cards, or
> USB-based alternatives. Just thought perhaps this might be what happening
> to you too.
>
> HTH
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> "Froggy :Pond" <myfroggypond@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1130379828.628878.172360@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
>> Does anyone else have a 5-minute D-link wireless connection?
>>
>> Within five minutes, my Windows XP laptop freezes when I have the
>> "D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650" card in the PCMCIA slot. I can't
>> move the mouse or anything.
>>
>> Yet, immediately, when I remove the D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650
>> card, Windows XP works again.
>>
>> I can't restart the D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650 wireless card
>> unless I reboot.
>>
>> This is very inconvenient. My WinXP is up to date with patches. The
>> D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G650 card says "H/W Ver.:B2", F/W
>> Ver.:2.23" on the back.
>>
>> Does anyone else have a 5-minute D-link wireless connection?
>> Do you know how to solve this problem?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Susan
>>
>
>