I just purchased my fourth netbook, the MSI Wind, with b/g/n network ability and it worked like a dream on the wireless network at home (Apple Airport Express) and out and about at public WiFi hotspots.
However, in my office, with the Apple Airport Extreme Base Station, the minute I connected to the wireless, the netbook would lock up my Airport Extreme. I thought I was imagining it the first couple of times and reset the base station and the cable router, only to have it happen each and every time.
I did some Internet research and found the combination of the MSI Wind (and a few models of the Asus eeePC) and the Airport Extreme Base Station can cause a problem. However, I also found the solution below. It is an easy fix on the netbook.
If you are using the standard Windows wireless configuration utility
- Right click on the wireless connection in the taskbar and select STATUS
- Click on PROPERTIES
- You should be on the GENERAL tab
- Choose CONFIGURE next to the wireless adapter box
- Choose the ADVANCED tab
- Scroll down the list and click on POWER SAVING MODE
- Change the value to CAM (Constantly Awake Mode)
- Click OK
- Go to START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL
- Choose the SYSTEM option
- Choose the HARDWARE tab
- Choose the DEVICE MANAGER button
- Expand the NETWORK ADAPTERS entry on the list
- Double-click on your wireless adapter
- Choose the ADVANCED tab
- Scroll down the list and click on POWER SAVING MODE
- Change the value to CAM (Constantly Awake Mode)
- Click OK
If you are using the Ralink wireless configuration utility
(I am not, so cannot verify these instructions)
- Uncheck POWER SAVING MODE
- Enable CAM (Constantly Awake Mode)
