I have a similar issue (I just got my Sammy today). Though the wireless signal is always detected, I can only connect to it about 75% of the time. Even then, I can only actually establish online access about 25% of the time. Interestingly, once I actually establish a working connection, it stays working. However, I often have to use the “Repair” routine in XP just to get a connection that allows me to go online, and sometimes even doing it six and seven times in a row produces nothing. Whenever I restart the NC10 I need to run the “Repair” process at least once.
This is exceptionally annoying and I can only hope that this doesn’t happen with the wireless access at my university (I suppose I’ll find out about that tomorrow). I tried upgrading to the latest driver from the Samsung site–it seems to help a little bit, but not much. Interestingly, when I’m having trouble connecting, if I move to within two feet of my wireless router I can usually get a connection. If I move any further away, it winks back out.
Sorry for the wordiness, but I’m trying to be as specific as possible. I have a 2Wire 802.11b wireless network, just for the record. I’m thinking that the Atheros wireless receiver in the Sammy isn’t playing nice with my router.
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Heres the link to the Acer wifi driver, works great with my Apple Airport & Time Capsule, unlike the piece of crap driver that ships with the Sammy.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/115677
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Thank you so much! That worked perfectly! I still have yet to test it further, but a series of reboots has so far produced instant and consistent Internet access every time. I’ll leave the original body of my post for the benefit of those with a similar problem as I had and who need this solution. I’ll be sure to follow up if anything goes amiss.