Have to constant ping to maintain connection
 

I'm going crazy. Since I purchased my N800 I've had to go into Xterm, become root, and setup a constant ping to reliably maintain my connection. It doesn't matter whether or not I'm plugged into AC. I'm using an 802.11 wifi ap. Am I missing something obvious?

Re: Have to constant ping to maintain connection
 

Which OS?
In OS2008 Control Panel|Connectivity there's a WLAN timeout setting.

Re: Have to constant ping to maintain connection
 

In 2008, and my WLAN Idle Time is set to Unlimited. There is no timeout setting.

Re: Have to constant ping to maintain connection
 

Have you tried Viagra?

Sorry! Couldn't resist :)

Re: Have to constant ping to maintain connection
 

i think it is a router compatibility problem, i have the same problem with my
home router, but with my work router no need to ping....

Re: Have to constant ping to maintain connection
 

I suffered through this for a long time, I finally went and bought a new access poing and I no longer have the problem.

I originally had an old 802.11B only access point, linksys wap2.2 and I had that problem on my 770, and multiple 800's.

I now have a A/B/G netgear and I dont have any problems and I no longer have to ping things to keep my ssh sessions alive.

I am sure thats not what you want to hear, but its my experience...

Good Luck

Re: Have to constant ping to maintain connection
 

What about changing the Power Saving setting on your N800 to either Intermediate or Off?

In Control Panel on the N800, open Connectivity -> Connections -> select your WiFi connection followed by Edit -> Next, Next, Next, Advanced -> "Other" tab -> Power Saving to On (Maximum)/On (Intermediate)/Off

Try Intermediate or Off (default is Maximum).

If this works, it means your access point is not compatible with Power Saving Mode (PSM) and you might want to upgrade to the latest access point firmware in case that fixes it, or buy a replacement that does support PSM. Disabling or reducing PSM to "Intermediate" will result in worse battery lifetime on your N800.

Also when discussing WiFi problems it's always beneficial to state your access point make/model/firmware.

Re: Have to constant ping to maintain connection
 

I tried everything on my linksys, including dlink firmware. :D

I had been messing with that for almost two years, I would just buy a new access point. I really wish I had just bought one two years ago.

But thats just my experience, depending on the AP and the firmware, its possible its fixable. My guess is though, if its an old B AP, its probably not gonna happen.

Re: Have to constant ping to maintain connection
 

Yeah, with access points being so cheap it's probably easier to go out and buy a new AP rather than keep twidling with settings or sending back the N800... obviously nobody wants to spend more cash to get the N800 to work but some access points are sooo crap and beyond help that ultimately it's not always the N800 at fault. :)

I don't know what AP the OP has though - all we know is that it's 802.11, but could be b, g, b/g or even n. :)

Re: Have to constant ping to maintain connection
 

I think you are right. At home with my Airlink router it properly maintains it's connection. At work it doesn't. I turned the power saving off for the work connection, and will find out Monday whether or not that was the solution.

Thanks for the input!