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    Netgear adapter and router, keeps cutting intermittently

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by yoyo1299, Jan 19, 2010.

  1. yoyo1299

    yoyo1299 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys,

    So i've had some problems with my Linksys and Dlink routers going old, so I went to a Netgear that had great reviews. Only problem is, my connection to it cuts out randomly, then comes back. I have a netgear WN121T adapter. My brother has the same adapter, but he has no problems. The adapter also takes forever to get an IP address. Can anyone shed some light? It's very annoying! It did it while writing this.... It never used to do this with my old D-Link router.

    Help? Thanks
     
    yoyo1299, Jan 19, 2010
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  2. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Have you tried swapping cards to see if the troubles clears....
     
    blue68f100, Jan 20, 2010
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  3. leslieann

    leslieann Notebook Deity

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    Replace the power adapter.
    It is a known problem that MANY routers (especially Netgear), have too small of a power pack.

    A slightly weaker connection can overload them.
     
    leslieann, Jan 21, 2010
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