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    Taking too long to connect to Wireless N

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by aaaaron, Sep 2, 2009.

  1. aaaaron

    aaaaron Notebook Guru

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    My cousin has a Linksys Cisco Wireless-N Gigabit router, which his newer notebook connects to instantaneously. However, my 2-year-old notebook (HP dv2000t) will sometime take up to 10 minutes to connect to the internet. My notebook finds the router with no problem, but will sit as "Local Only" status for anywhere up to 10 minutes. Sometimes it will connect right away, sometimes it will take only 1 minute or 2, but most of the time at least 5 minutes. Why could this be? I connect to everyone else's internet just fine.
     
    aaaaron, Sep 2, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Check the router setting to "automatic" and notjust to "N" specific - something in that aspect in your router configuration.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Sep 3, 2009
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    aaaaron Notebook Guru

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    Thank you, but it's still happening. Last night it took about 10 minutes to connect. This is why I leave it on most of the time.

    Under "Network Mode" there is: Mixed, BG-Mixed, Wireless-G Only, Wireless-B Only, Wireless-N Only, and Disabled. "Mixed" is the setting that is chosen. Elsewhere where there are settings that have "auto" as an option, they are already chosen.

    By the way, it is a Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit router (since I didn't have it listed previously). Could it be my computer that has the issue? Might I have to update my wireless card firmware/software or anything of that nature?
     
    aaaaron, Sep 20, 2009
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Has your cousin limited network connections? Has he enabled MAC filtering or any other setting that will prevent any other computers from connecting?
     
    kegobeer, Sep 20, 2009
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    aaaaron Notebook Guru

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    He knows nothing of the router setup. A neighbor set it up for him and when I moved in, all I did was change the SSID from your standard LINKSYS to the current one. MAC filtering is disabled.
     
    aaaaron, Sep 21, 2009
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    how many other wireless routers are visible? The dirtier the wireless environment, the tougher it gets to make and maintain a good connection.
     
    newsposter, Sep 21, 2009
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    Evaders99 Notebook Consultant

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    Could try a static IP maybe, though I think when you have "Local Only" you should already have one
     
    Evaders99, Sep 21, 2009
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