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    Wireless problems! :(

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by deebee29, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. deebee29

    deebee29 Notebook Consultant

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    I have a desktop and a laptop at home, so I use a DLink router so I can use the wireless internet on my laptop. Lately, I have been having a lot of trouble with the internet on my laptop. Sometimes, it cannot find the wireless network, and other times, I keep getting kicked off the internet. Even if I do get on the internet on my laptop, I have little or no signal and the internet is very slow if it works at all. How do I know if the problem is my laptop network card, or my router?
    Thanks
     
    deebee29, Jul 16, 2008
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  2. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    The distance and location can affect the reception at your laptop. Also, interference could attenuate your desirable signal, try to change the channel.
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 16, 2008
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Try rebooting your modem and router. Have you cloned your mac address into the router? Do you have any cordless phones near by?
     
    blue68f100, Jul 16, 2008
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    It sounds like you've got all the bad characteristics that will cause a poor connection from Wireless Router to PC.

    As wireless and blue said:

    1/ Distance could be the issue....

    2/ Other 2.4Ghz devices around..such as cordless phones

    3/ Computer and Router on different channels....

    You should also mess w/ the computer's WiFi Card properties in Control Panel -->System--Hardware--> Device Manager...look for the wireless card, right click it and choose properties. Look at the different tabs, especially the Advanced tab for anything that mentions Signal Strength..make sure it's up to 100% or Full. You should also be able to choose the WiFi Card's channel # there as well...

    Connect to ur Router's setup page and as wireless said change the channel to match that of the WiFi Card..and also look for settings in there to increase Signal Strength.

    If the issue isn't distance or another 2.4Ghz device causing issues then I think it's definetly the Router and how it's broadcasting itself. Make sure SSID is enabled on it too.....
     
    makaveli72, Jul 17, 2008
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