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| Ghostkid |
  Posted 5th Sep 2007 4:41pm |  |
Invisible Kid
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Post 1038 / 2212
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Hey,
I'm running Windows XP, yesterday my computer was fine, and today my wireless internet conection drops every 5 minutes, then when i try to reconnect its saying he cant find any wireless networks, and when i rescan again, i get my wireless network again with 80 % conectivity, and im conected again, then it starts over. sometimes there is a half hour between things, sometimes 20 seconds.
I'm using a Linksys wireless router WMP54G and a wireless pci card, also from linksys. could it be my card is broken? and if so. does it matter what wireless card i buy? its a dekstop pc btw. |
Xbox 360 Gamertag: Firefist1
Xfire: Ghostkid1 |
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| Ghostkid |
Posted 5th Sep 2007 5:17pm | |
Invisible Kid
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Post 1039 / 2212
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Yes, i know what you mean Drac. anyway, i restarted my computer for the second time. and now it seems to work again. but it is going VERY slow.takes 20 secs to load google  (wich normally loads in less then a sec) also other websites are loading very slow. |
Xbox 360 Gamertag: Firefist1
Xfire: Ghostkid1 |
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Garner  |
Posted 5th Sep 2007 7:15pm | |
Post 3299 / 4125
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I have a Linksys router as well WRG54G I think (off the top of my head), and a Wii, laptop and desktop all using the wireless.
The Wii and laptop have absolutely no troubles at all whist the desktop occasionally throws its toys out of the pram by disconnecting, finding the connection, disconnecting, finding the connection...etc....etc... every 5-6 seconds. Solution? I used to reset the router itself which solved the problem but since learned that simply disabling the wireless card on the PC and re-enabling it sorts it out perfectly everytime without causing trouble with the rest of the network.
Best bit? The Wii/laptop dont have Linksys stuff in and obviously work fine. The desktop wireless card that has troubles? Linksys.
I have no problem recommending Linksys routers, they're the best by far in my experience - but not Linksys wireless cards.
On a semi side note... strangely Cisco have decided to stop the Linksys brand I believe and slap the Cisco name on everything which strikes me as a dumb decision... Cisco says 'enterprise networking' not 'home networking' but anyway... they're the ones with more money than sense  |
"Science is this extraordinary transnational, transcultural, trans-everything language which is the only way to discover Truth and its regrettable that billions are still stuck in the Middle Ages believing the crap propagated by Popes and priests..."
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| Ghostkid |
Posted 5th Sep 2007 10:27pm | |
Invisible Kid
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Post 1040 / 2212
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| Quoting Garner | I have a Linksys router as well WRG54G I think (off the top of my head), and a Wii, laptop and desktop all using the wireless.
The Wii and laptop have absolutely no troubles at all whist the desktop occasionally throws its toys out of the pram by disconnecting, finding the connection, disconnecting, finding the connection...etc....etc... every 5-6 seconds. Solution? I used to reset the router itself which solved the problem but since learned that simply disabling the wireless card on the PC and re-enabling it sorts it out perfectly everytime without causing trouble with the rest of the network.
Best bit? The Wii/laptop dont have Linksys stuff in and obviously work fine. The desktop wireless card that has troubles? Linksys. |
EXACTLY the same with me, laptop , wii and psp work flawless on linksys. but my desktop pc disconnect sometimes. this is only the second time though i got this. in 3 years. |
Xbox 360 Gamertag: Firefist1
Xfire: Ghostkid1 |
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Assman15  |
Posted 5th Sep 2007 10:38pm | |
Post 591 / 2085
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The only thing I can think of would be interference. Wireless standards are designed to cut out if another wireless protocol uses the same frequency. This includes things like cell phones, cordless phones, and other wireless devices. These problems occur even more often on older wireless standards (like A and  . To fix it you need to access your router and change the wireless channel. This changed the frequency your wireless network works on. |
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| Ghostkid |
Posted 6th Sep 2007 4:31pm | |
Invisible Kid
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Post 1044 / 2212
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well, im on channel 11, my laptop ism ostly conected with cable , my cell phone isnt near my pc/router. and i dont use any wireless devices .do i have to change frequency on my default gateway ? |
Xbox 360 Gamertag: Firefist1
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| Garner |
Posted 6th Sep 2007 5:21pm | |
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Assman - I tried several channels before realising that simply disabling/enabling the card was all I needed to do. Its something I've come to live with now... the desktop doesn't get used all that often anymore anyway. |
"Science is this extraordinary transnational, transcultural, trans-everything language which is the only way to discover Truth and its regrettable that billions are still stuck in the Middle Ages believing the crap propagated by Popes and priests..."
- Peter Atkins |
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| Assman15 |
Posted 6th Sep 2007 9:59pm | |
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Well, to me the problem sounded like it was related to the frequency, but I guess not. I don't really have any other idea to fix it.  |
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| Garner |
Posted 6th Sep 2007 10:11pm | |
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Microwaves and bluetooth devices will also sometimes interfere with wi-fi.
Like yourself though, not sure about 'n' though so that one might not matter so much. |
"Science is this extraordinary transnational, transcultural, trans-everything language which is the only way to discover Truth and its regrettable that billions are still stuck in the Middle Ages believing the crap propagated by Popes and priests..."
- Peter Atkins |
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