short of buying a new you... you may want to try a new antenna. get a real monster of an antenna and see if that helps. if not, then you're probably going to have to buy a new router.
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short of buying a new you... you may want to try a new antenna. get a real monster of an antenna and see if that helps. if not, then you're probably going to have to buy a new router.
i am thinkin about sending that router back to the company and have them send me a new one. i am gonna look up some warranty information and give them a call sometime soon.
be careful of this, a lot of places will charge you a service fee if they determine that there is no fault. The fault could be with the wifi card your using, not the access point.
What encryption are you using, and is it 802.11b or 802.11g? Also is it a custom one, and what brand is both the access point and the card? Did you buy them in a pack together or did you guy em seperate? Did both of them have stated that they were WiFi certified?
I suspect your getting interferance, though I do know that some of the early cheapo's were very suspect and died by themselves. Specialy if they can't handle irregular power and you have bad power in your house.
There's a tonne of reaons why it may not work, but this is actualy an area I work in (do a lot of WiFi work for clients), so through in some info before you return mate.
its an 802.11g router and its a linksys. i am using a dlink wirelessB pci card. bought them at seperate times. and right now i am not using any encription because i have reset to default settings on the router sooo many times. i am operating on the lowest channel available, channel 1 which is like 2.416 ghz or something. i know the cordless phone causes inteference but when its not in use i can't get signal for hours and then all of a sudden it will work again, even when all appliances in the house are off.
did they both have WiFi certified stickers/labels on the packaging when you brought em?
For best compatibility I find it best to buy the same brand name, but if they have the WiFi certficiation label (and it's ligit) then you should be okay.
But by your description, it sounds like your router. You can't switch to 802.11b? Also have you checked for firmware updates?
Btw, interferance doesn't have to be just in your house, it could be from next door or across the street. Have you tried putting both within 2 meters of each other, and did it work then? If yes, then most prob interferance from some external source (ie. outside of your house).
hmm, well I am pretty sure the problem wouldn't be buying an 802.11b router because it has compatibility, and yes they are both WiFi cert.Quote:
Originally posted by MetalSkin@Yesterday, 4:26 PM
did they both have WiFi certified stickers/labels on the packaging when you brought em?
For best compatibility I find it best to buy the same brand name, but if they have the WiFi certficiation label (and it's ligit) then you should be okay.
But by your description, it sounds like your router.* You can't switch to 802.11b?* Also have you checked for firmware updates?
Btw, interferance doesn't have to be just in your house, it could be from next door or across the street.* Have you tried putting both within 2 meters of each other, and did it work then?* If yes, then most prob interferance from some external source (ie. outside of your house).
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If I can I will set them closer together and see what the outcome is.
I haven't got a chance to upgrade the firmware, I will give it a try now though.
how many comps do u have including laptop that is using the wifi?
only one computer is using wifi, which is my desktop computer, and i have another compuer that is connected through one of the four rj45 ports.
