disconnecting issues

Leeroy Jenkins · 6 Jul 2011 at 17:58

i play on wireless and for the past 2-3 months now i get random dc's that last for 20-30mins unless i restart the internet but most times i cant cos my bro is busy on wow and when i dc i lose a lot of starcraft matches cos of it. my bro also plays on wireless and he never dc's it's only me my signal strentgh is 3/5 bars mostly the wireless adapter i use is http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-002-TP&groupid=46&catid=1600&subcat=
can any of u guys help maybe i have the wrong settings on my pc or something?

Tealc · 6 Jul 2011 at 18:32

Maybe try a different (read better) USB adapter. TP-Link are ok but they are very much bargain basement stuff. That said I use their Modem/Router and a Wireless repeater and I have no major problems.

Does it help if you set a manual IP in the appropriate range and connect to the router, rather than replying on the router's DHCP? That helped me with a dodgy Netgear router that constantly kicked my iPod Touch off the network.

Is the signal interrupted by another 2.4Ghz device such as a microwave, bluetooth device or another wireless signal sharing the same channel as yours?

Leeroy Jenkins · 6 Jul 2011 at 19:00

i was thinking about getting a new usb adapter maybe it would work, and for the 2nd i dont really know how to set a manual ip, and 3rd the only other thing i have connected is my iphone, it's just weird that i only get dc and my bro on his laptop doesn't.

Tealc · 6 Jul 2011 at 20:31

Ah the joys of wireless connectivity. It's hard to say if it's the TP-link USB Adapter's fault but why not swap devices with your brother as an experiment? If he'll let you.

Anyway here's a guide on setting manual IP

http://blog.mclaughlinsoftware.com/2009/11/26/windows-7-static-ip/

Worked-ish for me but the 6 year old router I was using still needed replacing.