do i need a new router

jas72 · 5 Oct 2011 at 16:59

Got myself a D-Link Wireless last year and everything was fine.

However in the last 3 weeks I've been having major connection problems on wireless my sig strength has gone down from 89% to 55% and even laptops right next to the router time out or get very low latency and speed test results (read 5 MBPS instead of 25 when wired.)

I've not really tried to solve the problem as I don't know where to start googling doesn't really help as I have access that's not the problem the problem is that it's intermittent and poor quality.

I've added nothing cept a new Mobo to my desktop (also wireless via PCI slot)

Any help would be appreciated as the wife uses this for her work and can't do without it. Wired not an option sadly

Ceiling_Cat · 5 Oct 2011 at 18:55

I would try changing channels first, a neighbour might be using the same channel which may reduce the strength/quality of the signal.

danza · 6 Oct 2011 at 07:51

I don't know a lot about networking, but changing channels might help. If you have an android phone (or iPhone - there's probably one for that too), get the Wifi Analyser app and from there you can check the channel the routers in the vicinity are on.

jas72 · 10 Oct 2011 at 12:02

oh thanks for these tips guys. I didn't think about channel changing. Over the weekend i've also been experiencing a windows message saying I have an ip conflict. Not all the time only occasionally.

When I investigate the d-link router webpage I don't see any conflict though. However channel change might do the trick any suggestions I'm currently on channel 11 (default.)

It worked I changed it to 1 and got 8.3MPS changed to channel 2 and now get 27MBPS.

I've also read up and it could even be something as simple as the next door neighbour getting a new wireless phone ....

Anyway it seems to be solved now.... yay.