need help with wireless router.

AmDaMan · 10 Jul 2006 at 13:14

Hey all, I just set up a another pc downstairs, I have connected it up with a cable directly to the wireless router however I've noticed when I do this the one upstairs won't connect to the router! It's a belkin jobby.

thanks,.

AmDaMan · 10 Jul 2006 at 13:36

hey, yeah the one that won't connect has a wireless dongle. I've noticed as soon as i turn on the wired one it knocks the wireless one off straight away!

AmDaMan · 10 Jul 2006 at 13:44

according to the control panel it is?

AmDaMan · 10 Jul 2006 at 13:49

ahh no it's not! why's that?

AmDaMan · 10 Jul 2006 at 14:23

hmm it seems to be on now but the one upstairs isn't connecting. It doesn't even find the router on a search?

AmDaMan · 10 Jul 2006 at 15:50

If i turn the downstairs one off it will connect so i think so yeah. strange.

AmDaMan · 11 Jul 2006 at 11:49

nah mate, as soon as the one downstairs get's turned on it knocks mine off. I think i'll just buy another wireless card for the one downstairs.

AmDaMan · 11 Jul 2006 at 16:47

Hiya, the one downstairs does work with the cable yeah and the one upstairs did work with the wireless dongle before i introduced the one downstairs!

It's driving me nuts! I've just bought another dongle for the one downstairs and it won't connect with that either. It scans but doesn't find a network. Same with the one upstairs! It's asif the dongle isn't connected but it is! I have to totally turn off the downstairs one before the upstairs one will work.

Is there something I have to do on the router or some other configuration? F5d7633-4 is the model.

AmDaMan · 11 Jul 2006 at 19:29

hi guys cheers for the help but it seems to have now resolved it's self!

Right I already had the latest firmware the devices are Belkin USB2 802.11B dongles.

What I did was leave the cat cable in downstairs then disabled that connection. Then I rebooted everything and it worked... Don't ask me why or how but it did so i'm happy