Wireless connection dropping.

TomElZ · 10 Oct 2008 at 11:41

Hey lads, well basically just got a Belkin wireless router. The current setup atm is Cable Modem > Wired Router > Wireless Router (Acting as a Switch).

The laptop has no problem finding the wireless connection and can connect to it but after about a minute the connection just drops.

Then it tried to reconnect and it's just a continuous circle.

Any help would be appreciated.
Chears.

spaceh · 10 Oct 2008 at 11:55

I normally find it's the manufacturers wireless software for the wireless adapter that causes those problems. If not already, try switching to using MS Windows wireless control.

C64 · 10 Oct 2008 at 17:44

signal strength should really be over 70%

Snograt · 10 Oct 2008 at 18:39

spaceh said:
I normally find it's the manufacturers wireless software for the wireless adapter that causes those problems. If not already, try switching to using MS Windows wireless control.

This.

They all do it; Belkin, Linksys, Netgear - and it's all rubbish. WHY do they do it?

pedrochop · 10 Oct 2008 at 18:40

Try upgrading the router firmware.

spaceh · 10 Oct 2008 at 20:29

pedrochop said:
Try upgrading the router firmware.

Yep, defo check your firmware version. Also you could try changing your wireless's channel number, I have on very rare occasions seen multiple wireless signals in a local area cause problems when they are all using the same channel.

EDIT: let me clarify jic, change your routers wireless channel number then change all connecting devices to detect on the same channel number (if they don't auto-detect which they should anyway).