[Henishi]

ok i have a linksy wireless card and it has some strange things happening, ok it connects and all but in like 2 minutes the card disconnects from the internet and connects back again and it work perfectly but its quite anoying when you are playing a game or talking in msn it holds you back ...i dont know what this can be any one that can help me??i thought also that was it the router but its not since i have a laptop and it work fine and other laptops are here and also work fine its just only that computer . please help !

[no2pencil]

Try changing the channel your router broadcasts on. You'll need to refer to your routers documentation, because they are all in different configuration points.

Chances are, someone (like a neighbor) has introduced their own wireless network into your reception area (or something similar) & you are picking up major interference.

[Henishi]

no2pencil, on 23 Dec, 2008 - 01:22 PM, said:

Try changing the channel your router broadcasts on. You'll need to refer to your routers documentation, because they are all in different configuration points.

Chances are, someone (like a neighbor) has introduced their own wireless network into your reception area (or something similar) & you are picking up major interference.

it seems its not the router ,i think its the card in fact this problem has been with me like for years and now its got to my nerves , also if i do that will i have to change something on my other computers?? how do i do that??

[MorphiusFaydal]

If you change the channel on the router, there's nothing you have to update on the computers. That's all handled automatically.

Is there anything particular about the placement of this particular computer? Like... Is there a kitchen/bathroom/microwave or something between it and the router? Outside interference would be the only reason I can think of that it keeps dropping the connection. Either that or the card is dying. I had a similar problem with my Linksys card, and I blamed it on the fact that my neighborhood is saturated with wireless networks, and it caused my desktop to drop connections, but neither laptop in the house would have any trouble holding a connection.

I would try changing the channel to one that has less people on/around it. Channel 1 is usually emptier (most routers default to 6, and most people don't change it).

[no2pencil]

Henishi, on 23 Dec, 2008 - 06:08 PM, said:

it seems its not the router

What leads you to this conclusion?

Henishi, on 23 Dec, 2008 - 06:08 PM, said:

also if i do that will i have to change something on my other computers??

As MorphiusFaydal pointed out, the computers will automatically update. The Router will change the broadcast channel, & the Wireless nodes will drop for a moment, to redetect to the router, & reconnect.

[Henishi]

i know its not the router cuz multipe laptops have come to my hous e and work perfectly I my self have a laptop and it has NEVER Disconected like that computer also i have changed 2 diferent routers and my other computer have work fine excep that one so it has to be the card .....ok about the channel how do i do that??

[no2pencil]

Henishi, on 24 Dec, 2008 - 11:39 AM, said:

ok about the channel how do i do that??

You will have to refer to the documentation for your specific router. It is changed in the GUI interface once you log on to the router. They are all unique, so you'll need to check yours.