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Wireless Headaches
Hakkekage
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Right then, I'm having really irritating problems with my wireless that I need fixed as quickly as possible. Here is the gist of it:
I used to use an external D-link wireless card on my old computer which was really unstable and disconnected at random. It was also really weak, too; if it said the signal was 'excellent', I knew it had stopped working. I usually fixed it by pulling out the USB and putting it back in. If that didn't work, I rebooted the computer and that would usually fix it.
However, I was sick to hell of how it kept on disconnecting and needed manual help to get it to reconnect (leaving things to download through the night didn't work too well for this reason), so I asked the guy who built my computer for help. Today he installed a PCI CardBus that went inside my case and seemed pretty freaking strong. The only thing was that it said "No Signal" when we checked the status, but it worked fine, even better than the old one (My download speeds were insane!). But I was on the internet later on and it started to slow, until it finally stopped receiving a signal at all.
Perplexed, since I very well couldn't just pull it out of the computer and put it back in, I tried to get it to connect to some other router, but it wouldn't work. Then, when trying to see the properties, I accidentally clicked disable. Really, really upset now, I restarted the computer; nothing. I went into network connections and enabled it, but still nothing. So I rebooted again. Still nothing. Not wanting to pull it out of the case and risk damaging it, I tried to hook up my old external card, but no dice; My computer didn't recognize it, and it kept saying that the CardBus was not plugged in. I uninstalled the PCI card and reran the driver for the D-link card, rebooted, and...nothing. Now I'm mad ticked off because dammit, I need the bloody internet.
Right now I've nabbed my sister's laptop while she's watching TV, so help quick would be massively appreciated while I still have the ability to view it. Also keep in mind these two things:
1) I am the most tech retarded person on the face of the planet. I'm the kind of girl tech support wishes they could strangle through the telephone for being such a bane to the future of humanity. So keep it as simple as possible, please.
2) My router is also a piece of shit even though it's only in the next room, which explains why my signal has a tendency to dip and rise like a rollercoaster. However, I'd still like to know a way for a quick and dirty fix to these sudden dips in wireless availability for future reference, like I had with my old card.
Please to be helping?
I used to use an external D-link wireless card on my old computer which was really unstable and disconnected at random. It was also really weak, too; if it said the signal was 'excellent', I knew it had stopped working. I usually fixed it by pulling out the USB and putting it back in. If that didn't work, I rebooted the computer and that would usually fix it.
However, I was sick to hell of how it kept on disconnecting and needed manual help to get it to reconnect (leaving things to download through the night didn't work too well for this reason), so I asked the guy who built my computer for help. Today he installed a PCI CardBus that went inside my case and seemed pretty freaking strong. The only thing was that it said "No Signal" when we checked the status, but it worked fine, even better than the old one (My download speeds were insane!). But I was on the internet later on and it started to slow, until it finally stopped receiving a signal at all.
Perplexed, since I very well couldn't just pull it out of the computer and put it back in, I tried to get it to connect to some other router, but it wouldn't work. Then, when trying to see the properties, I accidentally clicked disable. Really, really upset now, I restarted the computer; nothing. I went into network connections and enabled it, but still nothing. So I rebooted again. Still nothing. Not wanting to pull it out of the case and risk damaging it, I tried to hook up my old external card, but no dice; My computer didn't recognize it, and it kept saying that the CardBus was not plugged in. I uninstalled the PCI card and reran the driver for the D-link card, rebooted, and...nothing. Now I'm mad ticked off because dammit, I need the bloody internet.
Right now I've nabbed my sister's laptop while she's watching TV, so help quick would be massively appreciated while I still have the ability to view it. Also keep in mind these two things:
1) I am the most tech retarded person on the face of the planet. I'm the kind of girl tech support wishes they could strangle through the telephone for being such a bane to the future of humanity. So keep it as simple as possible, please.
2) My router is also a piece of shit even though it's only in the next room, which explains why my signal has a tendency to dip and rise like a rollercoaster. However, I'd still like to know a way for a quick and dirty fix to these sudden dips in wireless availability for future reference, like I had with my old card.
Please to be helping?
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Also, tips on how to get the card out of my computer if I ever need to; I had considered just taking the bloody thing out so my computer would stop ignoring the D-link, but having never done this before, I had no clue how to pull it out of the PCI slot without damaging it.
Advice would be really really appreciated. I'll send you keeses and
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To remove a PCI card from the computer, you just have unscrew one screw on the side that holds the card down. Then pull up and it should come out.
2) There is no security on my wireless network. Stupid move I know, but it severely fucks with my ability to connect to the internet anyway.
3) Router connected to modem which is connected to father's computer in the next room over. It's a belkin54g (and it sucks).
And yeah, I figured out how to remove the card, thanks anyway. Now connected via even more unstable than before D-link (keeps on disconnecting).
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If you know the specific model of wireless adapter you have, try downloading the latest version of the driver from the manufacturer's website and installing that. Apologies if you have already tried that.
Another thing that can cause intermittent wireless disconnects is signal interference. On the router, there is a setting for which "channel" the wireless network is on. If multiple networks in range of yours are using the same channel, it can screw you up. Choose a channel that is at least two channels away from any others. So if you have a network near you using 3 and one using 9, you should use 6 for example. To change this setting you'll have to go to a computer that is on the network and open http://192.168.0.1 (usually the right address for the router, your mileage may vary). You'll get the settings page and you can change the setting from there. If it asks for a password, try the default password. If that's not it, find out who set it and get their help. If that IS it, change it ASAP.
Also, the router address times out on me, but fuck it, I'm getting a new router. Thanks for the advice.
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And it's got all this connected to it without seeing a dip in performance for any device:
Wii
360
DS
laptop
And if you want (minimal) security, WEP is insanely easy to set up. It also supports WPA, but the DS (phat anyhow, I don't have a Lite) only supports WPA.
Yes, if I restart and nothing starts working then I know it's the router, so I go into the other room and restart it. But usually it's the wireless card crapping out on me, which needs to be restarted with a USB tug or a reboot.
EDIT: Uh, neth? Where...where did you go
NNID: Hakkekage
since you say you restart the router and it still doesn't reconnect i would guess it's the card, perhaps you just have had bad luck with the that other card also since you were using a laptop that did not have any of the same issues. You could try replacing your USB wireless with a new one (if it doesn't work, return it and no money lost), or see if there are any driver updates for your current one.
Since there's enough support for the linksys router, I'm going to say that this topic has been exhausted (unless the router doesn't work when i get it
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Also, the main hints I would give you would be to go to "run" under "start" type in command , and then try these two commands:
ping www.yahoo.com
ipconfig /all
ps. I would recommend not to post everything that those commands generate. Specifically your current ip, dns (ie asdf.comcast.com) and probably some other obvious and not-so obvious stuff.
edit: wow I am really a noob to these forums, I though the post at the bottom was the most recent.
yes they have
Here it is on Amazon, and here is the page from the maker's website, Zonet. The model number is ZEW1602. Since it only has two reviews on amazon, I think it's pretty inconclusive.
It was fast with pretty much everything when I first installed it, with great Bittorrent speeds as well as internet pages (I didn't play games while it was in). Then (I guess when the router started being bitchy), it went under and sort of sputtered out connectivity.
The laptop is a little bit slower when loading web pages than I am even with the D-link though it says that its connection is "Good", but I attribute that to the laptop being slower overall.
If by 'reseting the router' you mean unplugging it and plugging it in again, yesterday. If I pick up the phone and I don't hear a dial tone I just flip the switch on the whole router-modem-phone shebang and turn it back on. I'm not sure how you reconfigure a router, so no comment.
As for your hint, if it requires opening up the computer to stick the PCI card back in, I don't think I'll try that right now. I'm not in the mood to go dashing all other the house to find a screwdriver.
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