Sarnie Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Hi Guys I have a laptop that uses a tiscalli broadband conncetion via a wireless router. This laptop will hold the connection all day long. I have bought a second laptop and am trying to connect to the net using the same wireless router but for some reason this laptop keeps dropping the connection every 5 - 10 mins or so which is very annoying!!! I reckon a setting needs tweaking on one or both laptops to allow both of them to share the same connection but i don't have a clue Can anyone help??????? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 had this prob here............. i had a new router in the end........ fine now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC350z Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 At a guess I'd say you got a cheap router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 At a guess I'd say you got a cheap router. Cost me £80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC350z Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 What make/model is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 What make/model is it? Netgear something or other........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 thats a good one.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_350z Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Check the channel setting - people with wireless problems usually fix them by setting the channel on their wireless router to a high number, then matching that on their client (laptop in your case). No science to back this up, just experience. Other possibilities: 1) You have configured both clients (PC, laptop etc) with the same IP address. That makes you an idiot, and you have to send your Lambo to me NOW! 2) If you are losing wireless connectivitiy (0% coverage message, or "Lost connectivity" message) then you need to take your steel toothed dog collar off. 3) Open the Lambo doors, perhaps the connectivity will improve. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC350z Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Netgear suck imo. For years they had a backdoor built in to all routers. You could access any network using netgear hardware. Refuse to use them now. First thing to check is is there any other wireless networks broadcasting? Perhaps your laptop is detecting them and isn't set to stick to your one. Next try this. Just found it. 1. Make sure that the wireless adapter is not set to use power management features. Go to its entry in Device Manager and double-click it to get its Properties. Now look on the Power Management tab and make sure allowing Windows to turn off the device is not checked. 2. Update the drivers for the wireless adapter from the mftr.'s website. 3. Check on Netgear's website for your particular router model and see if there are any known issues and if you have to update the firmware. 4. When you installed the wireless adapter, it probably came with a wireless management program. Start that program and look in its Preferences. If there is a place to check "allow Windows to manage wireless connections", make sure you've done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Check the channel setting - people with wireless problems usually fix them by setting the channel on their wireless router to a high number, then matching that on their client (laptop in your case). No science to back this up, just experience. Other possibilities: 1) You have configured both clients (PC, laptop etc) with the same IP address. That makes you an idiot, and you have to send your Lambo to me NOW! 2) If you are losing wireless connectivitiy (0% coverage message, or "Lost connectivity" message) then you need to take your steel toothed dog collar off. 3) Open the Lambo doors, perhaps the connectivity will improve. HTH How do i check what channel the router is set too? I never set up the ip address at all. I just turned the laptop on and connected to my network and went from there. The laptop was previously owned by my old man who used it on his network with no probs............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC350z Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Go to www.netgear.com find the manual and start reading. There's very little to setting these things up either with static IP's or DHCP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Go to www.netgear.com find the manual and start reading. There's very little to setting these things up either with static IP's or DHCP. So are we assuming that the problem is with the router even though it works fine with my other laptop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_350z Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 No, the first thing to check is if your"old man" used it, and you just plug it in to your network - all kinds of shiznit might be wrong. It shouldn't be this complicated but we aren't out of the Dark Ages yet. If he is using DHCP then you should get an IP address ok - check that by doing Start --> Run --> cmd Then type in ipconfig /all Do the same thing on both compootahs. Remind me - when you say the connection drops, what error do you get? Any windows pop up on your screen saying "connection lost" or "wireless etc lost"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC350z Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 So are we assuming that the problem is with the router even though it works fine with my other laptop? Nope. All the info you need is in a very few steps. Odd's are if you go through the steps you'll find and fix the problem. The IP would only be an issue if your Da used a static IP for wireless connections himself. I use a static IP on my Lan connection for work but DHCP for my wireless router at home. I could use static but I have it locked down with mac addresses instead. Router would be DCHP by default. That means it automatically issues your laptops with individual IPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 No, the first thing to check is if your"old man" used it, and you just plug it in to your network - all kinds of shiznit might be wrong. It shouldn't be this complicated but we aren't out of the Dark Ages yet. If he is using DHCP then you should get an IP address ok - check that by doing Start --> Run --> cmd Then type in ipconfig /all Do the same thing on both compootahs. Remind me - when you say the connection drops, what error do you get? Any windows pop up on your screen saying "connection lost" or "wireless etc lost"? Just ran tha t check but what am I looking for? When the connection drops nothing happens other than internet pages won't load and i have right click on the wireless icon and 'repair' the connections or go into it find my network on the list and click 'connect' to it again...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC350z Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 So you've got a list of connections??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC350z Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Open your list of connections. Click on profiles and make sure yours is top of the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 So you've got a list of connections??? Yeah, obviously some of the neighbours but they are all secured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Open your list of connections. Click on profiles and make sure yours is top of the list. Yes it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC350z Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Last thing to check on the laptop, that I can think of right now, is go to profiles again. Click on your connection. Click properties. Click advanced. Is “Auto Connect†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Last thing to check on the laptop, that I can think of right now, is go to profiles again. Click on your connection. Click properties. Click advanced. Is “Auto Connect†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC350z Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 FS Sarnie! Why cant your IT problems be simple like everyone else. Can you post the model number of the router and possibly the make/model of the laptop and wireless adaptor? Will take a look online. Got to get to bed. New system going in this week. Need sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Cant beat good old Cat5, lol. Dude not a clue what the problem is but it must be something to do with it sharing the wireless. Firstly this shouldnt be a problem as it should be able to take multiple devices. Id go with the IP addresses conflicting. If it is fixed then it should be ok as they should be unique, if they are floating, id guess that when they are assigned they are the same for your router so its getting confused when the packets are being sent. Without seeing it, i cant really tell. How about a hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 FS Sarnie! Why cant your IT problems be simple like everyone else. Can you post the model number of the router and possibly the make/model of the laptop and wireless adaptor? Will take a look online. Got to get to bed. New system going in this week. Need sleep. Will post up details tomorrow Many thanks!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 Seems to be sorted now. One thing i was thinking about.....................can i just pack up my wireless router...............take it to another address..........and just plug it in to the phone line.........and carry on using my own connection with my own provider etc or is not that easy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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