Signal: Excellent but limited or no connectivity
in [Wireless]
|
From: Vicjack on 19 Feb 2008 16:05 Hi My laptop is able to pick up a brilliant signal from my partners Belkin 2.4Ghz. However it often shows limited or no connectivity. When it does connect (automatically as and when it pleases) the connection can only last a few minutes. On the other hand my partner's laptop shows low signal strength yet can maintain connectivity. I am not particularly great with computers so if someone can offer me any advice (in layman's terms) on how to resolve this I would be very grateful. Thanks Vicky
From: Don Phillipson on 19 Feb 2008 17:25 "Vicjack" <Vicjack(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:548BB963-19BB-441D-85B3-2F12BE290B2E(a)microsoft.com... > My laptop is able to pick up a brilliant signal from my partners Belkin > 2.4Ghz. However it often shows limited or no connectivity. When it does > connect (automatically as and when it pleases) the connection can only last a > few minutes. On the other hand my partner's laptop shows low signal strength > yet can maintain connectivity. > > I am not particularly great with computers so if someone can offer me any > advice (in layman's terms) on how to resolve this I would be very grateful. Try another channel (e.g. channel 11 instead of default 6). Your hardware documentation ought to point out which menus take you to channel selection. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
From: Robert L. (MS-MVP) on 19 Feb 2008 17:57 Which OS are you using? If the security is not issue here, make sure you have latest driver for the wireless. -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Vicjack" <Vicjack(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:548BB963-19BB-441D-85B3-2F12BE290B2E(a)microsoft.com... > Hi > > My laptop is able to pick up a brilliant signal from my partners Belkin > 2.4Ghz. However it often shows limited or no connectivity. When it does > connect (automatically as and when it pleases) the connection can only > last a > few minutes. On the other hand my partner's laptop shows low signal > strength > yet can maintain connectivity. > > I am not particularly great with computers so if someone can offer me any > advice (in layman's terms) on how to resolve this I would be very > grateful. > > Thanks > Vicky
From: Lem on 20 Feb 2008 11:47 Vicjack wrote: > Hi > > My laptop is able to pick up a brilliant signal from my partners Belkin > 2.4Ghz. However it often shows limited or no connectivity. When it does > connect (automatically as and when it pleases) the connection can only last a > few minutes. On the other hand my partner's laptop shows low signal strength > yet can maintain connectivity. > > I am not particularly great with computers so if someone can offer me any > advice (in layman's terms) on how to resolve this I would be very grateful. > > Thanks > Vicky When you do connect, can you actually *use* the connection to do anything, such as get to the Internet? If not, one possibility is that you are not properly authenticating to the router, either because you don't have the correct password or because of some other security filter on the router. Where is the router (physically) in relation to the two laptops? -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
From: Vicjack on 24 Feb 2008 12:54
Hi Thanks for the replies. When the laptop does connect I can browse the internet just fine so I guess there are no problems with the security settings. If I am in the same room as the router I can get an excellent signal and can connect without breaking the connection. If I then leave the room it disconnects. My partners laptop is used on the 3rd floor and as mentioned he can connect for as long as he likes despite having low signal. I am trying to ascertain whether the router is not strong enough for my laptop (although it shows excellent signal) or whether there is something I can do to my laptop or the router to improve connectivity (rather than signal strength). Any ideas? I am at a loss. Thanks Vicky "Lem" wrote: > Vicjack wrote: > > Hi > > > > My laptop is able to pick up a brilliant signal from my partners Belkin > > 2.4Ghz. However it often shows limited or no connectivity. When it does > > connect (automatically as and when it pleases) the connection can only last a > > few minutes. On the other hand my partner's laptop shows low signal strength > > yet can maintain connectivity. > > > > I am not particularly great with computers so if someone can offer me any > > advice (in layman's terms) on how to resolve this I would be very grateful. > > > > Thanks > > Vicky > > When you do connect, can you actually *use* the connection to do > anything, such as get to the Internet? If not, one possibility is that > you are not properly authenticating to the router, either because you > don't have the correct password or because of some other security filter > on the router. > > Where is the router (physically) in relation to the two laptops? > -- > Lem -- MS-MVP > > To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer > http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm > |