Panthro All American 7333 Posts user info edit post |
I'm not technically savvy, so let me get that on the table first and foremost.
I've got a Netgear N (or G) 2.4 router. It's password protected and I can log on just fine. Problem is, periodically, my signal will just drop, even if I'm right beside it. Most times it will automatically log me back on, but it can often take a few minutes once it drops.
It's frustrating as hell and I'd like to fix it if at all possible. I've tried unplugging the router and restarting it, but that hasn't done anything. Same thing has happened to my wife on her laptop, so it's not just mine.
Any help would be great. 3/25/2011 9:03:15 PM |
se7entythree YOSHIYOSHI 17377 Posts user info edit post |
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wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
you don't say. 3/25/2011 9:14:48 PM |
bonerjamz 04 All American 3217 Posts user info edit post |
clean the gunk out of the mouse 3/25/2011 9:16:40 PM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
WHICH ONE IS THE ANYKEY?!?!?!!??!?!!?! 3/25/2011 9:16:58 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89769 Posts user info edit post |
do you have a cordless phone in your house? is it also 2.4ghz ? 3/25/2011 9:26:04 PM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
Do you have ice, a toothbrush, and some baking soda? I think I may have a work-around. 3/25/2011 9:26:41 PM |
A Tanzarian drip drip boom 10995 Posts user info edit post |
^ don't forget the dental floss and plastic wrap 3/25/2011 9:28:35 PM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
good call. those would certainly make this work-around operable! 3/25/2011 10:13:11 PM |
Panthro All American 7333 Posts user info edit post |
I don't have a cordless phone and yes, it is 2.4. 3/25/2011 10:24:31 PM |
The5thsoth All American 4813 Posts user info edit post |
If it really is an N antenna, do you have all three antennas plugged in?
N has frequency hopping yo. 3/25/2011 11:01:46 PM |
walkmanfades All American 3139 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I don't have a cordless phone and yes, it is 2.4." |
wait
do you have a cordless phone or don't you?
EMCE is asking if you have a 2.4ghz cordless phone because he's wondering about interference
but you don't have a cordless phone
and your cordless phone is 2.4ghz
wait]3/26/2011 12:57:21 AM |
BIGcementpon Status Name 11318 Posts user info edit post |
What channel is the radio set to? If you do a scan, what channels are your neighbors on? Have you tried to change the channel? In addition to some cordless phones, microwaves can wreak havoc on a wireless network, even over long distances if the microwave is old or is leaking. 3/26/2011 2:21:33 AM |
raiden All American 10505 Posts user info edit post |
walkman, I believe the poster is referring to his wireless router as being 2.4GHz, and stating that he has no cordless phone.
Do you have any other computers in the house that have the same problem? What do the log files say on the router? Does your computer do this on other wireless networks?
Essentially what I'm driving at, do you know the issue is confined to the router or confined to the computer, and how did you come to that conclusion? 3/26/2011 9:05:01 AM |
EMCE balls deep 89769 Posts user info edit post |
Wait 3/26/2011 11:26:56 AM |
djeternal Bee Hugger 62661 Posts user info edit post |
192.168.0.1 3/26/2011 11:30:40 AM |
TheBullDoza All American 7117 Posts user info edit post |
Have you tried right clicking??? 3/26/2011 12:09:28 PM |
djeternal Bee Hugger 62661 Posts user info edit post |
admin/admin 3/26/2011 12:30:21 PM |
merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
Have you changed your router's antenna fluid? 3/26/2011 12:31:01 PM |