trouble getting decent internet over wifi in different room

stephen.rooke · 03-22-2008, 02:37 PM

hi guys, this is my first post here.

my setup:-

aol 2 meg broadband,
dlink router dsl-2640b
desktop pc linked by ethernet
acer aspire 1642zwlmi linked by wifi

when i use my laptop in the same room as the routr i get perfect intrnet connection at full speed. when i go out of the room the signal strength drops dramatically and becomes very slow or doesnt work at all.

as the internet is only 2 meg/s shouldnt it still work at full speed at low signal as the transmission speed is always above the internet speed.

another thing to mention is that windows says there is full signal before i connect, but once i do it drops.

can any one help

cohen · 03-22-2008, 09:55 PM

how old is the laptop???

how old is the router???

stephen.rooke · 03-23-2008, 01:45 PM

had laptop for 18 months, router for about 6months

cohen · 03-23-2008, 08:46 PM

hhhmmm........

I'm not sure how we can solve this.....

brian · 03-23-2008, 09:02 PM

What channel is your wireless on?

also are there a lot of neighbors near you with wireless too? IE in windows do you see a lot of wireless connections

cohen · 03-23-2008, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brian

What channel is your wireless on?

also are there a lot of neighbors near you with wireless too? IE in windows do you see a lot of wireless connections

Good Point...

Try a different channel and make sure there is security on the channel

stephen.rooke · 03-24-2008, 01:13 PM

theres 4-5 in my street, laptop doesnt always pick them up though, ive been using network stumbler to check the channel and changed it but doesnt make any difference, i think theres something wrong with the router.

im currently 3-4 m away and im getting 36mbps wifi on g with v.good signal, sometimes changing to 48mbps with good signal. when im in uni i can get full speed and everything works so i know its not the laptop

cohen · 03-24-2008, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stephen.rooke

theres 4-5 in my street, laptop doesnt always pick them up though, ive been using network stumbler to check the channel and changed it but doesnt make any difference, i think theres something wrong with the router.

im currently 3-4 m away and im getting 36mbps wifi on g with v.good signal, sometimes changing to 48mbps with good signal. when im in uni i can get full speed and everything works so i know its not the laptop

What is the speed of your router????

stephen.rooke · 03-26-2008, 01:24 PM

my router is 54mbps. it always drops though. currently at 18mbps in rom under router.

ive just bought a pcmcia wifi adapter and its still bad. according to the software ive got

noise: -81
signal strength: -64
link quality: 69%

looking at other posts, the noise is too high. could this be due to pipes and power cables etc, as im in an old house, so they would be more likely to interfere

cohen · 03-26-2008, 09:43 PM

It sounds like something is wrong with the router..........

Go out and buy a new one....

03-22-2008, 02:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
stephen.rooke Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 29	trouble getting decent internet over wifi in different room hi guys, this is my first post here. my setup:- aol 2 meg broadband, dlink router dsl-2640b desktop pc linked by ethernet acer aspire 1642zwlmi linked by wifi when i use my laptop in the same room as the routr i get perfect intrnet connection at full speed. when i go out of the room the signal strength drops dramatically and becomes very slow or doesnt work at all. as the internet is only 2 meg/s shouldnt it still work at full speed at low signal as the transmission speed is always above the internet speed. another thing to mention is that windows says there is full signal before i connect, but once i do it drops. can any one help

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03-24-2008, 01:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
stephen.rooke Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 29	theres 4-5 in my street, laptop doesnt always pick them up though, ive been using network stumbler to check the channel and changed it but doesnt make any difference, i think theres something wrong with the router. im currently 3-4 m away and im getting 36mbps wifi on g with v.good signal, sometimes changing to 48mbps with good signal. when im in uni i can get full speed and everything works so i know its not the laptop Last edited by stephen.rooke; 03-24-2008 at 01:18 PM.

03-23-2008, 01:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
stephen.rooke Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 29	had laptop for 18 months, router for about 6months

03-26-2008, 01:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
stephen.rooke Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 29	my router is 54mbps. it always drops though. currently at 18mbps in rom under router. ive just bought a pcmcia wifi adapter and its still bad. according to the software ive got noise: -81 signal strength: -64 link quality: 69% looking at other posts, the noise is too high. could this be due to pipes and power cables etc, as im in an old house, so they would be more likely to interfere

03-26-2008, 09:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 2,013	It sounds like something is wrong with the router.......... Go out and buy a new one.... __________________ formerly vk3fcll View My website It has all my computer stuff on it User Name - cf Password - computer NEW!!!! Live Streaming!! My Computer Specs My Computer Pics

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