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frustration! connection drops...
Name: battlesnake Date: February 10, 2007 at 13:56:48 Pacific OS: xp home CPU/Ram: semp 2800/1gb
Comment:
hey guys... man this problem is annoying... i have broadband...connected to a netgear wpn824 wireless router. my pc upstairs has a netgear wpn311 adapter. all the firmware is up to date... no it will connect. and after say 5 minutes or so it will drop. then sometimes it will come back. sometimes it wont. sometimes it stays good for a week. as far as i know...i wouldnt know wat it does while im at school or watever. wat else can i say.. umm well im not sure... im alright with computers but i never really done much with wireless networkin...and im fed up with this problem after about 10 months..lol so yeah cheers guys...hope u can help -locky
Name: battlesnake Date: February 10, 2007 at 13:58:44 Pacific
Reply:
oh actually i can tell u something else.. wen i go down and pull out the power for the router the connection comes back. also my pc detects the connection, just cant connect.
thanks heaps
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Response Number 2
Name: brentmd22 Date: February 10, 2007 at 21:25:32 Pacific
Reply:
First, check the signal strength that your wireless adapter is connecting at. Is it 5 bars? If it is lower than 3, then there is your problem.
Second, try switching the frequency by logging into the router and changing it to another level.
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