http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22597393 en Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:50:02 EDT Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:50:02 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22670399 emg : I am happy to report that I finally installed the newest wireless driver and I can now connect around my house :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22670399 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:43:58 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637961 emg : I'll try that if the driver thing doesn't work.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637961 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:15:35 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637562 VZ_Laird : Another good troubleshooting step anytime wireless is acting up... Disable any encryption(WEP, WPA, whatever) that helps accomplish and isolates lots of things. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637562 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:33:48 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637373 pbvan : I have had FIOS internet close to 2 years and the past few weeks my wireless has dropped off completely. If I took my MBP in front of the router it connected. If I put the MBP where I normally use it, it would connect then drop the connected. If I went back to the router and played around with the antenna, the connection would stay steady for a while.

Wired, the connection was solid.

Called tech support yesterday, had a new to me but refurbished router this afternoon. Hooked it up and it has been steady ever since.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637373 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:41:18 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637286 vz tech 2 : Also try going into the router and setting it to only b or g which your card supports. and then go into the network properties of the wireless card and do the same. You would be surprised how well this works at times ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637286 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:16:36 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637256 VZ_Laird : first thing you should do is go download at least one different driver for the Atheros.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22637256 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:10:44 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22635060 emg : That didn't work :-/ Still haven't tried reinstalling the driver.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22635060 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:34:37 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22626309 emg : It's already set to none. I can try putting it on auto. There are a lot of wireless devices here. Several laptops, two of which are mine, a wii, cell phones.

I haven't had time to reinstall the driver yet, hopefully tomorrow.

Thanks for the suggestion.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22626309 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:51:06 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22624001 VZFiOSYo : Perhaps this solution may work. Only for a Westell though I am unfamiliar with the Actiontech on whether this works.

Click on Wireless Icon

Click Advanced Security Settings

Click Other Advanced Wireless Options

Under CTS Protection Mode: Select "None"

If you have multiple wireless devices it is supposed to prevent traffic collisions. If you only have the one wireless device it could help. Its worth a try.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22624001 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:51:43 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22612790 emg : Ok so I'm currently on a live boot of Ubuntu on the same laptop that's been giving me trouble, and I've had no problems connecting so far from different locations in the house. So I'm guessing this means it's not a hardware issue.

Could it be a driver issue in windows?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22612790 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:10:22 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22600786 emg : Assuming I can get the wireless to work from a linux live boot, I may try that to see if it's something w/ the OS or something w/ the hardware.

Is it at all possible that there's something wrong w/ the router? I know that seems unlikely since every other computer in my house can connect no problem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22600786 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:21:25 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22598648 Rattler : There could be an odd compatibility problem between the wireless card in the computer and the V* supplied router. It may be some weird transient handshake issue that knocks the two out of "sync".

The Linksys PC card in my notebook occasionally gets finicky and has intermittent communication problems with the Actiontec router at my daughter's house. It works without incident about 95% of the time there. Her house is far enough from any neighbors that I can not detect any other WLANs while I'm there. I never have a problem with it at home with my Linksys router and there are usually 4 - 5 other WLANs active, most of the time.
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Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. -- Red Buttons]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22598648 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:17:12 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22597898 emg : We don't have phones hooked up yet, and they're supposed to be interference free when we hook them up. I adjusted the antenna again and went out, and nothing. There is no microwave going, I know sometimes that causes interference. What else could cause interference?

I don't get why it's ok w/ every other computer so far except my main laptop. And if it is interfence, why isn't it affecting them?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22597898 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:29:58 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22597645 ronsc1985 : Don't be confused with the strong signal indication. All they are measuring in essence is the carrier amplitude, not whether you are having in band interference from some other source.

I have no idea what is causing your trouble but I would bet some other device in your house or area is causing excessive interference probably of the impulse variety. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22597645 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:48:00 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22597547 emg : Yes, and Yes, those are the first two things I did. I changed it from 11 to 1, because there were some 11's and 6's I saw when I scanned for networks. I changed the orientation of the antenna a couple of different ways too.

I plan to hook up my old router anyway at least as a switch/access point, but I just moved, so I don't even know where it is and may not find it for a couple of days.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22597547 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:35:06 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22597527 More Fiber : Have you tried some of the usual wireless troubleshooting techniques?
•Change the orientation of the antenna on the router (horizontal vs. vertical).
•Switch to a different channel.
Other troubleshooting tips here:
»Wireless Networking Forum FAQ

If none of that helps, you can always use your old router as a wireless Access Point and disable the wireless in the VZ router. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22597527 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:31:47 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22597393 emg : I just got FIOS internet (and tv etc) installed yesterday. This is all new to me. I've been a subscriber to various cable packages for years and just used my own router.

I'm having a problem connecting my laptop to wireless. But it's really really weird.

I have a Win XP tabletpc w/ a Atheros AR5006X wireless card, 3.5 years old.

Here's what happens.

The router is in one room, I'm maybe 50 feet away max. I connect to the network, enter the wep key. It connects and shows at connected with a *very strong signal*. At no point does it ever have a weak signal. It works for maybe 20 seconds and then drops the IP!! I can't get it to renew an IP or connect to the internet any more :-( Every time it tries to connect after this, it can't acquire an IP.

Here's the weird part - I go stand 5 ft away from the router in the same room. It now gets the IP back and doesn't drop it. But if I leave the room to go 10 ft down the hall (putting me about 15 ft from the router, still with a very strong signal), it drops the IP again! And I can't get it back.

This is really frustrating. It only seems to be happening with this computer. I have a netbook also and it seemed to work fine on the other side of the house. I tried using both the Atheros and Windows wireless managers, doesn't make a difference :-(

I could understand if I was getting a weak signal, that would make perfect sense, but the signal is probably 30-35dB on the other side of the house, if not more.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,22597393 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:11:57 EDT