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adamevans · 06-20-2009, 01:50 PM

I've got a Belkin N+ F5D8235-4 v2000, that I've had for about a week, and I have a recurring problem that I can't seem to figure out.

Periodically, while I'm using it, for no reason that I can see, it will drop internet (it's my laptop using wi-fi, by the way). It's still connected to the network, and I can still move stuff to another computer, but the internet stops working. I have another computer that is connected by ethernet, and it does NOT have this problem and is still accessible at all times.

The only way to get internet back when this happens is to flip the wi-fi switch on my laptop off and then on again so that it reconnects to the router. Then internet is miraculously back.

It's NOT the laptop as far as I can tell. I use several other wifi spots in town and at friends fairly regularly, and it doesn't do this. I can also connect my laptop with ethernet and it doesn't do that. It's only when using wi-fi with my router.

The only thing I could think was maybe it was interference, so I switched the router to channel 6, but that didn't help.

Any ideas? Or is there something I can look at when it goes down that would tell me?

It's extremely frustrating, especially if I'm trying to play a game. I'm ready to just take it back at this point.

06-20-2009, 01:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
adamevans Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 OS: WinXP SP3	Belkin N+ F5D8235-4 v2000 constantly dropping internet I've got a Belkin N+ F5D8235-4 v2000, that I've had for about a week, and I have a recurring problem that I can't seem to figure out. Periodically, while I'm using it, for no reason that I can see, it will drop internet (it's my laptop using wi-fi, by the way). It's still connected to the network, and I can still move stuff to another computer, but the internet stops working. I have another computer that is connected by ethernet, and it does NOT have this problem and is still accessible at all times. The only way to get internet back when this happens is to flip the wi-fi switch on my laptop off and then on again so that it reconnects to the router. Then internet is miraculously back. It's NOT the laptop as far as I can tell. I use several other wifi spots in town and at friends fairly regularly, and it doesn't do this. I can also connect my laptop with ethernet and it doesn't do that. It's only when using wi-fi with my router. The only thing I could think was maybe it was interference, so I switched the router to channel 6, but that didn't help. Any ideas? Or is there something I can look at when it goes down that would tell me? It's extremely frustrating, especially if I'm trying to play a game. I'm ready to just take it back at this point.