D-link wireless problems...

jetpak · 02-16-2006, 04:01 AM

i have a rather unusal problem... i am connected to a home network via a wireless internet card, and it works fine, except when my mother's laptop is also connected to the home network

when she is connected, i still have access but i eventually drop out. it is worse when she is using it, and it isnt just idle, but its still pretty bad. usually, all i have to do to bring it back in is restart my computer, so i think it is software, maybe?

i dunno about the specs for the laptop, or the router, but i have a d-link Airplus G DWL-G510 wireless PCI adapter(rev.b).

also, as a note, the router is at one end of the house, and i am in the middle, there is a few walls between me, and my mothers laptop is inbetween. also, my sister has a computer right down the other end of the house, and she just randomly d/c's all the time, but hers sometimes starts back up without resetting.

any solutions to either of these problems?

ebackhus · 02-16-2006, 08:35 AM

See if there is an updated firmware. ONLY UPDATE WITH A WIRED CONNECTION. My router does the same thing and a firmware update fixed it, but that screwed up my webserver settings so I had to revert back to the factory original.

jetpak · 02-17-2006, 12:55 AM

ok, all very well, except i dont have a wired internet connection. is there any way i could do it from a wireless connection?

johnwill · 02-17-2006, 01:24 PM

Do NOT try to update your router from a wireless connection.

**JamesO** · 02-17-2006, 07:08 PM

Any 2.4 GHz cordless phones being used in the house?

JamesO

jetpak · 02-17-2006, 11:39 PM

apparently, yes we do. however, the problem existed before then. its been this way ever since i swapped to a wireless connection. but like i said, it works fine when my mother's laptop is turned off, so that is probably where the problem lies

is it possible that it is caused by the two wireless connections interfering with each other?

her does not drop out, but then again it is pretty much a few meters from the router.

jetpak · 02-21-2006, 01:13 AM

just an update...

yes, it appears that we have our router doing firmware updates every now and then. also, i am trialing changing my settings from 802.11b/g to just 802.11b frequency. so far so good...

still, if anyone has any other ideas on how to fix this, im happy to try. my way probably wont do scratch

02-16-2006, 04:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
jetpak Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4 OS: winXP	D-link wireless problems... i have a rather unusal problem... i am connected to a home network via a wireless internet card, and it works fine, except when my mother's laptop is also connected to the home network when she is connected, i still have access but i eventually drop out. it is worse when she is using it, and it isnt just idle, but its still pretty bad. usually, all i have to do to bring it back in is restart my computer, so i think it is software, maybe? i dunno about the specs for the laptop, or the router, but i have a d-link Airplus G DWL-G510 wireless PCI adapter(rev.b). also, as a note, the router is at one end of the house, and i am in the middle, there is a few walls between me, and my mothers laptop is inbetween. also, my sister has a computer right down the other end of the house, and she just randomly d/c's all the time, but hers sometimes starts back up without resetting. any solutions to either of these problems?

02-16-2006, 08:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Asst. Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 12,581 OS: WinXP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 18	See if there is an updated firmware. ONLY UPDATE WITH A WIRED CONNECTION. My router does the same thing and a firmware update fixed it, but that screwed up my webserver settings so I had to revert back to the factory original. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 30,227 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Do NOT try to update your router from a wireless connection. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

02-17-2006, 12:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
jetpak Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4 OS: winXP	ok, all very well, except i dont have a wired internet connection. is there any way i could do it from a wireless connection?

02-17-2006, 07:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
JamesO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fairfax, VA USA Posts: 2,163 OS: 98SE, W2k Pro, XP Pro	Any 2.4 GHz cordless phones being used in the house? JamesO

02-17-2006, 11:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
jetpak Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4 OS: winXP	apparently, yes we do. however, the problem existed before then. its been this way ever since i swapped to a wireless connection. but like i said, it works fine when my mother's laptop is turned off, so that is probably where the problem lies is it possible that it is caused by the two wireless connections interfering with each other? her does not drop out, but then again it is pretty much a few meters from the router.

02-21-2006, 01:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
jetpak Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4 OS: winXP	just an update... yes, it appears that we have our router doing firmware updates every now and then. also, i am trialing changing my settings from 802.11b/g to just 802.11b frequency. so far so good... still, if anyone has any other ideas on how to fix this, im happy to try. my way probably wont do scratch