wireless problems

fssjohns · 06-03-2006, 01:45 PM

Hello,
I seem to be getting kicked off the wireless by other users with better signals or something. I'm trying to connect to a SBC router with my USR 802.11g card. I sometimes will be connected and then some other wireless network nearby will be the better signal and I'm offline and trying to access another wireless network. Then I have to scan for the right one and input the WEP code again before it will even try to connect to the correct one. The direct connected computers in the house have no probs of course but mine is in another room. I thought (hoped) it would be a simple thing to stay connected but I guess its not. Is ther a way of keeping my adapter fixed on one network and ignoring other signals? Or what can I do to stay connected? Plz help me, this is driving me crazy.
System: Win 2K :ECS KT600-A :AMD Sempron 2800: 512 ram (2100DDR):340gig (213 free) : Geforce2 MX400 (64meg) :USR 802.11g turbo

mgmcc · 06-03-2006, 04:45 PM

Have you tried changing to another Channel number? The default is normally 11, so if you are still using that try moving down to something like 8 or 6.

It would be unusual for neighbouring networks to have a stronger signal than your own, unless there is a better "line of sight" between the PC and their router than your own router. Even moving your router or wireless adapter slightly might give an improved signal. If the problem is due to the adapter losing its IP address, a common problem with wireless connections if there is any interference, allocating a fixed IP address in the same subnet as the router might help.

06-03-2006, 01:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
fssjohns Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3 OS: win 2000	wireless problems Hello, I seem to be getting kicked off the wireless by other users with better signals or something. I'm trying to connect to a SBC router with my USR 802.11g card. I sometimes will be connected and then some other wireless network nearby will be the better signal and I'm offline and trying to access another wireless network. Then I have to scan for the right one and input the WEP code again before it will even try to connect to the correct one. The direct connected computers in the house have no probs of course but mine is in another room. I thought (hoped) it would be a simple thing to stay connected but I guess its not. Is ther a way of keeping my adapter fixed on one network and ignoring other signals? Or what can I do to stay connected? Plz help me, this is driving me crazy. System: Win 2K :ECS KT600-A :AMD Sempron 2800: 512 ram (2100DDR):340gig (213 free) : Geforce2 MX400 (64meg) :USR 802.11g turbo

06-03-2006, 04:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
mgmcc Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dundee, Scotland Posts: 244 OS: XP, Vista, Mac OS X	Have you tried changing to another Channel number? The default is normally 11, so if you are still using that try moving down to something like 8 or 6. It would be unusual for neighbouring networks to have a stronger signal than your own, unless there is a better "line of sight" between the PC and their router than your own router. Even moving your router or wireless adapter slightly might give an improved signal. If the problem is due to the adapter losing its IP address, a common problem with wireless connections if there is any interference, allocating a fixed IP address in the same subnet as the router might help.