demonic wireless...

Jdcarr · 02-12-2009, 09:46 AM

I have a Dell 1525 (Vista

) with a 1390 Wlan mini-card(broadcom) and a Netgear 834b router conected to an Arris cable modem(comcast). I have a desktop hardwired and my laptop has been successfully wireless for over a year-now nothing... My laptop can pickup and connect to a dozen wireless networks all over my neighborhood but will no longer connect to my own! I get a week signal error and sometimes it just isn't there at all. I updated drivers, re-installed the router, tried it with and w/o security. I'm at the end of my skillset and my stupid warranty expired 3 weeks ago!!!!(conspiracy?

) Anyway I've searched a bunch of forums and have seen this exact problem but never see a successful solution.

Anyone have an idea or had this issue?

Thx,
JD

**djaburg** · 02-12-2009, 10:13 AM

Make sure that you don't have other routers in the local area on the same channel. You can try changing the channel on yours to see if that helps. I've had clients that had routers on both sides of their house and their internet connection was VERY hit and miss when it would work. Changing the channel was the ticket to making a more stable connection in those cases.

Jdcarr · 02-12-2009, 10:20 AM

Thanks. I will try this again tonight... I did set the channel to auto and try that but it didn't seem to help. It is defaulted to '3'.

Jdcarr · 02-13-2009, 12:06 PM

No luck... I tried setting the channel to 1 & 6 while turning all security off- my Netgear doesn't have 11. Also tried 'auto' still nothing. I did notice that my laptop could 'see' the router and it indicated a very strong signal but still would not let me connect. Is it possible that the router is just dead? Or would it not even broadcast a signal if that were the case?

Any help is appreciated. Going on like 5 days without wireless in my house and I'm starting to sweat and get the shakes...I need your help!

**johnwill** · 02-13-2009, 04:47 PM

All routers sold in the US have channels 1 through 11, so your router does indeed support channel 11. Don't use AUTO, that's a notoriously unreliable setting.

02-12-2009, 09:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jdcarr Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Vista	demonic wireless... I have a Dell 1525 (Vista ) with a 1390 Wlan mini-card(broadcom) and a Netgear 834b router conected to an Arris cable modem(comcast). I have a desktop hardwired and my laptop has been successfully wireless for over a year-now nothing... My laptop can pickup and connect to a dozen wireless networks all over my neighborhood but will no longer connect to my own! I get a week signal error and sometimes it just isn't there at all. I updated drivers, re-installed the router, tried it with and w/o security. I'm at the end of my skillset and my stupid warranty expired 3 weeks ago!!!!(conspiracy?) Anyway I've searched a bunch of forums and have seen this exact problem but never see a successful solution. Anyone have an idea or had this issue? Thx, JD

02-12-2009, 10:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,321 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: demonic wireless... Make sure that you don't have other routers in the local area on the same channel. You can try changing the channel on yours to see if that helps. I've had clients that had routers on both sides of their house and their internet connection was VERY hit and miss when it would work. Changing the channel was the ticket to making a more stable connection in those cases. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.

02-12-2009, 10:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jdcarr Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Vista	Re: demonic wireless... Thanks. I will try this again tonight... I did set the channel to auto and try that but it didn't seem to help. It is defaulted to '3'.

02-13-2009, 12:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jdcarr Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3 OS: Vista	Re: demonic wireless... No luck... I tried setting the channel to 1 & 6 while turning all security off- my Netgear doesn't have 11. Also tried 'auto' still nothing. I did notice that my laptop could 'see' the router and it indicated a very strong signal but still would not let me connect. Is it possible that the router is just dead? Or would it not even broadcast a signal if that were the case? Any help is appreciated. Going on like 5 days without wireless in my house and I'm starting to sweat and get the shakes...I need your help!

02-13-2009, 04:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,787 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: demonic wireless... All routers sold in the US have channels 1 through 11, so your router does indeed support channel 11. Don't use AUTO, that's a notoriously unreliable setting. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience