Wireless Problems

2perfect · 09-02-2006, 07:57 AM

I have a few problems with my wireless network and my routers.

The PC's using the network are 1 wireless B laptop, 2 wireless G laptops, and 1 desktop PC.

My Wireless B Linksys (BEFW11S4 v4) router works fine, for the most part. There are just days (not very often, like once a month) where it disconnects every 10 minutes.

However we switched to Wireless G D-Link (DI-524) and it works fine for the wireless B laptop, the desktop, and one of the wireless G laptops. For the other wireless G laptop, I can get to websites with no problem. However when gaming, I experience lag. It's so bad that its not even worth playing :P The other computers work fine though.

I thought perhaps being the only AMD computer without an Intel wireless driver (this one has a Broadcom one) could be the problem.

So I bought a Wireless G Linksys (WRT54G v6). It works fine for all the computers, no lags. The only problem is the 3 laptops get disconnected every few hours, around 3 times a day. I don't know for sure if the wired computer gets disconnected as well, but when I tried to hook one of the laptops to the router, it did not disconnect when the laptops did.

Perhaps having a mixed (b/g) network is causing the problem?

EDIT: All routers are updated to the latest firmware

I'm a total newbie so you're probably gonna have to explain things thoroughly. If you have a solution for the D-Link or the Linksys, please reply. Right now I'm using the B to post here.

09-02-2006, 07:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
2perfect Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	Wireless Problems I have a few problems with my wireless network and my routers. The PC's using the network are 1 wireless B laptop, 2 wireless G laptops, and 1 desktop PC. My Wireless B Linksys (BEFW11S4 v4) router works fine, for the most part. There are just days (not very often, like once a month) where it disconnects every 10 minutes. However we switched to Wireless G D-Link (DI-524) and it works fine for the wireless B laptop, the desktop, and one of the wireless G laptops. For the other wireless G laptop, I can get to websites with no problem. However when gaming, I experience lag. It's so bad that its not even worth playing :P The other computers work fine though. I thought perhaps being the only AMD computer without an Intel wireless driver (this one has a Broadcom one) could be the problem. So I bought a Wireless G Linksys (WRT54G v6). It works fine for all the computers, no lags. The only problem is the 3 laptops get disconnected every few hours, around 3 times a day. I don't know for sure if the wired computer gets disconnected as well, but when I tried to hook one of the laptops to the router, it did not disconnect when the laptops did. Perhaps having a mixed (b/g) network is causing the problem? EDIT: All routers are updated to the latest firmware I'm a total newbie so you're probably gonna have to explain things thoroughly. If you have a solution for the D-Link or the Linksys, please reply. Right now I'm using the B to post here.