Bad wireless, need help plz!

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korrupt

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Hey all,

I have wireless on my laptop, and when it works its great, but more often than not it doesn't. Basically it loses its connection with the modem/router quite frequently, the odd thing is that it seems to happen only when the laptop has been used for a while. It happens more often when I am further away from the router, but the odd thing is; when it is connected, it says the signal strength is excellent/very good. Even when I am 20metres away from the router.

Both ad hoc and transmit power are set to highest.

I am not experienced with networking, so please treat me like a newbie when explaining things:)

Thank you very much for your reply.

Korrupt
 
so what kind of wireless router do you have? i have a wrt54GL upgraded the firmware..to...damn i can't remember..but it runs great on my gf's wireless ..i'm at work right now and its been awhile since i touched the config on my router settings..
.ooo i found the firmware
These are the two i recommend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD-WRT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperWRT

Here's the rest:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G#Third-party_firmware_projects


I use HyperWRT personally I perfer it..:) goodluck!
 
Its a dynalink RTS1025W, but I can't upgrade the firmware since technically the router isnt mine.
 
Both ad hoc and transmit power are set to highest.
Adhoc? This shouldn't be used with your wireless setup. Most wireless client -> router setups use infrastructure mode.
 
Do you have any other wireless pc's to check if its just that pc, or your router causeing the problem?

My sister is having a similar problemm with her dell laptop, ive done everything i can think of, including a format reinstall, and its still works intermitently. being no expert in wireless myself, and as i have another wireless pc that works just fine on the same network, i can only assume that its a hardware problem with her laptop, even though its less than 6 months old, and she claims shes never dropped it or anything.
 
if you google it u can find alot without even writing questions with your kind of problem hmm...i googled my router questions/problems...figured it out in a matter of 2 days..
anyway what are your comp specs? could be a chance ure cpu load/ram could be causing your disconnections.
 
If you use the windows wifi app to run your wifi, you need to have ssid enabled at the router/ap. Without ssid running you will shortly lose signal when you know you should have a powerfull signal.
 
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