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Strange wireless network problems?
I have a cable modem and a wireless router that I have had for about 3 yrs. I have had my laptop for about 2 yrs, a Dell inspiron with a built-in wireless network card. I've never had any difficulty connecting to any wireless networks since I have had the computer. My fiance has a Toshiba laptop that is newer than mine. Since we moved into a new rental house, I suddenly can't connect to the network sometimes, or if I can it's local only (no internet) most of the time. My fiance doesn't have any difficulty getting on the internet. Our laptops are side by side in the same room, and I'm actually closer to the router than we were in the old house. I thought my wireless network card must have gone bad, and I've been using an external wireless card that plugs into the USB port. It works okay most of the time, but sometimes it goes really slow. Well, now a family member is visiting and uses her laptop for online classes. She has been having simlar problems as what I'm having with her laptop (a Compaq with a built in wireless network card that is about 2 yrs old) in this house too. I bought a new Belkin wireless router yesterday, and I still have to use the USB network card to consistently get online. I'm maybe 20 ft away from the router and cable modem, with a wall in between me and the modem and router. Still my fiance is the only one who is able to consistently get on with a built in wireless network card. I am a lot closer to the router and modem in this house, and in the last house there were several walls in between.
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavourite answer
Walk your laptop over so you are next to the router. Check to see the signal strength. If you are getting a clear signal, than where you are located is not the problem. Some walls will be less passable than others and most newer computers will have better wireless adapters.
Its possible that your wireless card/software is not functioning correctly, you can also try to plug directly in to the router using an Ethernet cable (assuming wireless router has ports for that as well). This would at least narrow down your issues.
If you are not getting a good signal - these things bounce off wall, etc., you can try moving the router or at least adjusting the antenna to see if you can get a better signal where you want to be. Wireless networks can certainly be annoying sometimes.
- 1 decade ago
Possibly latency issues. Def. sounds like something do with your ISP.
I'd give them a ring and have them send a tech over to test your connection. I have comcast, And I am the only one on the node. I have the same problem..
Its not a matter of the connection being weak, Its a matter of when I get it its really good, When i don't get it... I just don't get it. It's usually at night