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| Thread ID: 113723 | 2010-11-01 19:20:00 | Please help with wireless internet connection to a desktop computer | 1arko23 (16059) | Press F1 |
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| 1149475 | 2010-11-01 19:20:00 | Hello It has been really frustrating getting my computer to connect to wireless router and keeping it connected to it . I bought a computer a 2 weeks ago and have had trouble with internet connection ever since . I have Comcast High Speed internet and a Netgear WN 1000 wireless router . My computer connects to the internet and stays connected sometimes for hours and other times for minutes . I have Windows XP Professional . I just disabled Wireless Zero Configuration (read in another post that it can be a problem) . Now when I go to my internet connection I have no wireless networks and not sure how to connect manually to my router to see if disabling WZC worked . Any help is much appriciated . Thank you |
1arko23 (16059) | ||
| 1149476 | 2010-11-01 19:43:00 | Does the computer (that youre trying to connect to the net) have its own program to configure wireless then? Is SP3 installed? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1149477 | 2010-11-01 19:49:00 | If you have a program, as speedy asked , disable that, and use the Wireless Zero Configuration - I personally have found its more reliable than a lot of the so called purpose made programs ( Belkins / Dlink/ Netgear for example). If you have both Wireless Zero Configuration & another program both trying to connect to the internet, then they will be fighting one another. Welcome to PF1 :) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1149478 | 2010-11-01 19:55:00 | Thanks for the quick reply . I do not have any other program to configure wireless internet . I just created two batch files . One to stop WZC and one to start it . Will try and see if this will work . I just wish that I could stay connected . Sometimes I will browse the net for hours without problems and other times its constantly giving me messages Unable to connect to preferred wireless network . Grrr so frustrating . |
1arko23 (16059) | ||
| 1149479 | 2010-11-01 19:59:00 | Does WZC let you change channels?? I cant remember.. If it does, it would probably be a good idea to re-enable it again. Then change the channel on the computer and the router. That can be one cause (why you disconnect) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1149480 | 2010-11-01 20:05:00 | Does WZC let you change channels?? I cant remember.. If it does, it would probably be a good idea to re-enable it again. Then change the channel on the computer and the router. That can be one cause (why you disconnect) I am not very familiar with wireless connection and channels. Would really appreciate help. How do I change the channels on the router and the computer? The channels should be the same, right? Are there any channels that work better than the other? Thank you |
1arko23 (16059) | ||
| 1149481 | 2010-11-01 20:12:00 | Try changing the Channel to #6 on the router - thats where you change it, not the Laptop. Since you have a netgear, have a look at This article (kb.netgear.com) - it gives directions, it should be close enough for your model. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1149482 | 2010-11-01 20:16:00 | You don't change the channel on the computer, you do it in the router's wireless configuration. The computer will automatically connect at the channel that is set in the router. I agree with wainuitech, use Windows wireless config, so that means you need to leave the WZC service turned on / enabled. Log into the router and see what channel it is set to at the moment and then try another channel that is as far away from the original as possible. EG: If it is set to channel 1 change it to 11 (or whatever the highest number is) If it is set to a high number change it to 1. If it is set to channel 6 then try 1 or 11. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1149483 | 2010-11-01 20:20:00 | What if the channel is on auto? | 1arko23 (16059) | ||
| 1149484 | 2010-11-01 20:21:00 | Change it to a number | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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