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| 836516 | 2009-12-04 20:46:00 | Hello,im not sure if i have a problem or not with my connection but i never get 5 bar showing the max i get is 3 and most of the time its 2.Recently when i have started my computer it has taken 10 mins to log on(well its says connected but i cant access the internet).Can anyone help,any ideas what i can try to see if im ok or not.Many thanks. | rogsmith (15465) | ||
| 836517 | 2009-12-04 21:00:00 | Firstly how far away from the router are you? What sort of router is it? Also check you startup programs, you may have them all running at startup. This may be the cause if you 10min logon time. | xyz823 (13649) | ||
| 836518 | 2009-12-04 21:09:00 | Hello mate,i have sorted the start up thing ,i did that last week.Im about 6 meters from the router,the router is by the front door and im in the living room.Its a netgear.Also another problem which im getting now is im showing 2-3 bar on my signal strength but i cant open a page from the internet,i have just refreshed my hotmail but it wont load the page etc | rogsmith (15465) | ||
| 836519 | 2009-12-04 21:18:00 | Firstly, try rebooting your router. Then you could try some of the tips here (www.microsoft.com). Are you using OpenDNS or your ISPs default? |
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| 836520 | 2009-12-04 21:22:00 | First off thanks for your help mate.Im not sure what you mean by that,how do i find out.I often turn my router off and reboot so i dont think its that | rogsmith (15465) | ||
| 836521 | 2009-12-04 21:28:00 | Have a look here (chillingsilence.wordpress.com) and here (chillingsilence.wordpress.com). | xyz823 (13649) | ||
| 836522 | 2009-12-04 21:42:00 | The log in time problem & cant access the internet is sometimes caused by the security being to high. Seen it many times. To test this, disable all wireless security as a temporary measure - see if it improves, if it does, then enable security, at low settings then increase, trying each time until it starts to have problems again, then either go back one step or accept there will be a time delay. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 836523 | 2009-12-05 02:03:00 | The log in time problem & cant access the internet is sometimes caused by the security being to high. Seen it many times. To test this, disable all wireless security as a temporary measure - see if it improves, if it does, then enable security, at low settings then increase, trying each time until it starts to have problems again, then either go back one step or accept there will be a time delay. Thats quite a reasonable idea. Wish I'd thought of that. Oh well when I come across a similar problem I'll know how to fix it! :D |
xyz823 (13649) | ||
| 836524 | 2009-12-05 02:16:00 | Thats quite a reasonable idea. Wish I'd thought of that. Oh well when I come across a similar problem I'll know how to fix it! :D May or may not help - but when ever I set up a wireless network I always set it up with no security, first, that way if it connects fine then after the security is enabled it turns to custard at least there's a very good chance you know where to start looking. If it doesn't connect with no security, at least you know its not that causing the problem. I was at a place the other night - with no security the laptop connected within a second or two (almost instantly), with anything higher than WEP64 it didn't want to know about it. It was a D-Link DWL-G122 Compact Wireless USB Adapter causing the problem. My own laptop, which I take for testing worked fine on the higher security. |
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