My computer hogs all the bandwidth!
Hey folks!
I just negotiated with PlusNet to give me unlimited internet for less than £10 extra
(I was half-expecting to hear the typical British 'computer says no!' so PlusNet = awesome)
Anyway, there's a bit of a problem with the current setup. I live in a first floor flat, an old building in Aberdeen made of granite and so forth. The phone line is in my room, in fact, it's actually coming out of a glued hole in the window frame to the telephone pole just a couple metres outside. So, this is where my router consequentially, on my desk right next to the window.
I have a beastly desktop (cost £2000 grand to get it custom-made, I totally got my priorities right, right?). It is connected directly via ethernet to the router on my desk. My flatmate, however, has a problem. He is in his own room, which is about 7.5-10 metres away. He has a laptop that goes via wireless connection. He says his connection is fine, but only until my desktop is turned on, after which, his laptop has a miserable connection. It's annoying him a bit, heard him yell a couple times as a connection to a streaming football game has cut off.
I have a Netgear DGN2000. I have attempted to access the router, go into "Wireless Settings" and up the "Wireless Network > Mode" from "Up to 130mbps" to "Up to 270mbps" (other options are g & b, g only and b only). However, when I did that, he said it goes worse, so I dropped it back down. Whenever my computer is off, it is reportedly fine. I have not investigated his laptop as atm it's a point of contention and I've been too shy to ask him to see what I could do (like sit in my room to see if that makes a difference). He did say that moving into the kitchen (which is adjacent to my room) did nothing.
Any ideas? I feel like a git, tbh, as he's paying me rent and I'm obliged to provide him with Internet access. Thanks in advance!
I just negotiated with PlusNet to give me unlimited internet for less than £10 extra
(I was half-expecting to hear the typical British 'computer says no!' so PlusNet = awesome)Anyway, there's a bit of a problem with the current setup. I live in a first floor flat, an old building in Aberdeen made of granite and so forth. The phone line is in my room, in fact, it's actually coming out of a glued hole in the window frame to the telephone pole just a couple metres outside. So, this is where my router consequentially, on my desk right next to the window.
I have a beastly desktop (cost £2000 grand to get it custom-made, I totally got my priorities right, right?). It is connected directly via ethernet to the router on my desk. My flatmate, however, has a problem. He is in his own room, which is about 7.5-10 metres away. He has a laptop that goes via wireless connection. He says his connection is fine, but only until my desktop is turned on, after which, his laptop has a miserable connection. It's annoying him a bit, heard him yell a couple times as a connection to a streaming football game has cut off.
I have a Netgear DGN2000. I have attempted to access the router, go into "Wireless Settings" and up the "Wireless Network > Mode" from "Up to 130mbps" to "Up to 270mbps" (other options are g & b, g only and b only). However, when I did that, he said it goes worse, so I dropped it back down. Whenever my computer is off, it is reportedly fine. I have not investigated his laptop as atm it's a point of contention and I've been too shy to ask him to see what I could do (like sit in my room to see if that makes a difference). He did say that moving into the kitchen (which is adjacent to my room) did nothing.
Any ideas? I feel like a git, tbh, as he's paying me rent and I'm obliged to provide him with Internet access. Thanks in advance!
Quote from: Seriphyn I just negotiated with PlusNet to give me unlimited internet for less than £10 extra
Nice deal.
I'd go along with Barry's thoughts. If you power on your PC and immediately go in to the BIOS setup so that Windows doesn't start and he sees the problem it definitely means it's some sort of interference.
HI Seriphyn,
Where is he streaming from? Could be the laptop or wireless interference? Worth trying it via ethernet if that's the case.
Jojo
Where is he streaming from? Could be the laptop or wireless interference? Worth trying it via ethernet if that's the case.
Jojo
Quote from: Seriphyn I have a beastly desktop (cost £2000 grand to get it custom-made, I totally got my priorities right, right?). It is connected directly via ethernet to the router on my desk. My flatmate, however, has a problem. He is in his own room, which is about 7.5-10 metres away. He has a laptop that goes via wireless connection. He says his connection is fine, but only until my desktop is turned on, after which, his laptop has a miserable connection. It's annoying him a bit, heard him yell a couple times as a connection to a streaming football game has cut off.
I have a Netgear DGN2000. I have attempted to access the router, go into "Wireless Settings" and up the "Wireless Network > Mode" from "Up to 130mbps" to "Up to 270mbps" (other options are g & b, g only and b only). However, when I did that, he said it goes worse, so I dropped it back down. Whenever my computer is off, it is reportedly fine. I have not investigated his laptop as atm it's a point of contention and I've been too shy to ask him to see what I could do (like sit in my room to see if that makes a difference). He did say that moving into the kitchen (which is adjacent to my room) did nothing.
10m - especially with a couple of walls is a long way for wireless. He is lucky to get anything.
If your monster PC has a wireless connection, it will interfere with your mates wireless.
