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Can't get laptop to connect wireless
01-08-2007 2:02 PM
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I've got a D-Link DSL-904 router, but i can't get my laptop to connect wirelessly.
It sees my router and shows it as having full signal strength, and sometimes connect for about 10 secs before the internet stops working. It still shows as being connected, but nothing works.
I know its not the laptop at fault because my Wii has the same problem.
Any suggestions on what this could be. I'm running Vista premium as my OS.
Re: Can't get laptop to connect wireless
01-08-2007 2:09 PM
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Just to ask the obvious, do you have any cordless phones or similar near the router that could potentially cause interference?
I used to have a similar problem caused by my cordless phone, which bizarrely only happened after 3pm.
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01-08-2007 2:40 PM
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01-08-2007 2:40 PM
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01-08-2007 2:56 PM
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I have tried removing all security and connecting, but that still doesn't work.
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01-08-2007 2:58 PM
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01-08-2007 3:48 PM
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I'll be pretty narked if this is whats has been stopping it all this time lol.
Quote from: James Can you try unplugging all of the phones and see if this makes any difference?
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01-08-2007 6:28 PM
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How is a novice like myself supposed to know that lol.
Thanks for the help guys.
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02-08-2007 9:43 AM
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On some cordless phones there is an option to change the frequency they are using, it might be worthwhile trying a few different ones and seeing if it keeps dropping.
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02-08-2007 10:32 AM
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02-08-2007 10:38 AM
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Definitely worth a go though.
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03-08-2007 2:14 PM
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Connection does drop after about 20mins, but the connection on my PC (which is connected to router with a cable) drops as well so now looks like i have a timeout problem and the only timeout setting i can see on the router has 1000 minutes on it.
If i unplug the router and plug it in again, connection is restored.
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03-08-2007 2:18 PM
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04-08-2007 1:47 PM
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M$ have introduced a hotfix for this problem, which is not a freely available download (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935222/en-us) and they are very mealy-mouthed about it - not intending to really address the problem until SP1 is issued, possibly in the new year.
A comprehensive thread on this tale of woe (going back to the beta days over a year ago) can be found on M$'s own TechNet forum at http://forums.microsoft.com/technet/showpost.aspx?pageindex=8&siteid=17&postid=481371&sb=0&d=1&at=7&.... There are plenty of others.
I haven't tried the hotfix myself as I had already spent my hard earned money on a new router before I found out about it.
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05-08-2007 6:04 AM
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