Can't find my wireless netgear router!

[FranzH]

Hey again!

I keep on having this problem... it doesn't happen all the time and it sceems to do it randomly and is a HUGE annoyance!

I have my internet connection wireless and i have a netgear wireless router. My Vaio T1XP is wireless ready and it finds my wireless network connection, however, now and again it can't find it! I havent touched anything, changed any settings, nothing at all. It can stay like that for a good few hours and then randomly become found again. I'm not sure what is the problem
By the way.. while i was writing this it lost the connection!

Help!!

[FranzH]

The router is a Netgear 54Mbps Wireless ADSL Modem Router DG834G v2

[William]

I would change the Wireless channel of the Router until you get the most stable connection.



1, 7, or 13 (Europe) are probably the best bets as they are non-ovrerlapping channels.

IMPROVING WIRELESS RANGE

[jumpsuit]

Great graph William!
It could also be a problem with your actual netgear router.
Mine started disconnecting at will, and denying access to browsers.
(Although there could also be a possible program conflict)

Netgear advise unplugging the router for a couple of minutes. LOL

[William]

Jumpy,

Yes you are right I forgot about that, did it help you?

If my Netgear Network plays up,slows down or loses it's internet connection a power off/on usually cures it.

Recently however, I had to change from channel 11 to 9 as my desktop (furthest away from Access point) kept losing its wireless connection. Don't know why there are no new networks detected?

[kee-lo_]

A friend of mine changed to 7 and said it wasn't as good as 13

[FranzH]

I changed it to 7 and it sceems to be working fine...

Thanks :smileygrin:

I used to have to keep resetting the router and going through the whole set up again and again because turning it al off and back on wouldn't work for me

[kee-lo_]

No problem

[jumpsuit]

Yeah I turned mine off (for a month LOL) but since turning it back on it seems to be behaving itself.

It would be interesting to see how many of us are using a netgear router whilst running zonealarm.

[William]

Yeah I turned mine off (for a month LOL) but since turning it back on it seems to be behaving itself.

It would be interesting to see how many of us are using a netgear router whilst running zonealarm.

I use Zonealarm with a Netgear Router, Netgear Modem & Netgear Wireless Access Point.

I used to use a Netgear Print Server with it too. :smileygrin: