Weird networking issue.

Moved into a new apartment a little over a month ago and when they installed the internet the modem they gave us wasn't wireless.  I headed over to Walmart and picked up a $40 Belkin F7D2301 wireless router and set up the modem and router by the tv in the living room.  Up until yesterday it was working fine however it couldn't keep a wireless signal up for more then a few minutes yesterday.  I could plug my computer directly into the modem and would get internet but the router wouldn't work no matter what I tried.

Today I noticed something strange that could just be a coincidence but I swear this happens every time.  If I turn my laptop's wireless adapter on and leave it next to the router, my computer in my bedroom can detect a wireless signal and I have no problems at all.  Move the laptop away or turn it off, I lose signal instantly.

Any clue what is going on?

Belkin has a history of making shoddy equipment. My wife's Belkin is what we use for wireless here and until recently, it would drop signal at the bat of an eye. Various factors will influence the connectivity such as people using microwaves, cell phones, cordless phones, or RF interference.

My suggestion is to save up for a better router with dual-band capability.

whats your OS?

The first thing I'd do is open up your network connections and remove the wireless profile, reboot, and re add it and see if that helps.

Hysteria wrote: pntbl freak wrote: Moved into a new apartment a little over a month ago and when they installed the internet How does one go about installing an internet?

It's not hard, it's really just a series of tubes...



/Al Gore

Strange, I can recieve signal all the way upstairs and whole oppisite side of house with a Belkin. Hooked it up to a TWC box, hardline to main PC downstairs, watch Netflix movies in bedroom upstairs wireless.

Interference? More people in complex with close frequencies, I am not a computer geek but radio signals kinda work the same in any format.