Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
 

I have installed a Belkin Pre N router for use withy my NTL Broadband service, however the laptop only gets signal strength when it is in the same room, how can I boost the signal so I can use my laptop around the house?

Any useful comments?

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Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
 

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Hi,

I also have the Belkin Pre-N router and Ntl BB. I have no problems with loss of signals from any computer any were in the house. We have 7 wirelessly connected computers and laptops all over the house and not one of them has a siganl strength of below 80% so i cannot see how you can completly lose signal just by leaving the room.

Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
 

Just having the antenna in the wrong place can cause this. Just move the antenna a little, maybe point it in a different direction. Being a radio ham you get to know these things ;)

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As this is not a problem specific to NTL, I have moved the thread to the Computers and IT forum.

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Very easily. The signal can be affected by local interference sources (Microwaves, TVs, other networks), and also by the structure of the building (for instance, if a lot of metal is used in the structure of a building, this will reduce all wireless signal strengths.

Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
 

little something...have you tried changing any of the wireless channels on http://192.168.2.1 then go to Wireless and there select Channel and SSID, default the channel on the PRE-N is set to Default so change it say to channel 8 would improve your network.

btw which laptop have you got and which card is in it?

Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
 

Leave the channel selction to AUTO as this automatically scans the area and selects the channel witht he least noise.

I have the same router and and have broken one of my areials and it still works great, full singal all over the house

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My Laptop is a Toshiba Satellite Pro with Intel Centrino, does that help? I am not very PC savvy................appreciate ANY help you could offer? ;)

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have you only just purchased it? if so, you're getting the same problems I and other have experienced with that pre n router - the solution for me was to return it to pcworld and purchase a linksys.

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The problem seems to be maintaining the connection, or getting one in the first place, would a belkin card for the laptop help??

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I would possible point the blame to the laptop. I have a laptop that gets superb wireless connection and the pc with a antenna sticking out the back gets a low signal at all times.