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Saul's Grandad · 02-09-2006, 09:23

I'm hoping someone here can offer advice...

I recently got a Buffalo WYR-G54 wireless router to replace a Belkin one, which inexplicably stopped working wirelessly.

I wired up the Buffalo to my NTL modem (the small blue one) and attempted to get it working by following the quick start instructions (via my desktop using a wired connection). However, when it came to the "setting up an internet connection" bit, it failed to find the remote server. I had opted for the automatic IP and DCHP selections, which the instructions suggested were used by most cable providers.

I then reset the router to the factory defaults to try setting it up again. I noticed that when I started my browser, it loaded up the homepage with no problem. I checked that this was not just a cached page by going on to a couple of other sites. So I then tried to log on using my laptop, via a Belkin PC Card adapter, which (after a couple of failed attempts) I eventually did. This was all in the same room as the router. Time for bed I thought...

However, yesterday when I tried to access the internet from downstairs on the laptop the connection I got was so slow as to be unusable, even though it was showing as connected with very good to excellent signal strength and between 54 and 33 (whatever the units are - Mbps or Kbps?) speed. It did work when I moved back upstairs to the room where the desktop and router live but it was still very slow and there was little point in connecting wirelessly then

Do any other NTL/Buffalo users have any advice as to what settings may need tweaking to get my wireless connection back to normal speeds? Please keep it simple as I'm not too techy

It occurs to me that there may have been a problem at NTL's end, which is not unknown but fairly rare - does anyone know if there were any broadband probs affecting the Immingham area yesterday?

02-09-2006, 09:23	#1
Saul's Grandad Lurkalot Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Nr. Grimsby Services: Virgin TV, Phone, mobile & BB. Netflix and Amazon. Posts: 120	Buffalo wireless router problem I'm hoping someone here can offer advice... I recently got a Buffalo WYR-G54 wireless router to replace a Belkin one, which inexplicably stopped working wirelessly. I wired up the Buffalo to my NTL modem (the small blue one) and attempted to get it working by following the quick start instructions (via my desktop using a wired connection). However, when it came to the "setting up an internet connection" bit, it failed to find the remote server. I had opted for the automatic IP and DCHP selections, which the instructions suggested were used by most cable providers. I then reset the router to the factory defaults to try setting it up again. I noticed that when I started my browser, it loaded up the homepage with no problem. I checked that this was not just a cached page by going on to a couple of other sites. So I then tried to log on using my laptop, via a Belkin PC Card adapter, which (after a couple of failed attempts) I eventually did. This was all in the same room as the router. Time for bed I thought... However, yesterday when I tried to access the internet from downstairs on the laptop the connection I got was so slow as to be unusable, even though it was showing as connected with very good to excellent signal strength and between 54 and 33 (whatever the units are - Mbps or Kbps?) speed. It did work when I moved back upstairs to the room where the desktop and router live but it was still very slow and there was little point in connecting wirelessly then Do any other NTL/Buffalo users have any advice as to what settings may need tweaking to get my wireless connection back to normal speeds? Please keep it simple as I'm not too techy It occurs to me that there may have been a problem at NTL's end, which is not unknown but fairly rare - does anyone know if there were any broadband probs affecting the Immingham area yesterday?