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videodj · 27-02-2007, 15:52

Laptops useually have better wireless devices so are usually very good with wireless.

I have a friend who has this router and works fine with his Wii and laptop. Although he does have his xbox and pc on wired connections.

It's strange that the usb adapter gets hot, not something I've notice, he has one in his car (car pc) and never gets hot, the router also has good range.

2 Walls shouldn't make a difference with this router, we can get through 2 walls easily with a good signal from front to back of house.

So...

1. either the router is faulty, although chances are pretty slim as laptop and 360 work ok.

2. PC Issue.

Are there many wireless networks in your area?

Is the PC self built or brought from a somewhere like PC World? what operating system does it have?

Do you have any cordless phones or radios near the desktop PC?

Is it near the kitchen? If it is things like the microwave can cause major problems with wireless networks, especially in desktops.

What sort of desk is it on? Pine also causes problems with some wireless networks, infact there are many things that do, which seem to affect desktops more than laptops.

27-02-2007, 15:52	#4
videodj cf.addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northampton Age: 48 Services: Vivid 300Mb, Tivo V6, Tivo (Full House TV) Posts: 342	Re: Negear wpn824 Laptops useually have better wireless devices so are usually very good with wireless. I have a friend who has this router and works fine with his Wii and laptop. Although he does have his xbox and pc on wired connections. It's strange that the usb adapter gets hot, not something I've notice, he has one in his car (car pc) and never gets hot, the router also has good range. 2 Walls shouldn't make a difference with this router, we can get through 2 walls easily with a good signal from front to back of house. So... 1. either the router is faulty, although chances are pretty slim as laptop and 360 work ok. 2. PC Issue. Are there many wireless networks in your area? Is the PC self built or brought from a somewhere like PC World? what operating system does it have? Do you have any cordless phones or radios near the desktop PC? Is it near the kitchen? If it is things like the microwave can cause major problems with wireless networks, especially in desktops. What sort of desk is it on? Pine also causes problems with some wireless networks, infact there are many things that do, which seem to affect desktops more than laptops.