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BillyDrago · 20-02-2006, 10:17

Hi,

I've got a bit of an odd problem with my Belkin Pre-N wireless router and my NTL broadband connection.

I've had my router up and running for about six months with absolutely no problems, and have set up a wireless network and internet connection for a laptop and a desktop (one running XP Home, one XP Pro.) All has been working fine and very reliably until a week or so ago.

I am now getting intermittent connection on both PC's, and am regularly losing connection to the network. It will work fine for a few hours, and then suddenly lose the network on both PC's simultaneuosly. Re-booting the PCs / router / modem makes no difference. The weird thing is that when I use the supplied software to view available networks, my network still shows up, with 97%-100% signal strength. When I double click on it to connect however, it won't let me. All firewalls / passwords etc are set up correctly, and occasionally the network will come back for a while, then go again.

It appears to be a router problem as I also can see another (unsecured) network which I can connect to with no problem, so the network cards appear to be working correctly. If I bypass the wireless and plug directly into the modem, the connection works fine.

I have reinstalled both the router and the cards and this solves the problem for a few hours, then the same things happen again...

I have also recently been experiencing general internet connection drop-outs for the first time in 2 years of being with NTL recently - however usually these have not resulted in a network dropout, just an internet drop-out, (i.e. I can still share files between the computers wirelessly) so I thought this was a separate issue - is there any chance they are related somehow?

Any help would be hugely appreciated!!!!!

Thanks

20-02-2006, 10:17	#1
BillyDrago Inactive Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 15	Problem with Belkin Pre-N Router Hi, I've got a bit of an odd problem with my Belkin Pre-N wireless router and my NTL broadband connection. I've had my router up and running for about six months with absolutely no problems, and have set up a wireless network and internet connection for a laptop and a desktop (one running XP Home, one XP Pro.) All has been working fine and very reliably until a week or so ago. I am now getting intermittent connection on both PC's, and am regularly losing connection to the network. It will work fine for a few hours, and then suddenly lose the network on both PC's simultaneuosly. Re-booting the PCs / router / modem makes no difference. The weird thing is that when I use the supplied software to view available networks, my network still shows up, with 97%-100% signal strength. When I double click on it to connect however, it won't let me. All firewalls / passwords etc are set up correctly, and occasionally the network will come back for a while, then go again. It appears to be a router problem as I also can see another (unsecured) network which I can connect to with no problem, so the network cards appear to be working correctly. If I bypass the wireless and plug directly into the modem, the connection works fine. I have reinstalled both the router and the cards and this solves the problem for a few hours, then the same things happen again... I have also recently been experiencing general internet connection drop-outs for the first time in 2 years of being with NTL recently - however usually these have not resulted in a network dropout, just an internet drop-out, (i.e. I can still share files between the computers wirelessly) so I thought this was a separate issue - is there any chance they are related somehow? Any help would be hugely appreciated!!!!! Thanks