Connection Problem - WGT624 v3 Router

Desy420 · 15-02-2006, 10:54

Hi all, thanks for reading but can someone please help me with this!!

I recently bought a Netgear WGT624 v3 router. upstairs in the house I have my main Dell pc with XP Pro SP1 connected to it and i use a Toshiba Sattelite Centrino(XP Home SP2) laptop for wireless access to internet downstairs in my tv lounge but everytime, no matter what time of the day, i get connection problem where it drops connection to internet every 3-5 minutes and then it connects it back within 1-2 minutes but then it drops the connection again and it goes on again & again & again for however long i use my laptop

so can someone please tell me what do i do to solve this annoying problem!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would really appreciate your help. Thanks

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Aragorn · 15-02-2006, 11:17

to CF

A lot of wireless stability issues can be solved by switching wireless channels. Wireless routers can operate on one of 12 (iirc) distinct frequencies around 2.4Ghz. They have to share this range with various other gadgets, eg digital senders, dect phones, microwaves!
Your router will have the ability to change the wireless channel. Most by default (iirc) operate on 7, but setting to 1 or 12 may give you better connectivity. There is a better explanation of channels and overlaps somewhere on here, but that should get you started.