wireless

[plowsie]

okay i have connected to someone else's in my area :shock:

theres some probs with my home one, why is it connected for 2 mins and then disconnects :smt099

anyone able to tell me why it does this?

[Grinch]

Have you encrypted the wireless? As some routers allow you to connect initally then drop you if the password is wrong, or if you MAC address is not on its list if you have restricted it that way.

[plowsie]

WEP have anything to do with it?

[Grinch]

If you have your WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol) set then you will have a password set with it, you might have got it wrong.

[plowsie]

nar got that right, it keeps goin on n off the actual security type is set to no authentication and the encryption is set to WEP i have correct password in n all

[Grinch]

Well to be sure, turn the WEP off... the other things is that though your signal may be strong enough the quality might not be high enough to actually complete the connection. Trying getting closer and checking.

[plowsie]

slightly more complex than that lol, 32 inch LCD and all the wires to move lol

[Grinch]

Well I would reset the router, and ensure that the aerials have not come loose.

[squirrel_hunter]

anyone able to tell me why it does this?

Is it a Belkin?

[plowsie]

one of these talk talk jobbies

[Luckypants]

If you have your WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol) set then you will have a password set with it, you might have got it wrong.


WEP = Wired Equivelance Protection.

sorry being a geek.

however the advice given so far is spot on.

[squirrel_hunter]

Didn't know they did them wireless.

Chances are its not the router then and your ISP (Talk Talk) when I first got them the connectivity was rubbish. Sorted itself out now though.

But if you can connect through a different unsecured network then go with that. Yes I how I shouldn't really say that but hey.

[arenalife]

I've had similar things in the past, a full factory reset on the router and re-entering the username and password (into the router) sorts it out for me.

[thebluelion]

I have a Belkin could not get it to work phoned up my provider they could not help ,phoned belkin they could not sort it either, phoned provider again and this girl got it going she gave me the admin password and a number to type to get online it worked no prob.
I wrote it down as she told me it in case pc got switched off,so if u want it pm me

[redbouy]

I have had a problem the same. This had nothing to do with the wep key, but was more my computer and the router. Most of the other computers had no problems, wireless or wired. At home it would hold on fine... turns out the router will some times drop the Ip address and then you have to reset the wireless connection on your computer. It may well be you might need to replace the router. If you have no problems holding on to some other wireless then Im more down the iffy router.

[Alpinestarhero]

Is it a Belkin?

:winner: they are crap

Matt

[Grinch]

WEP = Wired Equivelance Protection.

Surely thats wrong... as its not wired

[21QUEST]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_Equivalent_Privacy :rolleyes: lol


Ben

[Grinch]

Are you quoting the reliable wikipedia!

[Filipe M.]

Are you quoting the reliable wikipedia!

He's right though, hence the "Equivalent" after the "Wired". ;)

[21QUEST]

Are you quoting the reliable wikipedia!
:rolleyes:

"The great thing about Wikipedia, is that anyone can submit anything they want about any subject. That way, you KNOW you're getting the best information"

:p ;)


Ben

[GastonJ]

It's also worth securing your router with the MAC address of your laptop, or any computer you hook up to your router. That way even though people can hack the WEP key - most people are incapable of changing the MAC address of their wireless card.

With regards the constant dropping of the connection, it's a function of Windows to check for the most powerful signal around and try to connect to that. I think it checks every 2 minutes, but can't recall because I'm not generally interested in Windows at all.

Try restart the router and then restart your computer. Check out your wireless networks in control panel->networking and make sure that the SSID of your router there and is set to connect Automatic.

[Grinch]

No I refuse to accept any of this.

[21QUEST]

No I refuse to accept any of this.
lol


Ben

[Luckypants]

Grinch the point about WEP when it came out was that it was supposed to provide a connection as secure as a wired connection. Hence the term Wired Equivalence. That fact that it is a leaky old sieve of a protocol means it is not in practice, just name only.

[GastonJ]

No I refuse to accept any of this.
Reality is an illusion bought on by lack of alcohol... perhaps you need more?

[Pedro68]

+1 to the Belkin comments - they are sh*te.
Our wireless router keeps dropping DNS information.
Sometimes NBTSTAT -R sorts it out, but mostly I end up having to reboot the router :(
Heap of sh*t!_

[Fearg]

+1 to the Belkin comments - they are sh*te.
Our wireless router keeps dropping DNS information.
Sometimes NBTSTAT -R sorts it out, but mostly I end up having to reboot the router :(
Heap of sh*t!_

Yup, I recently had a similar issue with a Belkin router constantly dropping my connection, had to keep rebooting the router. Dripped like a sceptic @rse to my ISP about it being a BT problem and to send out an engineer. They sent me a free replacement wireless router which has been working fine ever since :oops:

[Grinch]

Reality is an illusion bought on by lack of alcohol... perhaps you need more? Ohh drink.

Blah, blah, blah.

Not lisening...

[Pedro68]

Yup, I recently had a similar issue with a Belkin router constantly dropping my connection, had to keep rebooting the router. Dripped like a sceptic @rse to my ISP about it being a BT problem and to send out an engineer. They sent me a free replacement wireless router which has been working fine ever since :oops:
What router did they send you as a replacement? If it wasn't a Belkin and is definitely working ok now, then I think I'll go and get a new router this week!
Cheers,
Pete

[gettin2dizzy]

I know the exact problem here. I had this problem when I moved to a new flat. Wireless routers broadcast on the lovely frequency that mobiles and microwaves use. They also have a default frequency. If you have other networks around you (especially if they have the same branded router) they can cause interferance which makes your router drop your connection. By logging in to the admin area of the router you can change the channel it broadcasts on and hey presto! fixed! :)

[Pedro68]

right i'm off to change the frequency my wireless router uses then ... then I will eave for a week and see how it goes :) thanks gettin2dizzy :)

[Fearg]

What router did they send you as a replacement? If it wasn't a Belkin and is definitely working ok now, then I think I'll go and get a new router this week!
Cheers,
Pete

They sent me a BT1800HG, I should add that the Belkin gave me just over 12 months hassle free use. I just assumed (wrongly) that these things would either work or not work rather than be intermittent. We live and learn.

[Fearg]

I know the exact problem here. I had this problem when I moved to a new flat. Wireless routers broadcast on the lovely frequency that mobiles and microwaves use. They also have a default frequency. If you have other networks around you (especially if they have the same branded router) they can cause interferance which makes your router drop your connection. By logging in to the admin area of the router you can change the channel it broadcasts on and hey presto! fixed! :)

Interesting theory, I like it, had I not got another router I would surely try this. I haven't thrown it away either so I may just try it another time :)

[Grinch]

Ah yes, I always change my default and look at the channels everyone else is using to try to avoid them, forgot all about that. Its one of those habbit things when I set-up a router.

[Xan173]

Having read all the replys Plowsie, I believe gettin2dizzy is closest to the likely solution.

Check the instructions for your router for details on how to select a channel.
Try channels 1, 6 and 11 first.

Chances are someone near you is overlapping on the frequency you are using.

[Grinch]

Go for odd numbers, people seem to favor even numbers more.

[plowsie]

Well cheers for all the replies, i hate it when you lot get into jibba jabba, my head is like a puddle something hits it and the ripples just dissepear, i think i get the channel thingy and will have a go with that one :lol: