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Wireless connection drops
Inspiron 8600 with the Intel Pro/Wireless LAN 2100 Mini PCI adapter.
I'll turn my computer on, sitting at my dining room table, and be connected for several minutes. All of a sudden, the connection is dropped. The notification area tells me the several wireless networks are available. I can see several (I live in an apartment building), including mine. When I open the Intel ProSet application, it gives me the signal quality box tells me that the computer is 'Out of Range.' When I scan for available networks, I can see my home network, but it won't let me connect to it.
I'm no more than 20 feet away from the wireless access point. I can see the wireless router from where I'm sitting. It'll even give a strong signal through the walls of my apartment, but there seem to be a couple of 'dead spots' in my apartment.
I'm wondering if this is due to interference from the other wireless networks I'm seeing? Is there a way to set up my connection so it ignores the others? Using the Windows XP Wireless Configuratin utility, I have my home network set as my preferred network, but this seems to not make any difference.
Thanks for any insights.
Michael
I'll turn my computer on, sitting at my dining room table, and be connected for several minutes. All of a sudden, the connection is dropped. The notification area tells me the several wireless networks are available. I can see several (I live in an apartment building), including mine. When I open the Intel ProSet application, it gives me the signal quality box tells me that the computer is 'Out of Range.' When I scan for available networks, I can see my home network, but it won't let me connect to it.
I'm no more than 20 feet away from the wireless access point. I can see the wireless router from where I'm sitting. It'll even give a strong signal through the walls of my apartment, but there seem to be a couple of 'dead spots' in my apartment.
I'm wondering if this is due to interference from the other wireless networks I'm seeing? Is there a way to set up my connection so it ignores the others? Using the Windows XP Wireless Configuratin utility, I have my home network set as my preferred network, but this seems to not make any difference.
Thanks for any insights.
Michael
- Something to consider. I am almost positive that my close neighbor's 2.4ghz cordless telephone downs my wifi networking. I know mine does and I am pretty sure that the neighbor's above me does too. Maybe even neighbors further away since the range on many of those is pretty far.
- well, I just arranged to exchange my Intell 2200 for a Dell Truemobile 1450. Not sure if I will use the 802.11a or not, but may try it since it runs at 5ghz and 2.4ghz phones won't interfere. Of course, now there are 5ghz cordless phones, but they're not very common yet :-)
- Thanks for the suggestions.
I did change the channel to 11 and it worked immediately. Thanks so much.
Don't know what to do if the phone interference proves to be true - I mean, what can I do? Knock on their door and ask them to give up their cordless?
Hopefully John's suggestion will be the final solution.
Thanks again.
Mike
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Posted July 26th, 2004 23:00