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post #21 of 32
2/23/06 at 3:08pm
thanks for that, ive managed to do that now. Its made a slight difference but not much; i can play for about half an hour now without a cut out.

At the moment, im sticking with the Channel test idea. Im up to Channel 3 at the mo, and have about 12 left (i think).
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post #22 of 32
3/19/06 at 7:54am
sorry about the lack of posts lately. anyway, back to where we were...

this wireless channel testing seems to have done very little. it was making a small difference when i first switch to channel 1, but it still cut out after a bit. And it just seemed to get worse as i went up the channels...

its definately the wireless thats the problem though, as ive tried putting the router in my room and connecting it to my comp with ethernet cable....and it works perfectly. good download rate, no cuts outs, no problems whatsoever.

any more ideas would be much appreciated.

thanks.
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post #23 of 32
3/21/06 at 10:47pm
What is the wireless card that you are using ?? Are you using an internal card such as the Intel Pro 2200 ? Or are you using a PCMCIA card ? And are you using the software for that particular card or using WINDOWS to manage the wireless ?? I got lost trying to follow this in the thread ...
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post #24 of 32
3/22/06 at 8:46am
Other possibilities .... 2.4mgz conflict with your phones. Outdated driver for your card. Is your card capable of "G" ?? Are there other networks causing conflicts ?? How far away from your router do you use your system ? Lot of metal around ?? ......... Just a couple quick thoughts ...... I believe you said your went to the wire and everything is fine .... so it is likely your card or your environment ......
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post #25 of 32
3/25/06 at 3:08am
From the computer that is connected to the router wired - do a continuous ping to the router's IP address. Then go play from the laptop with the wireless card until you see your wireless connection drop. Take a look at the screen on the "wired" computer to see if the pings continue.

If the pings time out from the wired computer at around the time that your wireless connection drops, the router is resetting and would not be a good thing.

See if it an issue with over-heating. PLace a portable fan blowing air right through the air vents of the router. I have seen heat sink mods on the router chip to solve this. But an RMA is the best solution if this is the case.
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post #26 of 32
4/1/06 at 12:58am
Don't know if this has been covered in previous posts on the this thread, but...

I had similar problems on a desktop I upgraded a while ago for a friend. Kept cutting out every few hours. Turned out Linksys had new firmware update for the router and windows update picked up the new driver for the card, but since the firmware wasn't applied the two wouldn't cooperate with one another very well. Try looking for one online.

Sorry if this has already been mentioned; just thought I'd throw what I knew out there.
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post #27 of 32
4/4/06 at 9:32am
sorry for lack of posts recently...been kinda busy...

anyway thanks for the suggestions.

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Originally Posted by RedDogMan
What is the wireless card that you are using ?? Are you using an internal card such as the Intel Pro 2200 ? Or are you using a PCMCIA card ? And are you using the software for that particular card or using WINDOWS to manage the wireless ?? I got lost trying to follow this in the thread ...
The wireless card is a Ralink RT 2500. Its PCI (my problem is in my desktop; i never use the laptop because its a pile of shit, lol). Im using the software that came with the wireless card, and have disabled the automatic windows managing thing.

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Originally Posted by RedDogMan
Other possibilities .... 2.4mgz conflict with your phones. Outdated driver for your card. Is your card capable of "G" ?? Are there other networks causing conflicts ?? How far away from your router do you use your system ? Lot of metal around ?? ......... Just a couple quick thoughts ...... I believe you said your went to the wire and everything is fine .... so it is likely your card or your environment ......
Well, im pretty sure it cant be my cordless phones interfering, because a few weeks ago i unplugged them to see if it would make a difference....and it didnt. Ive got the latest driver for my card. Im pretty sure the card is capable of "G". There are a couple of other networks in the area, but theyre pretty far away....is there anything i would be able to do about them anyway? the router is about 15ft away (just across the hall). Theres not much between it and here...theres a central heating cupboard between here and the router...does that make a difference?

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Originally Posted by booga
From the computer that is connected to the router wired - do a continuous ping to the router's IP address. Then go play from the laptop with the wireless card until you see your wireless connection drop. Take a look at the screen on the "wired" computer to see if the pings continue.
I cant really play anything on the laptop we have...its so crap i dont think it would run any games at all, lol.

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Originally Posted by BFisch06
I had similar problems on a desktop I upgraded a while ago for a friend. Kept cutting out every few hours. Turned out Linksys had new firmware update for the router and windows update picked up the new driver for the card, but since the firmware wasn't applied the two wouldn't cooperate with one another very well. Try looking for one online.
Thanks for that, it could be some kind of co-operation issue. Ill check it out, and let you know how it went.
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post #28 of 32
4/15/06 at 7:13pm
It seems Belkin havent released an update yet for the specific router I have. And I have the latest drivers for my card, so nothing more i can do there...

Like I said, there is a central heating cupboard between here and my router, but its not directly in the way....would this still make a difference? other than that there really isnt a lot I can think of that would interupt the signal.

And does anyone know if the "network type" setting on my wireless card should be set to Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure? I have no idea what either of them means...at the moment its set to Infrastructure.

Thanks again for all replies, any further ideas are greatly appreciated.
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post #29 of 32
4/15/06 at 11:42pm
Infrastructure- You are using a gateway or WAP (wireless access point IE router w/ antennae)

Ad-hoc- Wireless card to wireless card direct connection (no gateway or access point)
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post #30 of 32
4/18/06 at 5:42pm
well im on the right network type which is good.

guess its not that which is causing problems....
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post #31 of 32
4/27/06 at 10:19pm
The router may be having problems with the amount of packets going through the router. Test to see if the same problem exists for both wired or wireless connection to the router.

If only on the wireless side, the change in channel "may" help.
If wired, then the router is unable to handle the load.

Other things that you might want to try.
Test your router at another location (your friends house who started this thread) and see it it happens there to see if the router is the problem.
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post #32 of 32
5/31/06 at 8:46am
Well, chilli brought his laptop round here yesterday, and he managed to play online games for a long period of time, and download many things at once without any cut outs at all. The only time it cut out was when i tried to send him something from my computer (both of us were connected wirelessly). Mine cut out, and a few seconds later, his cut out.

So it seems like the problem is my wireless card. It manages to last a bit, then cuts out the wireless network completely (the wired connection still manages to stay on when mine crashes) when theres a lot of activity going on. So at the moment, i'm looking into buying a new wireless card, most likely one from Belkin (the manufacturer of my router), so then surely no poor compatibility issues will be present.
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