Losing wireless connection, help needed

jinky67

For the past week or so, we keep losing our wireless connection, on my laptop especially
X-box latency is poor
Lappy in the other room seems ok

I have checked and all wireless drivers are working and are up to date

Any ideas?

macman

Change the wireless channel on the router.
Possibly a neighbour's router is running on the same channel and causing interference.

totalsolutions

Wifi is best flaky and low speed, run a cable if you can, best for a fixed device like a game box.

jinky67

macman wrote: »

Change the wireless channel on the router.
Possibly a neighbour's router is running on the same channel and causing interference.

We are not terribly techie:o how do we do that, and what channel should it be on?

debitcardmayhem

If you download inssider and load it on your laptop, you will see which other networks are around, also you can check the signal throughout you home too

Changing the channel depends on which router you have.

jinky67

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

If you download inssider and load it on your laptop, you will see which other networks are around, also you can check the signal throughout you home too

Changing the channel depends on which router you have.

That is something else, when I check for other available networks, more often than not, it says windows cannot find any other networks?
Whereas OH's laptop finds about 4 others

macman

Could just be where they are in the property-different rooms? Try the same test with them side by side.
You'll need to post make and model of your router for info on how to change the channel.
What wirelesss security encryption are you using?

jinky67

macman wrote: »

Could just be where they are in the property-different rooms? Try the same test with them side by side.

we have.
I have used my lappy in here with no problems since I moved in.
OH found 4 networks when in here the other day, on his lappy, I couldnt find any on mine.
I always sit in the same seat and router has not been moved either

PeterDuckett

You havn't started using a microwave more often or had a new DECT phone recently

jinky67

PeterDuckett wrote: »

You havn't started using a microwave more often or had a new DECT phone recently

Nope, nothing like that at all

jinky67

just bumping for any other ideas