Please help before I cry

southernscouser

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

Alright scouse.

Basically you've set the speed to a lower setting. Won't make any difference if the wireless devices you have are not 'Wifi N', but its not ideal, really you want to keep it at the higher setting.

What are the other options you have in that drop down? Is there N/G/B?

Not seen you on GIOL for a while either!

Hey jay. How's tricks?

What's wifi n? :undecided

My options are, up to 65mbps, up to 150mbps, and g&b.

GunJack

wifi is graded as 801.11b, g or n. This relates to the speed of the data transfer between router and wifi devices (like the wifi card in your lappy).

b operates at 11mbps, g at 56mbps, and n up to around 150mbps*

newer (faster) devices are normally backward-compatible with the previous standards, but it's no good if your router is set to the faster modes only and your wifi cards aren't capable of handling it


*depends on the manufacturer and other factors, but should be around 150

southernscouser

GunJack wrote: »

wifi is graded as 801.11b, g or n. This relates to the speed of the data transfer between router and wifi devices (like the wifi card in your lappy).

b operates at 11mbps, g at 56mbps, and n up to around 150mbps*

newer (faster) devices are normally backward-compatible with the previous standards, but it's no good if your router is set to the faster modes only and your wifi cards aren't capable of handling it


*depends on the manufacturer and other factors, but should be around 150

So is it a case that my hardware can only go at the lower speeds? Or is it a setting thing?

Also yesterday, I lost the connection a couple of times which was only fixed by turning the router off for a while. When the connection dropped I couldn't even see the router in the wireless connection thing. Was definitely in range. Just dropped and wouldn't see the router. :undecided

southernscouser

Still losing connection every so often. And some sites think I'm accessing from a mobile. :undecided

GunJack

please be more specific - it it the INTERNET connection dropping, or the WIFI connection ?? If the 'net, is the router losing sync? - go into the router and look for the uptime readings, that'll give you a clue

southernscouser

GunJack wrote: »

please be more specific - it it the INTERNET connection dropping, or the WIFI connection ?? If the 'net, is the router losing sync? - go into the router and look for the uptime readings, that'll give you a clue

Sorry, the wifi connection is dropping. I'm not too tech minded as you can tell. :rotfl:

GunJack

have you updated the wifi card (in the lappy) drivers yet ?? If not, that'd be the next move. Also, remove and re-seat it in it's socket. If, after both of these steps, there's no improvement, I'd look on ebay for a new wifi card for the lappy....will only be a few quid.