Wireless internet connection keeps dropping off laptop and desktop.....WHY?!?

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Hi all @ MSE

I have had a wirless connection to my desktop for about 6 months using my Sky Netgear Wirless router with absolutly no problems.

I have recently bought a Dell laptop and have set it up on the wireless network. It works perfect up untill 30-40 mins online and the connection drops off and dissapears. The desktop or laptop cannot find my network until I turn my router on and off again.

I have checked my firewall settings and all other settings in the router menu as I can think of and i'm totally stuck!

Can anyone suggest anything??

Thanks

PS. AS I WRITING THIS AND WENT TO HIT 'SUBMIT NEW THREAD' THE CONNECTION DROPPED AGAIN.....HELP!!!!!!
UN

stevemcol

:username: wrote: »

Hi all @ MSE

I have had a wirless connection to my desktop for about 6 months using my Sky Netgear Wirless router with absolutly no problems.

I have recently bought a Dell laptop and have set it up on the wireless network. It works perfect up untill 30-40 mins online and the connection drops off and dissapears. The desktop or laptop cannot find my network until I turn my router on and off again.

I have checked my firewall settings and all other settings in the router menu as I can think of and i'm totally stuck!


Can anyone suggest anything??

Thanks

PS. AS I WRITING THIS AND WENT TO HIT 'SUBMIT NEW THREAD' THE CONNECTION DROPPED AGAIN.....HELP!!!!!!
UN

Has your network got a unique name (SSID) and is your channel suitably spaced from other networks near by?

Check for clashes with this http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/

superscaper

As stevemcol said. The last time (in fact last few times) I had wireless connection problems, it was all down to channel selection. More and more people getting wireless routers is only going to add to the problem unfortunately.