Wireless problem

GrizzlyAdams_2

cledor wrote: »

The USB adapter supplied by Aldi could be 802.11b (11mbps) instead of 802.11g (54mbps) - have you checked the description on the adapter?

Anyway 11mbps is still much faster than your internet connection speed.

this is the one:



These items offer a simple solution for notebooks and desktop PCs which are not wireless enabled. Allowing simple, cable free Internet access.

• Compliant to IEEE 802.11b/g standard, compatible with other 802.11b and 802.11g standard devices
• Supports 54Mbps
• 64/128bit WEP and WPA encrypton for data security
• Operating range up to 100m indoors and up to 300m outdoors (depending on environment)
• LED for power and link status

Please note, router or modem router

GrizzlyAdams_2

albertross wrote: »

if you held the button in for 30 secs, it should have lost all it's settings, including encryption,, strange.

it should say wpa after security enabled, assuming that you are using wpa, not wep.

I doubt your problem was firefox, limited or no connectivity means that the pc/laptop can't authenticate, but can see the router, which is caused by the wrong encryption key or type, or mac address filtering.

angling the netgear aerial might help your speed issue, assuming that you haven't changed the router settings to b only

would changing the router settings to b only afect the speed? if so, how do i check?

espresso

GrizzlyAdams wrote: »

would changing the router settings to b only afect the speed? if so, how do i check?

Yes, 802.11/b has a max speed of 11Mbps but in practise about half that, so it depends on your connection speed if you would notice any difference. 802.11/b should have a bit more range compared to 802.11/g. Check you connection speed here.

albertross_2

if you go into the router settings, under wireless, there should be a box for g&b/gonly/bonly - make sure it is g&b.