Laptop Wireless Connection

n57602000

Just Bought A Second Hand Laptop Off The Ebay And I Have Currently On It At The Moment Connected To My Bt Wireless Internet But Every 5 Mins Or So It Keeps Disconnecting And Then Reconnecting Pretty Annoying When I Am Downloading Something The Signal Is Good To Excellent So Not Sure Why Its Doing It Any Help Be Wonderful

espresso

Is your wireless network secured?

n57602000

hi i am unsure sorry.

espresso

Did you need to enter an encryption key before your laptop could connect to the wireless router? If not anyone else could also be using you connection.

n57602000

Yes i had to enter the encryption key before hand

espresso

Can you see any other wireless networks in your locality? If they are using the same wireless channel number as your network, they could be causing interference to your network, so you could try changing the channel.

dkpoole

Have you checked your Internet connection Properties. There is a disconnect if idle option which may have been selected
If you can connect to your router using a cable without disconnections it could be an interference problem or an option selected within the router configuration page

n57602000

Hi my next doors internet comes on the search for wireless internet but never been a problem for my families laptops i dont think its been on the idle option if you explain that bit more so i can double check thanks

globalds

Have you stopped any services?
Have you checked the WiFi drivers are the most up to date ?

ormus

youll might need to check the connection settings. laptops use all sorts of settings to save power useage. anything to extend battery life.

Keldin

First check the power management settings for your wireless card:
Right click on My Computer and choose Manage
Select Device Manager on the left hand pane of the Computer Management windows that should open up
Expand the Network Adapters list on the right hand pane of Computer Management
You should see your wireless adapter listed there (and probably a wired ethernet adapter as well) Right click on teh wireless adapter and choose Properties
Go to the Power Management tab
If Turn off this device to save power is checked then uncheck it.

See if that helps

If it doesn't you can try changing the channel your wireless works on (theres 10 or 12 to choose from) but thats a bit more complex to explain since I don't know what router you have.

K