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Magnet wireless and Belkin router

  • 28-03-2011 03:39PM
    #1
    Tim Robbins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,032 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    My internet connection keeps dropping. When I have the laptop closer to the router it's ok. However if I move about 8 meters away it struggles. We live in an apartment and I am wondering our neighbour's wireless routers competing for bandwidth on the same frequency?

    Any tips?

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Login and change channel


  • #3
    Tim Robbins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,032 ✭✭✭Tim Robbins


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Login and change channel

    YEah did all that. there seems a bit of trial and error in all this.


  • #4
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Got an android phone or iphone in the house? Get an app called wifi analyser, it will show you devices in range and what channel they use. Net stumbler on laptop will do the same thing, pick a channel at least 3 away form all others as they overlap. 1, 6 and 11 are the 3 non overlapping channels that most devices use


  • #5
    andreibodea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭andreibodea


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Login and change channel
    How do I change the channel?


  • #6
    Voodoo2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 493 ✭✭Voodoo2


    andreibodea wrote: »
    How do I change the channel?

    In the address bar of the web browser, type http://192.168.2.1


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  • #7
    andreibodea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭andreibodea


    Voodoo2 wrote: »
    In the address bar of the web browser, type http://192.168.2.1


    I just did. Nothing happens. I'm getting....''The connection has timed out

    The server at 192.168.2.1 is taking too long to respond.


  • #8
    Voodoo2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 493 ✭✭Voodoo2


    andreibodea wrote: »
    I just did. Nothing happens. I'm getting....''The connection has timed out

    The server at 192.168.2.1 is taking too long to respond.

    Ok Open the command prompt, and type ipconfig you will see the default gateway as 192.168.X.X take this number and put it in your browser this will get you to your router


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