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fazer
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I'm with Virgin broadband ( from its NTL days so use an NTL modem ) and have for a couple of years enjoyed trouble free wireless internet on my PC using a Belkin router and dongle to connect. I use WEP security and allow Belkins software to connect me up to the network.
All was fine until I moved in with GF and now its 50/50 whether I can connect to internet or not. When not I used to right click the TV screens bottom right of moniter and click on repair which always put the thing right but now 90% of time this doesn't work. Sometimes I cannot connect at all. I've tried to connect to the wifi signal on my laptop and my sons laptop as well as my stepdaughters PC without success even though I know I'm entering the correct WEP passkey. My own PC will often show a connection with good signal strength and the TV screens show a connection but I cannot get onto the Net - often there is a message saying the PC is trying to acquire an IP address but this takes ages before timing out. I've tried rebooting PC, modem and router without success. If I hardwire a computer directly into the wireless router using an ethernet cable it works everytime faultlessly so Ii don't think router or modem are faulty.
I'm not sure where to start really. I want to have my PC connecting to wireless internet everytime like it used to and also allow everybody elses in the house to connect too. Don't need to use wireless printer or other devices. Before I reset my router back to factory settings and try again can anyone suggest something else to try or check? Thanks.
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greysts
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I would say you have identified the problem yourself by connecting direct to the router. In most cases like this the simple solution is to move the router to a different location, preferably higher and without anything blocking the signal. As you are in a different house it may be that there is some electrical appliance near the router that is causing interference.
Incidentally, WEP security is nowhere near good enough these days, it is far to easy to break. You should be using WPA/PSK instead.
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fazer
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Thanks but that doesn't really solve my problem. I don't think signal strength is an issue as my stepdaughters room is next door to the router so gets a 90% signal strength and my daughter can't even get on wirelessly when using her laptop in the same room as the router!
Fair point about WP - if ever I get the thing working wirelessly I'll upgrade security.
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greysts
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If it worked in one house and not in another, what other differences can YOU see apart from the obvious one.
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Well, if forty-eight million, two hundred thousand, seven hundred and one people died I'd be Queen.
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fazer
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I don't know to be honest although I wondered if something had been 'upset' in the house move. I'm on my laptop hardwired into router at moment and working great guns, if I disconnect and go wireless I can scan for signals, find my router ( 100% signal cos its a foot away ) then click to connect, enter passkey and it won't connect!! No error messages or anything just no connection. Think I'll try resetting router back to factory defaults and try set up again.
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