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disconnections and lag spikes
by Garrett.C - 7/9/06 8:51 PMi have this problem that i cant solve. ive been trying almost every single brand of wireless adapters (microsoft, d-link, linksys, netgear, and hawking) but most of them either gives me lag spikes or i get disconnected the 2 adapters i have right now are wireless mn-710 which is super fast and doesnt give me lag spikes but...it disconnects me if i try to download something or just out of random disconnections. the next is a hawking hwu540m adapter. i dont get any disconnections but i get lag spikes like every so often (while im playing games or just surfing the net). my router is a dell truemobile 2300 wireless broadband router. if you can please help me on my problem and how i would be able to solve it.
both adapters are usb based
distance between my router and wireless receivers im guessing would be around 100-200 feet.
there is one wall that is between both router and the wireless adapters.
no there isn't any other electronic devices between the router and wireless receivers.
ive always been thinking could the problem be with my settings?
thanks
At 100 to 200 feet with a wall between...
by R. Proffitt
- 7/9/06 9:01 PM
In reply to: disconnections and lag spikes by Garrett.C
You'll want to get closer to the WAP. Sure, try better antennas but the signal could be interferred with ease. This is the state of wireless and not much can be done except the usual.
Bob
re:
by Garrett.C - 7/9/06 10:36 PM In reply to: At 100 to 200 feet with a wall between... by R. Proffitt
i believe my hawking wireless adapter does have a stronger antenna (5 dbi) although i still experience some spike issues anyway of solving that also?
Let's say I have this microwave over I use next door.
by R. Proffitt - 7/10/06 7:39 AM
In reply to: re: by Garrett.C
Unless you erect walls to absorb, deflect my interference how do you propose to fix this?
The range you write about is where you will see outside interruptions. Think carefully about this.
Bob
Range Extender maybe
by fnash - 7/13/06 3:49 AM In reply to: Let's say I have this microwave over I use next door. by R. Proffitt
You might try getting a 2nd WAP as a range extender that you can put closer to where you actually use the PC, or, if possible, try moving the wireless router, at least temporarily and see what happens.
Lag Spikes...
by GinaPA - 7/13/06 9:40 AM In reply to: disconnections and lag spikes by Garrett.CI really feel silly asking this, but could someone tell me what is meant by "lag spikes????" I've been using a NetGear router for several months now and sometimes my connection gets disconnected (although the graph says the signal is strong). I've followed a thread about this in CNET forums and basically learned it's common and something I just have to put up with until the technology improves. So I just unplug for a few seconds and then it's fine when I plug it back in. But a "spike" is new to me, so I'd like to know what it is in the event I should ever run into it.
Thank you,
Gina
Never happens to me. BUT!!!
by R. Proffitt - 7/13/06 10:10 AM
In reply to: Lag Spikes... by GinaPA
I have current firmware, nothing in the way of spyware, pests and machines that are clean as can be. I don't expect others to understand the spyware issues as many continue to use Internet Explorer. Not much I can do except to keep writing about this issue. A few will call me nuts, others that have been hit badly will agree.
In this case it can be expectations of wireless that can't be met since the distance is on the outer limits.
Bob
Some Cordless phones . . .
by rheppert - 7/13/06 10:13 AM In reply to: disconnections and lag spikes by Garrett.Cwork on the same frequency as B & G routers, not to mention other devices. Ever time the neighbor (or you) answer that phone, it could be knocking it out.
Personally I live hundreds of feet from the closest neighbors, unlike some city or apartment residents who are stacked on top of potential sources of interference. Wired is best when you can do it.
(pet peeve: I really have little sympathy for those who have problems with wireless problems due to using wireless keyboards, mice, bicycle computers and even computers, in situations where they don't NEED to be using them- KISS!)
My modem itself has gone through periods in the past when it worked perfectly for months, and other times when it would drop and need power recycling to get a connection, sometimes multiple times a day. I believe this has always been due to settings at Charters end, and nothing to do with my wireless router as when this happened I could always talk to the router and other local computers.
Also the previous poster meant a microwave OveN, for any of those out there still scratching their head trying to figure out what a microwave oveR was. At least I THINK that's what they meant!
Ooops. My typo...
by R. Proffitt - 7/13/06 10:26 AM
In reply to: Some Cordless phones . . . by rheppert
That one I missed. Thanks for pointing it out.
Bob
usb hubs
by sinaidoc - 7/13/06 8:17 PM In reply to: disconnections and lag spikes by Garrett.CI used to get dropped by my router all the time when my usb adaptor was plugged into a USB hub. Once I moved the usb adaptor to a usb port on the computer itself I have rarely gotten dropped by the router. My wife's computer which has a built in wireless connection and is all of 5 feet from my adaptor never gets dropped.
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