I found that by experimenting with the location and the orientation of the antenna, you can get a better lasting connection. It seems that many outside interferences will cause a momentary interuption and thus the error message. I raised mine to about 4 ft off the floor, hanging on the wall and improved the lasting connections. There are times of the day when it seems to occur more than others so I suspect that either an interferance on the power lines (sometimes I can hear these on the AM radio) or a cordless phone is causing the interuption. Also, look at the location of the wall outlets with respect to the location of the router and the laptop. Its aways possible of RF interference coming in through the house wiring as well. I think that the usb connections have been shown by some to be a little less reliable than the PCMCIA card for the laptops. You might also try a different channel to improve the connections (just like a wireless phone has multiple channels to get around interferences).
Keith Thompson Roger Carnell wrote: >Hello, > >I recently put together a wireless network in my home using a Netgear router >#MR814v2. (wireless B). This router allows for up to 4 wired connections and >also numerous wireless connections. My internet connection is a 128K cable >hookup. I actually have 2 PCs that are wired with CAT 5E and 2 that are >wireless. One of the wireless is a laptop and the other a desktop. The >problem I'm having is with the wireless PCs that I have attached. Alot of >the time when trying to access a web page I get the message "This page >cannot be displayed". If I hit refresh, it might go to the page then or I >might have to hit refresh 5 or 6 times. Sometimes I even just close the >window completely and start over. With the wired PCs, every once in a while >but not very often do I get that error message. My wife uses the wireless >desktop to log onto her email at Hotmail.com and has the problem EVERY time >(she says). Her Desktop has a wireless USB adapter made by Netgear, #MA101. >The router and her PC are in the same room and the signal strength is at >100%. I'm tempted to just buy a longer CAT 5 cable and make hers a wired PC >also. The laptop I use all over the house. It has a Linksys card which has >trouble linking up to the router but once I get it connected, it stays and >has good signal strength but I get the stupid error message more than I >think I should, at least more than the wired PCs. Is there any settings that >you know of that I can change in the router that might help this issue? Or >do you have any suggestions that I might try? One person told me to put the >router down lower in the room (it's on top of my desk, approx. 4 1/2 ft >high) I moved it to the desktop (2 1/2 ft. high) but didn't seem to help. > >Thanks alot, > >Roger C. > > -- Keith Thompson, Worthington, OH Home Web Page: http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~kthompson/ Genealogy Web Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kthompson In a mad world, only greater madness succeeds. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
