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PersianKitty · 07-14-2003, 02:45 AM

Okay.. so I finally broke down and bought a Linksys wireless access point so my kids could mess with the laptop and not have to sit in my office. Got it working alright, but noticing problems that I'm attributing to Comcast, but I'm not sure..

I have an RCA broadband cable modem. Hooked to that is a Linksys cable/dsl router with a 4-port switch. Both those together have worked fine for months and months with at least 2 PCs/laptops hooked up.

The Linksys WAP is connected to one of the ports on the router.

We started out experiencing sporadic disconnects (kids playing on battle.net) on the laptop and at the same time I'd not be able to connect on to the Net. Each time it recovers in 3 to 4 minutes. Sometimes it happens every 15 minutes or so.

During one such time I had been online with Comcast support chat. The guy couldn't ping the modem when I disappeared. (All lights look normal on the modem when it does this).

I turned everything off for 5 minutes and turned everything back on in sequence. Now instead of disconnects the speeds would go to hell. Moved the laptop back into the office, disabled the wireless and reconnected the regular LAN cable and it works fine.

Any ideas? I have comcast coming out on Wednesday, but I know they are going to tell me they won't touch a home network and that their connectivity is fine.

07-14-2003, 02:45 AM
PersianKitty Meow Media Inc. Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: In the valley of the sun, cactus, tacos, tequila, and nod Posts: 7,785	Techie Wireless Network question Okay.. so I finally broke down and bought a Linksys wireless access point so my kids could mess with the laptop and not have to sit in my office. Got it working alright, but noticing problems that I'm attributing to Comcast, but I'm not sure.. I have an RCA broadband cable modem. Hooked to that is a Linksys cable/dsl router with a 4-port switch. Both those together have worked fine for months and months with at least 2 PCs/laptops hooked up. The Linksys WAP is connected to one of the ports on the router. We started out experiencing sporadic disconnects (kids playing on battle.net) on the laptop and at the same time I'd not be able to connect on to the Net. Each time it recovers in 3 to 4 minutes. Sometimes it happens every 15 minutes or so. During one such time I had been online with Comcast support chat. The guy couldn't ping the modem when I disappeared. (All lights look normal on the modem when it does this). I turned everything off for 5 minutes and turned everything back on in sequence. Now instead of disconnects the speeds would go to hell. Moved the laptop back into the office, disabled the wireless and reconnected the regular LAN cable and it works fine. Any ideas? I have comcast coming out on Wednesday, but I know they are going to tell me they won't touch a home network and that their connectivity is fine. __________________ Wondering what webmaster programs PK uses? Check them out here!