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Ray@TastyDollars · 01-20-2004, 02:59 PM

Anybody have a Linksys wireless hub? Do you lose connection every once in a while?

WTF is wrong with this fucker? Every couple months I lose my wireless connection to my Laptop(Toshiba). I usually get it back by fucking around with the chanels, restarting the wi-fi hub and laptop. This time around I cant get it back, I even updated to the latest Toshiba and Linsys drivers.

Im just about to chuck the fucker out the window

Ray

NetRodent · 01-20-2004, 04:18 PM

I've experienced a similar problem with my linksys hub and toshiba laptop. I lose my connection one or two times a week. Usually its comes back on its own about 15 minutes later although on one occasion it lasted several hours. Interestingly my wife's laptop (also a Toshiba) has the same problem but rarely at the same time. However, when I lose my connection to the linksys I am often still able to connect to other wireless networks. It hasn't annoyed me enough to figure out exactly what is going wrong, I just assume its interferance on that channel.

Oracle Porn · 01-20-2004, 04:19 PM

same shit here
linksys hub and toshiba laptop

ilsoph · 01-20-2004, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ray
Anybody have a Linksys wireless hub? Do you lose connection every once in a while?

WTF is wrong with this fucker? Every couple months I lose my wireless connection to my Laptop(Toshiba). I usually get it back by fucking around with the chanels, restarting the wi-fi hub and laptop. This time around I cant get it back, I even updated to the latest Toshiba and Linsys drivers.

Im just about to chuck the fucker out the window

Ray

do you have WEP turned on?

Ray@TastyDollars · 01-20-2004, 04:33 PM

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Originally posted by ilsoph

do you have WEP turned on?

Nope, its disabled

Ray@TastyDollars · 01-20-2004, 04:49 PM

This might work for some of you.

http://209.167.114.38/support//TECHS...-TSB000823.htm

Didnt do shit for me

ilsoph · 01-20-2004, 04:53 PM

dunno then.. i just attribute it to interference..

but soon i will have a hawkings with dual WAN (multi-home).. good bye stinky linksys!

washiez · 01-20-2004, 04:54 PM

I love my linksys

JimmySlits · 01-20-2004, 04:56 PM

I have had the same problems.

Did some reading and I tracked it back to my cordless phone.
Frequency of the phone interfered with my linksys.
Have to reset sometimes......

Hope that helps.

washiez · 01-20-2004, 05:04 PM

I still use 900mhz phones. I was never impressed with the 2ghz ones.

ilsoph · 01-20-2004, 05:09 PM

they have 5.8ghz now...

salo18 · 01-20-2004, 05:12 PM

Dosent windows start searching for new wireless networks once in a while?
I remember my Wireless ISP told me that I had to disable it.

MadCap · 01-20-2004, 05:12 PM

I have a 5.8 ghz vtech phone that works great. But when i had 900 and 2.4 my wireless used to fuck up. Possible interferance with the hub?????

washiez · 01-20-2004, 05:13 PM

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Originally posted by ilsoph
they have 5.8ghz now...

Hell I love this OLD 900mhz Toshiba phone I have.. I do need a new battery though but the thing sounds great.. what the hell do I need 5.8ghz for.

ilsoph · 01-20-2004, 05:34 PM

taken from http://www.linksys.com/covad/faq.asp

The best place to put your Wireless Router is as close to the center of the area that you want to cover.
The worst place to be (weakest signal) is directly under a Wireless Router.
You'll probably do best if you orient your Wireless Router's antenna(s) vertically.
Keep antenna(s) away from large metal objects like filing cabinets and away from operating microwave ovens or 2.4GHz cordless phones. Also watch out for large containers of water. Fish tanks or water heaters for example.
If you're having trouble with getting a strong signal with your laptop, try moving so that the laptop's wireless card antenna is pointing toward the Wireless Router.
Avoid antenna placement close to an outside wall (unless outside is where you want to be). Also, if you want to connect while you're outside, place the Wireless Router near a window.

DTK · 01-20-2004, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MadCap
I have a 5.8 ghz vtech phone that works great. But when i had 900 and 2.4 my wireless used to fuck up. Possible interferance with the hub?????

This is definitely the case. wi-fi broadcasts on 2.4. Once I switched to the 5.8 there were alot less probs.

One weird thing though....for some unknow reason, I can't use the newest drivers. They simply don't work for me. Switching back to an older driver was the only solution.

Timbo · 01-20-2004, 07:15 PM

happens several times a day for me.

JunkyardDog · 01-20-2004, 07:40 PM

Linksys is a horrific product, and will never ever get my business again. Nothing but trouble.

If you like wirless, get yourself Netgear. Went from 35% signal strength in my bedroom with linksys to 95% with netgear.

Brent

baddog · 01-20-2004, 07:41 PM

sunspots . . . . . hardwire your network if you want security and speed

Number1Thumb · 01-20-2004, 07:44 PM

linksys works great for me, signal strength is excellent and its locked down, no fools drivin around the block leaching my shit

funkmaster · 01-20-2004, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ray
Anybody have a Linksys wireless hub? Do you lose connection every once in a while?

WTF is wrong with this fucker? Every couple months I lose my wireless connection to my Laptop(Toshiba). I usually get it back by fucking around with the chanels, restarting the wi-fi hub and laptop. This time around I cant get it back, I even updated to the latest Toshiba and Linsys drivers.

Im just about to chuck the fucker out the window

Ray

... have you got a cordless phone (2.4GHZ)??

... those things can fuck up your wireless shit ...

irishfury · 01-20-2004, 07:53 PM

Sometimes with wireless you will find some dead zones without the area does it happen when you have laptop in certain area of the house or does it just happen randomly?????

Ray@TastyDollars · 01-21-2004, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by irishfury
Sometimes with wireless you will find some dead zones without the area does it happen when you have laptop in certain area of the house or does it just happen randomly?????

Thx for everyones help. I now know what fucked everything up. Yesturday we plugged in our Baby Monitor for the first time.

It fucked things up real good, I did everything possible, even reinstalled my WiFi card. Can not get the thing running agian! Is it possible that the baby monitor burnt out the antenna signal permanently???

Ray

xxxoutsourcing · 01-21-2004, 04:54 AM

Same fucking shit man, I have a LynxSys wireless router and a Toshiba laptop with a ZyXel wireless card.

If i'm close to the router it's normally of, but if the strengh is 20% or below it drops all the time.

I also have an SMC wireless router too and i don't get this problem.

The only thing i'll try when i get back to my office is an ACCESS POINT to boost the signal between the laptop and the router.....

$5 submissions · 01-21-2004, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ray
Anybody have a Linksys wireless hub? Do you lose connection every once in a while?

WTF is wrong with this fucker? Every couple months I lose my wireless connection to my Laptop(Toshiba). I usually get it back by fucking around with the chanels, restarting the wi-fi hub and laptop. This time around I cant get it back, I even updated to the latest Toshiba and Linsys drivers.

Im just about to chuck the fucker out the window

Ray

Here's what I do when this happens. (For some reason the driver gets erased from time to time or settings get jacked up). Connect your LAN cable from your router directly to your PC and do a local lan IP check, release all IPs, and refresh.

Ray@TastyDollars · 01-21-2004, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by $5 submissions

Here's what I do when this happens. (For some reason the driver gets erased from time to time or settings get jacked up). Connect your LAN cable from your router directly to your PC and do a local lan IP check, release all IPs, and refresh.

Could you please explain how to do that?

sixxxth_sense · 01-21-2004, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ray

Could you please explain how to do that?

Click: Start go to Run type in: CMD

than type: ipconfig /release

wait
wait some more...

than type: ipconfig /renew

you should be online,

you do have XP RIGHT?

Ray@TastyDollars · 01-21-2004, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sixxxth_sense

Click: Start go to Run type in: CMD

than type: ipconfig /release

wait
wait some more...

than type: ipconfig /renew

you should be online,

you do have XP RIGHT?

Done, and yes I have XP.

Thanks for your help, but it did not work. The baby monitor must have fried something.

01-20-2004, 02:59 PM	#1
Ray@TastyDollars www.TastyDollars.com Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 6,797	Lose wireless connection with LINKSYS? Anybody have a Linksys wireless hub? Do you lose connection every once in a while? WTF is wrong with this fucker? Every couple months I lose my wireless connection to my Laptop(Toshiba). I usually get it back by fucking around with the chanels, restarting the wi-fi hub and laptop. This time around I cant get it back, I even updated to the latest Toshiba and Linsys drivers. Im just about to chuck the fucker out the window Ray __________________ The nets best interracial and cuckold site The nets hottest teen site ICQ me: 161 375 873

01-20-2004, 04:18 PM	#2
NetRodent Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: In the walls of your house. Posts: 3,985	I've experienced a similar problem with my linksys hub and toshiba laptop. I lose my connection one or two times a week. Usually its comes back on its own about 15 minutes later although on one occasion it lasted several hours. Interestingly my wife's laptop (also a Toshiba) has the same problem but rarely at the same time. However, when I lose my connection to the linksys I am often still able to connect to other wireless networks. It hasn't annoyed me enough to figure out exactly what is going wrong, I just assume its interferance on that channel. __________________ "Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." --H.L. Mencken

01-20-2004, 04:19 PM	#3
Oracle Porn Affiliate Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Icq: 94-399-723 Posts: 24,433	same shit here linksys hub and toshiba laptop __________________

01-20-2004, 04:49 PM	#6
Ray@TastyDollars www.TastyDollars.com Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 6,797	This might work for some of you. http://209.167.114.38/support//TECHS...-TSB000823.htm Didnt do shit for me __________________ The nets best interracial and cuckold site The nets hottest teen site ICQ me: 161 375 873

01-20-2004, 05:12 PM	#12
salo18 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 859	Dosent windows start searching for new wireless networks once in a while? I remember my Wireless ISP told me that I had to disable it. __________________ .

01-20-2004, 04:53 PM	#7
ilsoph Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 225	dunno then.. i just attribute it to interference.. but soon i will have a hawkings with dual WAN (multi-home).. good bye stinky linksys!

01-20-2004, 04:54 PM	#8
washiez Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,118	I love my linksys

01-20-2004, 04:56 PM	#9
JimmySlits Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 56	I have had the same problems. Did some reading and I tracked it back to my cordless phone. Frequency of the phone interfered with my linksys. Have to reset sometimes...... Hope that helps.

01-20-2004, 05:04 PM	#10
washiez Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,118	I still use 900mhz phones. I was never impressed with the 2ghz ones.

01-20-2004, 05:09 PM	#11
ilsoph Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 225	they have 5.8ghz now...

01-20-2004, 05:12 PM	#13
MadCap Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: 137771650 Minneapolis MN Posts: 2,357	I have a 5.8 ghz vtech phone that works great. But when i had 900 and 2.4 my wireless used to fuck up. Possible interferance with the hub????? Last edited by MadCap; 01-20-2004 at 05:15 PM..

01-20-2004, 05:34 PM	#15
ilsoph Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 225	taken from http://www.linksys.com/covad/faq.asp The best place to put your Wireless Router is as close to the center of the area that you want to cover. The worst place to be (weakest signal) is directly under a Wireless Router. You'll probably do best if you orient your Wireless Router's antenna(s) vertically. Keep antenna(s) away from large metal objects like filing cabinets and away from operating microwave ovens or 2.4GHz cordless phones. Also watch out for large containers of water. Fish tanks or water heaters for example. If you're having trouble with getting a strong signal with your laptop, try moving so that the laptop's wireless card antenna is pointing toward the Wireless Router. Avoid antenna placement close to an outside wall (unless outside is where you want to be). Also, if you want to connect while you're outside, place the Wireless Router near a window.

01-20-2004, 07:15 PM	#17
Timbo Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Vegas, Bitch! Posts: 550	happens several times a day for me. __________________

01-20-2004, 07:40 PM	#18
JunkyardDog Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Swamp Posts: 788	Linksys is a horrific product, and will never ever get my business again. Nothing but trouble. If you like wirless, get yourself Netgear. Went from 35% signal strength in my bedroom with linksys to 95% with netgear. Brent

01-20-2004, 07:41 PM	#19
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	sunspots . . . . . hardwire your network if you want security and speed

01-20-2004, 07:44 PM	#20
Number1Thumb Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,135	linksys works great for me, signal strength is excellent and its locked down, no fools drivin around the block leaching my shit

01-20-2004, 07:53 PM	#22
irishfury Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In the hearts of cowards Posts: 2,611	Sometimes with wireless you will find some dead zones without the area does it happen when you have laptop in certain area of the house or does it just happen randomly????? __________________ Trust no one there all snakes

01-21-2004, 04:54 AM	#24
xxxoutsourcing Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,888	Same fucking shit man, I have a LynxSys wireless router and a Toshiba laptop with a ZyXel wireless card. If i'm close to the router it's normally of, but if the strengh is 20% or below it drops all the time. I also have an SMC wireless router too and i don't get this problem. The only thing i'll try when i get back to my office is an ACCESS POINT to boost the signal between the laptop and the router..... __________________ xxxoutsourcing.com ICQ:119936 \| Aim:xxxoutsourcing \| MSN:msn@ xxxoutsourcing.com \| Yahoo:xxxoutsourcing Submitters, Designers, Programmers, Cartoonist, Creative Writers, Video & Photo Editors Convert your Paysite into a cartoon site convert2toons.com