I have a D-Link DI-624 Wireless router. I cant go more than 25 feet (yep, line of sight) before the signal cuts out. I am using Wireless G cards and routers from D-Link. I have the Router mounted 4? feet off the floor with no obstructions. I'm really agrivated. And when I leave my laptop sitting right next to the router, I only get 2 (out of 5) bars showing signal strength. I have gone into my wireless router settings, and I have all the settings set to maximum range.
Plz help, I'm desperate!
Thanks in advance!
2007-04-21 11:24:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
I know that Wireless routers can send a signal for atleast 150+ feet, even with walls in the way, so what am I doing wrong?
2007-04-21 11:38:27 · update #1
OK, a few suggestions:
1) You need to have the router, or the routers antenna if you are using a external antenna, up as high as you can. This will allow more range in your wireless network. The 4 feet off the ground is not good enough.
2) Move any wireless phones and cell phones atleast 15 feet away from the router and your computer. These will cause major signal degredation of your wireless signal.
3) Do a wireless Signal servey of your house looking for other wireless networks from your neighbors on the same channel. I use Netstumbler from http://www.netstumbler.com
Run this program on your laptop and it will show all the wireless networks in your area. It will also show the wireless channels they are broadcasting on. The best channels to be on because they have the least freq. overlap is 1, 6 and 11. If you see any of those not being used change your routers channel to one of them.
4) Check your signal using another laptop and wifi card. This will let you know if the problem is with the router or your laptops wifi card.
5) If the problem is still not resolved, either send your router in for repair or purchase a new one.
2007-04-21 12:47:40 · answer #1 · answered by Taba 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, invite a friend with a laptop over to see how their signal is. If their's is fine, you may have a defective NIC. If your friend sees the same problem on their laptop, the router may be defective.
At a bit of a distance, changing antenna positions can make a big difference, such as turning the antenna horizontally instead of vertically, but when your laptop is right next to the router antenna position is not going to matter.
2007-04-21 11:43:26 · answer #2 · answered by John E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure you are seeing your own router? If you did not change the channel and ssid you may be conflicting with a similar router, it will have the same name. Change these settings, turn off encryption and try again. Use the wireless card's utility to search for your network and connect. If this improves matters re-set the encryption, do another search and set the encryption for the card.
2007-04-21 11:42:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibility's You may have a fault in the routers output circut,
You'r router may just not be up to the job( Very low radio output signal), Your lap top may have the same problem in reverse, unfortunatly there isnt a signal booster that you can get for laptops, ( you can for desktops ) my son uses one to boost the signal from the router conected to our main computer
2007-04-21 11:46:21 · answer #4 · answered by El Lobo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-26 18:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by tutt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact DLink tech support# 1 877 453 5465 for assistance.
2007-04-21 14:51:41 · answer #6 · answered by vanessa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any wireless or electromagnetic device near the router? if there's none, it may be a router problem.
2007-04-21 12:45:37 · answer #7 · answered by ... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋