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#233603 - 16/09/2004 11:53 Wireless home networking help needed (no computer knowledge)
petteri addict Registered: 02/08/2004 Posts: 434 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Hi, I'm having problems with my wireless internet connection at home. I've got two computers at home. I am connected to the internet via DSL service from EarthLink. The computer with the DSL modem (living room, HTPC) always seems to work fine (except that it cannot reliably send files or print to the second computer). This computer is directly connected to the router, via the DSL modem. The problem is that although I always have a connection to the net is VERY slow or just seems to stop on the second computer. Hitting the "repair connection" seems to sometimes help, but more often that not it doesn’t do anything at all. Can anyone here provide of clues at to where to start looking to solve this problem? I’m using a Linksys wireless B broadband router to connect the computers. The second computer (office) is connected to the router via a USB connected (hmm don’t know the term for this thing… antenna?) Thanks for any help! Peter Miami, FL USA
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#233604 - 16/09/2004 12:27 Re: Wireless home networking help needed (no computer knowledge) [Re: petteri]
peter carpal tunnel Registered: 13/07/2000 Posts: 4172 Loc: Cambridge, England	Quote: This computer is directly connected to the router, via the DSL modem. Um, what you want is for it to be connected to the DSL modem via the router, not vice versa. How is your DSL modem connected to your computer -- Ethernet or USB? Peter
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#233605 - 16/09/2004 12:44 Re: Wireless home networking help needed (no computer knowledge) [Re: peter]
petteri addict Registered: 02/08/2004 Posts: 434 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Um, what you want is for it to be connected to the DSL modem via the router, not vice versa. How is your DSL modem connected to your computer -- Ethernet or USB? Peter My mistake, it is connected via the router. It is a Ethernet connection, from the PC to the router. This all applies to the HTPC which is having no problems other than connecting to the office computer which is having the internet connection problems. Thanks again. Peter
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#233606 - 16/09/2004 12:53 Re: Wireless home networking help needed (no computer knowledge) [Re: petteri]
JBjorgen carpal tunnel Registered: 19/01/2002 Posts: 3583 Loc: Columbus, OH	Is your wireless signal strenght good? Do you have 2.4 ghz phones or other equipment that could interfere? I once saw an alarm system that put out so much interference, we couldn't run 802.11b more than about 10 feet from the WAP. _________________________ ~ John
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#233607 - 16/09/2004 13:06 Re: Wireless home networking help needed (no computer knowledge) [Re: JBjorgen]
petteri addict Registered: 02/08/2004 Posts: 434 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Quote: Is your wireless signal strenght good? Do you have 2.4 ghz phones or other equipment that could interfere? I once saw an alarm system that put out so much interference, we couldn't run 802.11b more than about 10 feet from the WAP. I do have a 2.4 ghx phone and my apartment building has a wireless system to read the water meters. But I do get "very good" to "excellent" on the signal strength meter. Would the interfernece show up as a "weak" signal strenght or not? Thanks. Peter
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#233608 - 16/09/2004 14:39 Re: Wireless home networking help needed (no computer knowledge) [Re: petteri]
JBjorgen carpal tunnel Registered: 19/01/2002 Posts: 3583 Loc: Columbus, OH	Many times it does. But I've only installed a few wireless networks. I can concieve that there may be occasions that it doesn't. _________________________ ~ John
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