I posted this question last week, although I got no responses.
The wireless internet on my desktop was cripplingly slow. I had a usb wireless adapter plugged into the back of the case. I tried a neighbor's laptop and we determined that it was the positioning of the usb adapter (we are ~50 ft from the wireless router through a few walls).
I bought a new USB wireless adapter (Rosewill RNX-N180UBE) with a big antenna and an extension USB cable. Immediately, I thought problems were solved. Speedtest results showed download speeds of 15 Mbps whereas before they were as low as 0.1 Mbps.
Although, now the internet randomly disconnects after a minute or two. I need to click disconnect, then click reconnect. Rinse and repeat ad infinitum.
If I put my old wireless USB adapter (Belkin N300) in the extension cable, I get speedtest results of ~ 2 Mbps, although no disconnects.
When I had my work laptop up here a few months ago, The disconnection problem was almost identical.
What can I try? What other info would be helpful?
The wireless internet on my desktop was cripplingly slow. I had a usb wireless adapter plugged into the back of the case. I tried a neighbor's laptop and we determined that it was the positioning of the usb adapter (we are ~50 ft from the wireless router through a few walls).
I bought a new USB wireless adapter (Rosewill RNX-N180UBE) with a big antenna and an extension USB cable. Immediately, I thought problems were solved. Speedtest results showed download speeds of 15 Mbps whereas before they were as low as 0.1 Mbps.
Although, now the internet randomly disconnects after a minute or two. I need to click disconnect, then click reconnect. Rinse and repeat ad infinitum.
If I put my old wireless USB adapter (Belkin N300) in the extension cable, I get speedtest results of ~ 2 Mbps, although no disconnects.
When I had my work laptop up here a few months ago, The disconnection problem was almost identical.
What can I try? What other info would be helpful?