Going to next room in house, loosing connection

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First off, make sure there are no other devices nearby that also use these
signals - most common culprit for me was ALWAYS a 2.4Ghz cordless phone -
they do make them now so that they are more compatible with wireless
networks, and some people don't have a problem with the old ones - but I
will tell you: When I had an older 2.4Ghz model phone, it destroyed my
connection every single time. I had to replace it.

I've never had a problem with microwaves, but they can be a problem as
well - also be careful of obstacles - one of the things I have learned is to
make sure that router is as "in the open" as humanly possible - don't hide
it on the bottom of a computer desk, for example. Put the router in a
spot where it can relay it's signal the strongest.

I have found in about my year of experience with wireless networks that they
are very reliable, but can be a little tricky - seriously, if I am even
standing on the stairs going downstairs (my router is downstairs; this
computer is upstairs) there are times when I am blocking the signal and it
"jumps" - it hangs in there 99.9 percent of the time and doesn't disconnect,
but my signal does drop to "Low" for a few moments, before jumping back up
to it's typical "very good" or "excellent".

It just takes some trial and error sometimes......walk into different rooms,
walk in different directions in the house, etc. and see what happens - if
walking a large distance away from the router in the SAME room that the
router resides doesn't cause a drop in your connection, but walking the same
distance into another room does, you know there's an issue between the two
rooms - could be that something is blocking the signal, etc.


"Krista" <awmarkfan@aol.com> wrote in message
news:f8e9d81.0412051759.9c5b19c@posting.google.com...
> Hello,
>
> I'm brand new to the world of wireless internet so I'm hoping you can
> help me. I just got last week Verizon DSL and they sent me a Linksys
> BEFW11S4 Wireless-B Broadband Router and a WPC11 network card. I've
> been using it the last three days and everything has been fine. The
> signal strength has been excellent since I've been staying near the
> router. But today is the first time I decided to try taking my
> notebook in another room. I went only one room away and the signal
> dropped to low. I went into the room after that and it dropped to
> "very low". Then all of a sudden the connection went out completely.
> Any idea why this is happening? Would I need to buy a new/better card
> and/or router? I dont know if you would need any more details or
> information, but thanks in advance!
>
> Krista