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Why does my wireless on my computer keeps disconnecting...?

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My router is the Netgear WNR834Bv2 and my wireless adapter on my desktop is ENCORE ENLWI-N PCI 2.3 Wireless Adapter. For some reason I either keep getting HUGE lag spikes while playing WoW or disconnect every 2 minutes! Does anyone know why this is happening? The driver that I am currently using is I believe the most updated from the manufacture's main site http://www.encore-usa.com/product_ [...] =1&pid=269 . I also believe that I have upgraded the firmware of my router to its latest Firmware Version V2.1.13_2.1.13NA. This is all the information I can give out. I hope someone can solve my problem hmmm. Thanks

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how is your signal strength? Is it only disconnecting when you play WOW? If so you may need to unblock some ports for WOW

Reply to HeaVenS

I have unlocked all the ports required for WoW. It disconnects randomly --- signal is at "Fair"

Reply to ragingazn628

Have you tried connecting via a wired connection to see if it is just a Wireless issue?

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Reply to lvdax

Yeah the wired one that is connected to the laptop next to the router is working perfectly - it is the wireless connection. Doesn't just happen to my computer it happens to my brother's computer also!

Reply to ragingazn628

Try changing the channel of your wireless network. If it's 12, make it 1. It it's 1, make it 12. If it's 6, pick one of those. Sounds like this could be an interference problem, how far away from the wireless router are you? A "fair" signal usually will produce a good amount of latency.

Reply to lotussama

The channel is on "auto" ... I am right in the next room from the router. Not very far away at all!

Reply to ragingazn628

Sounds like an interferance from another router, as has been metioned before, try setting the channel to 1 or 12. You should be getting a better than a fair reception if your only in the next room. Keep trying different channels until you get a decent signal!!

As your signal decreases, your bandwidth decreases. Add to this you wireless security and your reducing your bandwidth even further!!!

Reply to AND268Y

Are you sure there is not another router somewhere close using the same SSID as you are. This can cause hell sometimes.

Reply to cyberdec

in control panel go to network connections
right click on the wireless adapter and choose properties.
Click the tab that says wireless
highlight your SSID and click properties.
The second tab here says authentication,
on it unlick the top tab.
click ok
click ok
close network adapters
see if it stays connected now.

IF it was already unchecked, try borrowing a friends usb wifi adapter and see if it stays hooked. I have seen built in notebook adapters behave similare due to the built in bluetooth controller pinging out for devices as well, even if the bluetooth driver is not installed!. Good luck.

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Reply to techdeuce

Good day!

You need first to check whether you're indeed getting disconnected from the internet due to signal attenuation or just from the online game your playing.

Try doing this for an hour and let me know the results.

- Go to start> run type cmd press ok.
- Type ping yahoo.com -t press enter.

You need to observe very closely if it will time out.



Reply to ironhide

I have the same problem. I pinged yahoo and it timed out about 4 times in a couple of mininuts but not all in 1 go.. any idea? oh my authenticate is all greyed out also

Reply to james_baillie

For what it's worth try moving the wireless router/computer to a different location in your home. If there is a way to measure signal strength measure it as you move the router/computer. Another suggestion is to have the router+ computer in the same room and see if the signal strength changes to excellent :)


Reply to foxy_roxy

This looks like an old thread that's been revived so I assume your initial problem's been solved.

But for anyone else with the same problem; when changing wifi channels be sure to run a scanning program first to see what channels other nearby networks are operating on.

If possible, select a unique channel that's at least 2 channels away from anybody else's channel. You will notice there are always lots of networks occupying channels 6 &11 as these are the most common defaults for most wifi routers.

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