Why does Wireless Router drop at times?

[BoboKatt]

Can anyone actually explain this? I have a nice Dlink AirPlus XtremeG wireless router DI-624 and the xtreme PCI card. I flashed it... it worked GREAT for say... oh... 3 months. NEVER did it drop... online games were perfect. Everyday I booted my comp and I would check my email... wham... it was connected... as you would expect -- great speeds and I totally forgot about it. All of a sudden and NOTHING has changed... I have to reboot it every time now each day to get a connection and at times during game play online it drops me. I am not complaining -- I had it so good but can someone explain why things like this happen?

This is my 3rd wireless router... I have 2 sitting in my basement which drove me nuts with constant drops or whatnot or just stopped working. I am considering going to the newer PreN or that new Linksys SRX400 but my issues is not speed or range but most importantly something that does NOT drop often. Is there such a thing or something I can do to ensure or prevent. I still don?t understand why after 3 months of perfect work.. it now drops again. I did not add any wireless or cordless phones... I don?t see any other wireless networks in my range... grrr.

Thanks
Bob

 

[Cheetah8799]

Are you sure it's the router? I'm currently experiencing issues where I was cycling the power on my router, but that wasn't the true problem. In reality, I'm getting bad service (or coax cable issues) from Comcast. Restarting my router is really just causing it to refresh the IP.

Anyway, when it seems your router needs to be cycled, try logging into it's web interface and see if you can get in. If you can, you may have issues like I'm seeing with mine. Try then to release/renew the IP with your ISP. If that all works, then it seems likely the router isn't the problem.


Either that or you have a bad router. 😉

 

[JackMDS]

Wireless Router sitting in the basement transmitting to a Wireless PCI card with the Antenna between the Metal tower and the wall gives a very hard time to a Signal generated by a ?puny? 33mW transmitter and 2dbi Antennae.

With time (due to self-heating) the Wireless Transmitter probably decline to sub 33mW output.

Shifting/adding heavy large objects (like furniture) may reduce the transmission propagation, adding Electrical gizmos to the house that emits 2.4GHz noise reduces the SNR ( What the Signal Strength Bars mean in Wireless hardware? ) as well.

So yes, all and all you did not change any thing in the computer system but the surrounding and condition for Wireless in the environment might change.

It is like saying I did not do any thing to my Heart so why I have cardiovascular problem.

Well if you eat a lot of junk food, your stomach might be OK but it is your Heart that would eventually protest.

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