I've recently tried to add a wireless link into my network. I've got @home, a Linksys router, two PCs on wired ethernet connections, and a third PC with an Addtron wireless setup (access point and USB adapter). The wired PCs work fine, and the third PC works fine if I've got it hard wired.
When I try to go wireless everything works OK to start with. I can see the other PCs on the network, I can get files from them, I can send files for printing, and I can get to the internet. After a few minutes, I eventually get to a point where I can't connect to any new www sites. At the bottom of the browser, I get a comment "searching for xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx", and it basically hangs up. At that point, I can still see the other PCs, and the screens show that the wireless connection is still there, I just can't get outside of the LAN. The only solution is to reboot, then everything is fine again.
I'm trying to reach support at Addtron, but haven't had any response so far. Essentially I've got three questions:
1) Has anyone had similar type problems when adding a wireless node to a wired network?
2) Any comments on Addtron as a vendor (admitedly I tried them cause they were cheaper than linksys, D-Link, or Netgear)?
3) Recommendations on alternative wireless methods (I don't want to run a 50ft ethernet cable through my house and through walls if I can possibly help it)
Thanks
When I try to go wireless everything works OK to start with. I can see the other PCs on the network, I can get files from them, I can send files for printing, and I can get to the internet. After a few minutes, I eventually get to a point where I can't connect to any new www sites. At the bottom of the browser, I get a comment "searching for xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx", and it basically hangs up. At that point, I can still see the other PCs, and the screens show that the wireless connection is still there, I just can't get outside of the LAN. The only solution is to reboot, then everything is fine again.
I'm trying to reach support at Addtron, but haven't had any response so far. Essentially I've got three questions:
1) Has anyone had similar type problems when adding a wireless node to a wired network?
2) Any comments on Addtron as a vendor (admitedly I tried them cause they were cheaper than linksys, D-Link, or Netgear)?
3) Recommendations on alternative wireless methods (I don't want to run a 50ft ethernet cable through my house and through walls if I can possibly help it)
Thanks
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