Wireless router rant

[QueBert]

I'm a PC Tech for a living, setting up Wireless is becoming almost a standard job for me. I have about a 80% success rate with a flawless, quick installation. Today was one of the 20% that just don't make sense to me.

I fiddled with the router for a good 30 minutes, I was able to get it to detect the connection and it claimed it set it up, but I couldn't get on the internet. So I did the whole "unplug sh!t, wait, replug and try again..." It wasn't doing anything. I shut off the PC, unplugged the modem + router and reconnected everything, no dice. 45 minutes had passed and I'd made no real progress. So I'm about to tell the dude the router is bad, when low and behold it just starts working. I seem to encounter something like this about 20% of the time. I'm wondering if it's just bad luck for me, or does anyone else on here have weird issues like this? It's a really basic process, but these times where I can't seem to get it working, and it will just magically start working on it's own always puzzle me lol.

I don't know if this belongs in OT since I'm not really asking a question, but I was wondering what people's experiences on here are like.

 

[spidey07]

Welcome to wireless. You can't control the environment and noise is a serious problem. Your experience isn't atypical, it's normal. Welcome to wireless.

Best bet is to change channels to 1, 6, 11.

 

[Motorheader]

My first guess - it's a Netgear router.:frown:

Anyhow, it could be a combination of network security, latent settings in NVRAM, interference (which was a good suggestion in previous post), wireless drivers, software firewall, etc.

I feel for any non-tech type of person that has to deal with this stuff. What is advertised as supposed to be a "push this button, insert CD, follow prompts, and "voila" your on" rarely ever is the case.

 

[JackMDS]

Did it work from the Getgo with the wire part?

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: Motorheader
My first guess - it's a Netgear router.:frown:

Anyhow, it could be a combination of network security, latent settings in NVRAM, interference (which was a good suggestion in previous post), wireless drivers, software firewall, etc.

I feel for any non-tech type of person that has to deal with this stuff. What is advertised as supposed to be a "push this button, insert CD, follow prompts, and "voila" your on" rarely ever is the case.

HILARIOUS, 9/10 times when I have a problem it is in fact a Netgear router. I forgot to mention that part (important) and you still nailed it.

to JackMDS, no wired didn't work either, not at first, it started working on it's own after some time had passed.

to spidey07, I always changing the channel, but when you can't even get it to work wired that doesn't help