Wireless Troubleshooting

[cerilia]

I currently own 2 Linksys WRT54G routers, and my computer has the Linksys Wireless G PCI adapter.

When I first got the hardware everything worked fine, didn't have a problem with my connection. But I was gone from home for quite a while and during that time there have been lots of problems with the wireless internet.

When I started living at home again I often have had to "rotate" my routers as they would start lagging horribly after about a month's worth of use.

I use wireless internet as the computer room is pretty far from the router and I am unable to run cables to connect the two.

Yesterday I went out to the store and bought the D-link Pre-N RangeBooster Router along with the PCI adapter. This has lowered the lag I've been experiencing over the last couple of days but I am still lagging more than I've used to.

I have also installed DD-WRT on one of my linksys routers and upped the Xmit Power from 28mW to 50/70/80/100mW with little help.

It is not the cable connection as when I connect directly to the cable modem with my laptop, I experience no lag.

My question is, what causes this horrible lag about every one month? Why have I not experienced this problem in the beginning when I started using wireless internet years ago? And why has getting brand new hardware not solved the problem?

I can't think of any new devices which would cause "interference" being added to the house.

Anyone able to think of possible solutions to my problem?

As a side note, I am thinking of returning the D-link gear and trying out the D-link gaming router, not sure which adapter I would want to use with it though.

 

[Tsaico]

As for the brand of adapters, there are standards they all need to meet. So really, you should be able to use any brand with any brand. Now there are "speed bootsers" and such that require the same brand on both sides of the wifi conection, but that is 't too much of a boost.

In anycase, I would check out the ventilation of the router, I used to have mine in a drawer that just got warmer and warmer, then eventually I started to have problems. I would reset the unit, they woudl go away and then just come back. Mine happend faster then yours, but similar idea. A couple of weeks of good, then crap....

I would also try using a couple of different chanels. I have a 2.4 ghz phone that was causing problems with my computer network that had similar lag. Though usually you would feel this right away.

I also would check the DHCP table to make sure that your computers are the only things making a connection to it and that you have a secured password protected network. I troublshot a buddy's internet connection and it turned out he just plugged it into the wall and never bothered to really set it up. His neighbors were logging on and using all the bandwith with their own downloads, making his irratic.

Good luck. Troubleshooting these can be a headaches sometimes.