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pappajohn · 22-06-2008, 08:07 PM

can anyone tell me why my wireless connection keeps dropping.
i thought i mighjt be out of range but shirls lappy works fine (same wireless card installed) in the time it taken to write this its dropped 3 times.

drops then within a couple of seconds it reconnects then drops and reconnects again, well baffled.

Gonewiththewind · 22-06-2008, 08:16 PM

It sounds like your dialer is trying to dial out on a non existant phone line

Go to control panel, then internet options. look for the tab "connection" if there is anything in the box delete it (it should be blank) not even aol,com).

this is for telephone line so should be empty.

pappajohn · 22-06-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Gonewiththewind

It sounds like your dialer is trying to dial out on a non existant phone line

Go to control panel, then internet options. look for the tab "connection" if there is anything in the box delete it (it should be blank) not even aol,com).

this is for telephone line so should be empty.

deleted everything and it still drops

Gonewiththewind · 22-06-2008, 08:58 PM

every thing? should only be one possibly aol. It was connection you went to and not general?
Another thought , have you had the filters out and maybe put them back in wrong order?

Alternatively, switch off put kettle on make a brew then come back switch on and log onto aol and see what happens.

pappajohn · 22-06-2008, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gonewiththewind

every thing? should only be one possibly aol. It was connection you went to and not general?
Another thought , have you had the filters out and maybe put them back in wrong order?

Alternatively, switch off put kettle on make a brew then come back switch on and log onto aol and see what happens.

Uhh..?????

sorry....foriegn language..

i had the dialer number(BBDialer) in there for my dongle. deleted that as well

tried the kettle but that doesnt do anything either.

this is really annoying as i have to preview each post i write then copy it so i ndont lose it whan the connection fails.

just paste it into a new post.

Gonewiththewind · 22-06-2008, 10:20 PM

The Filters are the little boxes that you plug into every phone outlet then plug the phone into .

haganap · 22-06-2008, 10:27 PM

its not configured right John. is it droppping after the same amount of time?

pappajohn · 22-06-2008, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by haganap

its not configured right John. is it droppping after the same amount of time?

yes more or less

GJH · 23-06-2008, 06:48 AM

Possibly a daft question John but are your machine and Shirl's connecting from the same room? Wireless signals can be disrupted by materials in walls/floors between the hub and the computer.

What I would do is check that the settings on both machines are the same and try connecting with the two machines side by side. If there is still a problem then the wireless card may well be faulty.

Graham

pappajohn · 23-06-2008, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by GJH

Possibly a daft question John but are your machine and Shirl's connecting from the same room? Wireless signals can be disrupted by materials in walls/floors between the hub and the computer.

What I would do is check that the settings on both machines are the same and try connecting with the two machines side by side. If there is still a problem then the wireless card may well be faulty.

Graham

cheers graham,

i had thought of that but never got round to doing it.

i checked setting with my pc and they match but thats connected through a wireless dongle. dont know if that makes a difference.

i'll try as you sugested tonight.

hope its not the card, sounds expensive.

i'v taken my lappy to work in the hope of finding an unsecured network to see if it works on another network or if its my router at fault but as usual you cant find a network when you need one.