re: very persistent 'limited or no connectivity'
Friday, November 24, 2006 at 4:27 pm
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Posted by chris
(2 messages posted)
all right I'll try to provide some more info. Yes, its a wireless connection, both
computers access the router wirelessly. Yes, we have permission to use the network,
the landlord set it up expressly for us, and gave us the WEP key, etc.
I notice when it has trouble connecting, and results in the limited/no connection,
I'm sending packets, but zero are received.
The adaptor in the laptop is an Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 BG.
As far as signal strength, its typically 'excellent', sometimes 'very good'. He's
using one of those extra-strong routers.
Additionally, I can also connect to a internet cafe that's 2 brick buildings away,
and I never have any problems there. The signal strength there typically ranges
from low to good.
Thanks for both your quick replies!
On Friday, November 24, 2006 at 2:10 pm, chris wrote:
>I know there's a lot of messages on this subject, here and on the web, but I can't
>find something that addresses my problem specifically.
>
>Basically I my landlord has a router, WEP-enabled, broadcasting from the apartment
>next door, so I don't have access to it.
>
>One computer works all the time, and connects very fast. The laptop, however gets
>'limited or no connectivity' basically 99% of the time. I restart, hit repair,
go
>ipconfig/renew & release, etc. No go. I've had the neighbor reset the modem, nothing.
>
>
>The tricky part comes in with the fact that it does work SOMETIMES. And, when it
>does, about half the time, its quick & normal, and the other half of the time, its
>extraordinarly sluggish (as compared to the other at the same time). When its sluggish,
>it gets worse and worse over ~20 mins or so, and finally relapses into 'lim. connectivity'.
> When it works well, it'll do this too--just randomly in the middle of internet
usage
>i'll suddenly get 'lim. connect'.
>
>I'd say on average, I'll be connected for 10 minutes before it craps out. It'll
>work maybe once a day, or once every two days for that 10-20 min window.
>
>Any ideas?
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