Guest PeePs Posted December 27, 2005 CID Share Posted December 27, 2005 Ok, this isn't a HUGE problem, but it still bugs the **** out of me. I have a laptop that is always has an "excellent" connection to my router which is two floors down, but I recently built a new desktop computer and put a PCI wireless card in it. It also has an "excellent" connection to my router, but when I'm playing online games such as Counter-Strike I will be pinging fine and everything then every two minutes or so it will totally lose connection for like 1 second. So I'm playing and every 1 second I will get 100 loss and everything will freeze. My ping doesn't just spike up, I'm just totally not connected anymore. I tried playing CS with my laptop and it never experiences the same thing. So basically im about 100 percent sure its my wireless card in my new computer. Someone I was talkign to said if you change some setting it might stop this but he didnt know which one, and i failed to find it on the internet. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to fix this. Oh yeah, and I've updated my firmware on the router, and i have the most current drivers for my wireless adapter. Here is the adapter I have http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?item=N82E16833315041 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted December 27, 2005 CID Share Posted December 27, 2005 not sure what your exact problem is, but i have a suggestion for you. the router is 2 floors down. is there a way to run a cable from it to the room you use the laptop and desktop in? it might be worth the effort to run a cable from the router to the room and set up a switch there for the laptop and desktop to connect to. this is faster than wireless and also more secure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeePs Posted December 28, 2005 CID Share Posted December 28, 2005 I suck at explaining stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted December 29, 2005 CID Share Posted December 29, 2005 i understand your problem and my suggestion was interpreted correctly. you hgave a fixed install, hence no need for wireless and all its headaches. run that one cable, and use a switch in your room for the comp and laptop. (if you have central a/c there is a perfect cabling duct right there...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted January 1, 2006 CID Share Posted January 1, 2006 I would agree with resopalrabotnick.. running a cat5 to that computer might be the best thing to do.. The other thing that you can try is changing the channel on the router.. I have seen cases that it will say good connection but then drop about ever 3 min for about a sec or so.. I had this problem earlier at my dorm room.. Put my router on ch 11 and the problem was gone.. Download this http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/ and see if there any any other network in the area.. That should help you when deciding on what channel you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PeePs Posted January 3, 2006 CID Share Posted January 3, 2006 thank you swimmer, ive been messing a lot and i noticed on channel 9 my connection is actually better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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