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shakeybakey · 01-09-07, 07:41 PM

I currently seem to have a problem with a wireless connection from my laptop which uses vista o/s and a linksys wrt54g router. The problem is when I am downloading films etc, after approx 20 mins to an hour the wireless connection is lost but at the same time I have another pc hardwired to the same router that uses XP o/s which seems to stay connected. Is there a clash between two different o/s using the same router or is there a problem with the wireless connection through vista connecting to the linksys router. Any help or advice much appreciated.

Annabell · 02-09-07, 09:06 AM

Hi shakeybakey

Your Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G has a web browser-based configuration utility so try changing your channel also if your downloading (as you say 1 hour+) try to leave your Laptop close, static and alone, to my mind i would download to your Desktop Computer and just transfer (if you have a Lin-Q USB 2.0 bridge cable), this is very fast 480mb per second, there about £16 for a 3m one, i use one and you cant get much faster, see insert

Ann X

shakeybakey · 02-09-07, 09:27 AM

Thanks alot Annabell, glad to see i,m not going mad.. I dont understand the "Change channel" so if its possible can you give me a dummies guide to change channel please, if not then i'll have to download to my desktop as you suggested. Thanks again for your help

Annabell · 02-09-07, 09:42 AM

Hi shakeybakey

All the info you need here hun > WiFi Channels

Ann X

shakeybakey · 02-09-07, 03:28 PM

Thank you darling

Annabell · 02-09-07, 03:35 PM

your very welcome honey

Ann X

Biotaw1 · 22-09-07, 08:23 PM

Not much help I suppose but I had a similar problem when I had a desktop hardwired to a linksys router and a laptop running on wireless, although they were both running XP. Problem was only solved when my flatmate left taking the desktop with her

. Now with only wireless connections it's extremely reliable compared to my previous netgear one

01-09-07, 07:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
shakeybakey Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	wireless linksys wrt54g router and vista o/s I currently seem to have a problem with a wireless connection from my laptop which uses vista o/s and a linksys wrt54g router. The problem is when I am downloading films etc, after approx 20 mins to an hour the wireless connection is lost but at the same time I have another pc hardwired to the same router that uses XP o/s which seems to stay connected. Is there a clash between two different o/s using the same router or is there a problem with the wireless connection through vista connecting to the linksys router. Any help or advice much appreciated.

02-09-07, 09:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Annabell Computing Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,667 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	Re: wireless linksys wrt54g router and vista o/s Hi shakeybakey Your Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G has a web browser-based configuration utility so try changing your channel also if your downloading (as you say 1 hour+) try to leave your Laptop close, static and alone, to my mind i would download to your Desktop Computer and just transfer (if you have a Lin-Q USB 2.0 bridge cable), this is very fast 480mb per second, there about £16 for a 3m one, i use one and you cant get much faster, see insert Ann X __________________ As tonight is my last night in England i will be here, coz love you all lots.

02-09-07, 09:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
shakeybakey Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: wireless linksys wrt54g router and vista o/s Thanks alot Annabell, glad to see i,m not going mad.. I dont understand the "Change channel" so if its possible can you give me a dummies guide to change channel please, if not then i'll have to download to my desktop as you suggested. Thanks again for your help

02-09-07, 09:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Annabell Computing Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,667 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	Re: wireless linksys wrt54g router and vista o/s Hi shakeybakey All the info you need here hun > WiFi Channels Ann X __________________ As tonight is my last night in England i will be here, coz love you all lots.

02-09-07, 03:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
shakeybakey Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: wireless linksys wrt54g router and vista o/s Thank you darling


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02-09-07, 03:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Annabell Computing Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,667 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	Re: wireless linksys wrt54g router and vista o/s your very welcome honey Ann X __________________ As tonight is my last night in England i will be here, coz love you all lots.

22-09-07, 08:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Biotaw1 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: wireless linksys wrt54g router and vista o/s Not much help I suppose but I had a similar problem when I had a desktop hardwired to a linksys router and a laptop running on wireless, although they were both running XP. Problem was only solved when my flatmate left taking the desktop with her. Now with only wireless connections it's extremely reliable compared to my previous netgear one

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