Strange wireless issue .....pls help

Strange wireless issue .....pls help
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1. I have a reasonably new laptop that came with a 802.11b/g and IEEE
1394, Win XP etc.

In addition, we have
a Netgear wireless Router with Comcast Motorola Modem. We have comcast
cable internet.

The wireless connection worked fine for many months but now all of a
sudden my wireless connection to "my laptop' does not work well. It is
inconsistent and sometimes just hangs.

Other wireless laptops and wireless desktops in the house get good
internet connection using our network. But with my laptop, I cannot.

My signal strength says "excellent" 54. Mbps. Yet there is no or an
inconsistent connection.
I am in the next room to the router and modem.

2. Now ... a funny thing that happens. When I click on View Wireless
Networks and choose another network in the neighborhood, I get fast
internet connection...even though it says
signal strength "very low".

3. Comcast checked the modem they say all is fine. They said the
problem could be the wireless router.

4. So I bought a new top of the line Linksys Wireless Router..about 200
Mbps.
The problem is still the same ...sometimes I get kicked out of my
wireless network and get connected to some other...all this
automatically.

I have disabled and enabled the wireless network on my laptop, turned
off and on the router and modem etc ...but nothing has helped.

If the problem was with my laptop, then how do I get good internet
connection using someone else's network ? I do not want to rely on
other people's network.

Can anyone pls help me.

I am not technical.

Thanks in advance,
Kim

Kim, sounds like you have a very 'busy' location
for networks. I'd suggest that you enable security
and WEP/WPA so that you can only connect to
your home network. it may be possible if you're
not using security, that a neighbor's machine is
stealing your connection.

It's possible you have too 'HOT' a signal from your
laptop. Do you have the same prob when you are
at a further distance from your router/modem?

lee

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In <hZe6g.81560$(E-Mail Removed) > on Thu, 04 May 2006
03:58:05 GMT, "lee_houston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Kim, sounds like you have a very 'busy' location
>for networks. I'd suggest that you enable security
>and WEP/WPA so that you can only connect to
>your home network. it may be possible if you're
>not using security, that a neighbor's machine is
>stealing your connection.

Make sure you have set a *unique* SSID (e.g., "KimNet") in your wireless
router.

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR ALT.INTERNET.WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FAQ_for_alt.internet.wireless>

lee_houston wrote:
> Kim, sounds like you have a very 'busy' location
> for networks. I'd suggest that you enable security
> and WEP/WPA so that you can only connect to
> your home network. it may be possible if you're
> not using security, that a neighbor's machine is
> stealing your connection.
>
> It's possible you have too 'HOT' a signal from your
> laptop. Do you have the same prob when you are
> at a further distance from your router/modem?
>
> lee
>
>
Since it appears there are other routers nearby, they could be "stepping
on each other", try changing the channel, routers default to channel 6,
change yours to either 1 or 11.

ken

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In <(E-Mail Removed) m> on Thu, 04 May 2006
13:54:03 -0600, ken <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>lee_houston wrote:
>> Kim, sounds like you have a very 'busy' location
>> for networks. I'd suggest that you enable security
>> and WEP/WPA so that you can only connect to
>> your home network. it may be possible if you're
>> not using security, that a neighbor's machine is
>> stealing your connection.
>>
>> It's possible you have too 'HOT' a signal from your
>> laptop. Do you have the same prob when you are
>> at a further distance from your router/modem?

>Since it appears there are other routers nearby, they could be "stepping
>on each other", try changing the channel, routers default to channel 6,
>change yours to either 1 or 11.

Some routers default to 11; some others default to 1.

Also try the overlapping channels, since that can sometimes give the best
results, as when 1, 6, and 11 are all occupied.

--
Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR ALT.INTERNET.WIRELESS AT
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FAQ_for_alt.internet.wireless>

John Navas wrote:
> [POSTED TO alt.internet.wireless - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>
> In <(E-Mail Removed) m> on Thu, 04 May 2006
> 13:54:03 -0600, ken <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> lee_houston wrote:
>>> Kim, sounds like you have a very 'busy' location
>>> for networks. I'd suggest that you enable security
>>> and WEP/WPA so that you can only connect to
>>> your home network. it may be possible if you're
>>> not using security, that a neighbor's machine is
>>> stealing your connection.
>>>
>>> It's possible you have too 'HOT' a signal from your
>>> laptop. Do you have the same prob when you are
>>> at a further distance from your router/modem?
>
>> Since it appears there are other routers nearby, they could be "stepping
>> on each other", try changing the channel, routers default to channel 6,
>> change yours to either 1 or 11.
>
> Some routers default to 11; some others default to 1.
>
> Also try the overlapping channels, since that can sometimes give the best
> results, as when 1, 6, and 11 are all occupied.
>

John,
Thanks for the info. The only routers I had worked with (so far)
defaulted to 6 so I wasn't aware that some defaulted to other channels.
ken