sethjohnson777@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
>
> I have a Belkin F5D6231-4 router which works fine and has worked fine
> for a long time but recently a few of my neighbours have got wireless
> connections and since they've appeared it now takes a long time for my
> network to appear visible to any of my machines.
>
> I don't have the router on all the time so when I turn it on if I'm
> connected with a cable to the router then it connects and I can surf
> just fine straight away. However, it may take an hour or two after the
> router has been on for it to appear in the 'View Wireless Networks'
> list. Wierd eh?
>
> I have a number of laptops and each of these has the same problem that
> the network doesn't appear until several hours after being switched on
> so it's got to be to do with the router.
>
> I've tried:
> Resetting the router to factory default and then setting up again
> Disabling WEP
> Re-enabling WEP
> Restarting the router
> Changing the wireless channel
>
> But it makes no difference. Also there are no firmware updates
> available later than what's on there.
>
> Strange one, does anyone have any other ideas?
>
> By the by this router is useless for online gaming when using the
> wireless and quickly falls to pieces if you try to run any P2P
> software. Does anyone have a wireless router they can reccomend for
> both those things?
>
> Cheers!
> Seth.
>
Hi,
How about trying different channel like 1, 6 or 11? Don't use WPA? WEP
is not much useful for protection. If you have any default settings
customize them.