Re: D-Link network - strange problem On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:58:51 +0100, "miffy" <miffy@miffy.pl> wrote in
<ejbsvt$id6$1@news.onet.pl>:
>My networt consist from the following:
>
>Cable modem -> D-Link DI-624
>2 laptops on DWL-G650
>PC on DWL-G520
>
>The problem is that sometimes (always at the same moment) both of the
>laptops lose the connection, the network disappears from the list of
>avaliable wireless networks and the only way to fix it is restarting the
>router (disconnecting the network adapter, reinstalling it, rebooting the
>system - nothing helps)
>I was sure that there is something wrong with the router but lataly I
>noticed that PC is fine. It doesn't lose the connection, there is no problem
>at all with it. And it is not about the signal strenght because the PC is
>placed on another floor, laptops are closer to the router.
Nonetheless, the laptops may experience issues, like interference, that
the PC doesn't experience.
>The PCMCIA adapters have the newest firmeware, that is the original one
>because there is no newer, the same about router.
>The only thing is that both of the laptops have got static IP, the PC gets
>dynamic, but I doubt it could be the problem (??).
Probably not, but why not use DHCP on all machines?
>Any ideas what is going on and how to manage with it?
Since the PC can see signal when the laptops cannot, you probably have
some sort of sporadic interference. Try another location, ideally near
the DI-624, and see if that makes a difference. See the Fast Fixes wiki
below for types of interference and what you can do about them.
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