At work, my computer goes through the company server. It keeps dropping my computer’s connection, and one other that is about as old (5-6 years, I think). Apparently, it doesn’t drop anybody elses. Well, let me back up-I asked one person yesterday, and she kind of mumbled that it doesn’t do it to anybody else’s.
I am, however, about 100-200 feet away from the other people. Does this make a difference? I can reconnect, when my wireless detects it, but, it seems that it doesn’t detect it too often. Is it my computer, software, etc…? **** It can stay connected for protracted lengths of time, then lose connection for great lengths also, so I suspect that it isn’t my computer, but, I can’t be sure, since I know very little about networking. Can anybody help?
BTW, I have XP, as does the other older laptop.
Thanks,
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It’s probably not the age of the laptops so much but the distance from the source. If you move closer to the connection point does the problem go away? If so you are probably just on the edge of the range limit for that antenna and barely get connected. Then any small changes in the office landscape (a person moving about in front of the antenna, someone opening up a drawer of a file cabinet, etc.) might be just enough of a disruption to the signal that you drop your connection. If this is the case and moving closer to the connection point long-term isn’t possible you might try an external wireless card that plugs in to the USB port. The advantage there is it is outside of the laptop case and is less shielded from the signal. They also usually have a 4’ or 5’ cable that allows you to move the antenna without having to move the laptop. Sometimes just getting the antenna up over a cubicle wall or outside a closed office door would be enough to make the difference if you are right on the periphery of the usable signal.
I’ll check out the sitchyashun!
Thank you, Crazyhorse.
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Didn’t help; somebody mentioned settings, or the WPA WEP, but, we all are inexperienced in these things.
Any more thoughts?
Thanks,
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