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Question posted by jcavind on August 15th, 2011
Connection Timeout Whenever I Try To Connect With My Wireless Network...
Hi,
Whenever I try to connect to my wireless network, I get an error message that says "connection timeout". Whenever I direct connect with an ethernet cord into my laptop, the internet works just fine. I'm thinking that it has something to do with the password setting that is linked to it; if I take the password off, the wireless network works just fine, but I need security on my network.
On the router settings, I currently have wireless security enabled, along with a WPA Pre-shared key, a set password, and the group renewal is set at 7200 seconds.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you.
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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on August 16th, 2011 3:48 PM
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What OS are you using? Windows XP, 7, Linux? Each has advantages (or disadvantages).
XP seems to have issues sometimes connecting to wifi.
If WPA2 personal is available use that, WPA has been cracked.
Do you use factory firmware? If so make sure it's up to date. The updates fix a lot of issues with connection.
DD-WRT or Open-WRT is far better. With DD-WRT you can adjust the transmitter power and it seems to connect more reliably than the factory firmware. Go here to get it: http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index. You'll need to get the right firmware and follow the directions carefully. The router database is here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database
Back to your issue, try "forgetting" the current network and let Windows rediscover it. Manual connection is often more reliable than the Windows zero config option.
If the connection falls off as you move away it could simply be low power output or a loose antenna on the WAP.
If there are a lot of radio towers near you interference could be an issue as well. Metal in walls will affect things too.
The settings you listed should be fine (but use WPA2) so that shouldn't be an issue.
If the wireless card on the laptop has a signal strength meter use it to determine if there is enough signal from the WAP.
Thats about all I suggest without more detailed info or looking at things myself.
Good luck.
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... standards are built in, you can serve as you need !
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Notebook with Wireless-G Adapter
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