Hi there,
Thanks for any help in advance.
I have a wireless internet setup – cable internet through Time Warner, Linksys router. I have the internet equipment in one room and my main laptop setup in the other (in a docking bay). The problem I’m having is that I lose net access over and over and over.
By that I mean that it says that the signal is Very Good or Excellent, but it either 1) just doesnt work or 2) says it cant acquire the network address (#2 is much more common). What’s weird is that if I double click the little computer in the corner, go into configure wireless, and double-click the network, it will sometimes then work. But most times not. What tends to workmost reliably is re-starting the system – I go over and unplug the modem, then unplug the router, and then re-plug them back in. A minute later when all is rebooted, it most often works. But I have to do that pretty much every time I use the internet and it’s quite annoying. I used to think it was signal strength, but the computer is only 8 feet from the router, and the comp says the signal is fine.
Any thoughts on what might be causing the problem? Do I need a new router? Is it the service, my computer? Is it a setting?
I am pretty computer literate, but dont know the in’s and outs of networking – not sure where the real issue is.
One other thing to note is that my work laptop seems to work almost all the time, without the need for these restarts and such. But I dont have that home as often, so I cant just use it instead…
Computer is a Thinkpad. Internet explorer is v6.0. I think that covers it…any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
