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Jordan (piano rocks) · Apr 13, 2008, 11:57 PM // 23:57

Aloha!
Ill get right down to it
GW runs fine about 80% of the time, and i lag about the other 20% of the time, i have a feeling its because of my internet, and not because of cpu/ram
My whole house is setup for wiresless, we have a Linksys base station routerthingy in the basement, and My rooms on the 2nd floor, i use a Belkin N Wireless Reciever, I only pick up 2 bars of signal for internet..
How can i fix/improve this?
(aside from the obvious task of moving my computer closer to the basement)

Thanx in advance

Processor - Intel(R) Core (TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40 GHz 2.40GHz
RAM 2558
Vid- 2 GeForce 8800Ultras
( no idea what half that stuff means, but i could be wrong about the root of my lagg being my internet)

Tarun · Apr 13, 2008, 11:59 PM // 23:59

For best signals, the wireless router should be up higher.

Lawrence Chang · Apr 14, 2008, 12:07 AM // 00:07

Wireless internet is inconsistent and somewhat unreliable. I too run wireless cable.... sometimes it lags, sometimes it doesn't. If you want a consistent one i suggest you hook your computer with using wires.

hopefulaltruist · Apr 14, 2008, 12:10 AM // 00:10

well, here's something on youtube do it yourself wifi extender video. hope it helps =) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUTT8wdN_VA

Jordan (piano rocks) · Apr 14, 2008, 01:40 AM // 01:40

I cant move the router.. we get broadband from our cable company, and the cable lines come in through the basement, along with the internet stuff i believe.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say its not possible to wire up two floors?

hopeful, thanx for the link- ima go try that now- doesnt look too complicated

Tarun · Apr 14, 2008, 02:29 AM // 02:29

If you have a cable jack somewhere on the top floor, you can plug the modem and router in there... ...even in the attic.

Siirius Black · Apr 14, 2008, 02:32 AM // 02:32

Well, if you have cable in your room you can connect the modem there. Another way to fix this is to use a signal booster. If this is not working for you. You can rewire the cable to the router.

Get a long RJ45 run it from the outside of your home all the way to the attic (or whatever you have) and set it there. Connect your router over there and you have your problem solved. You can use the same hole that your cable company did in your basement to run the cable.

Hope this helps.

Jordan (piano rocks) · Apr 14, 2008, 02:43 AM // 02:43

heh just tried that parabola thing from the youtube thing,
only to discover that i have no craftsmanship skills whatsoever..
and it doesnt work ( most likely because i used wrong kind of paper..copypaper)

no cable in my room.-
theres a tv with cable in the room nextdoor, how would i go about doin that?

i need to do it, in such a way that, doesnt disturb the other computers in teh home, two other desktops and two laptops
where the cables come in, in the basement, thers a desktop plugged directly into the modem for internet, so i dont think i can go steal that one,as it would leave the basement comp w/o inet.
would getting another modem be an option?

Tarun · Apr 14, 2008, 03:10 AM // 03:10

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Originally Posted by Jordan (piano rocks)

no cable in my room.-
theres a tv with cable in the room nextdoor, how would i go about doin that?

Go into the room next door with the coaxial cable, modem and router from the basement.
Plug the coaxial cable into the cable outlet.
Plug the other end into your modem.
Connect modem to router with an CAT5 cable.
Plug in both devices to the power outlets, surge protector preferred.
Enjoy the wireless.

Jordan (piano rocks) · Apr 14, 2008, 03:15 AM // 03:15

forgive my lack of terminology on this subject...
coaxial cable?
CAT5?
and would that not cause the computer in the basement,, which is currently connected to the modem for inet; lose internet? it has no wireless doohickys or gizmos attached to it.

Siirius Black · Apr 14, 2008, 06:22 AM // 06:22

Ok. first
If the computer in the basement is connected directly to the router then you have problems. since the router is pretty much grounded in that room.

If you intall a wiereles card in that compuer you then can move the modem and the router to the room next to yours and problem fixed.

the coaxial cable is the cable connected to your modem, also known as "Cable". And no, another modem means antoher account. but... you might get away with it. You will have to buy another modem (about $70) but I wuld say just buy a wireless for the other computer.

Hope this helps

Jordan (piano rocks) · Apr 14, 2008, 01:53 PM // 13:53

just moved the router to the top floor, along witf mdem. went back to teh comp and it was 4 bars, it says i was connected, but on the lil bar on the bottom right of the screen it showed the inernet thing, with no globe infront of teh 2 PCs and i could not connect- (i moved it back to basement-hence i am typing this)

doing that, would cause teh tv in the room nxt door to lose their tv stations?

Tarun · Apr 14, 2008, 04:23 PM // 16:23

You mentioned having a Linksys router. Do you happen to know what model and version you have?

Jordan (piano rocks) · Apr 14, 2008, 05:11 PM // 17:11

yeah-

Linksys
WRT350N(or possibly ON, the print on the router was small

)
Wireless-N
Gigabit Router
With Storage Link

I used to have a range expander, but it only upped me to 3 bars (from 2), and then it stopped because it was not a N series- last i checked they do not make a N series range expander i believe.

Siirius Black · Apr 14, 2008, 06:13 PM // 18:13

Ok. if its the same line from the basement. All you need in the top floor is a signal spliter and 2 small coaxial cables. Connect the splitter to the cable in the room. The other 2 extra cables are for the tv and the modem.

The 4 bars that you got in the computer says that your router was transmitting, but if you could not connect to the internet, then there's a problem with the line.

If the modem was not connected properly that would cause that. Other reason is that they had a signal blocker for the rooms upstairs. I dont know why they would do that, but its possible.

That's all I can deduce with the info you provided.

fusa · Apr 14, 2008, 07:22 PM // 19:22

Also be sure to keep wireless phones and microwaves away from the routers since this can interfere with the signal. If you have those in the house, you can try changing the wireless channel for the router, see your router's manual on how to do this. Usually you connect at an address similar to http://198.168.1.1 or http://198.168.0.1 Also there's antennas that extend the range of the wireless signal, but aren't very cheap.

Jordan (piano rocks) · Apr 14, 2008, 08:38 PM // 20:38

agh micro waves... elderly person lives in the room nxt door, shes got a microwave 3 ft from her tv, (and hence the cable as well)
im doooomed

G_MAGNUS · Apr 14, 2008, 09:05 PM // 21:05

Here's something else you might want to try. Since you are running cable, through wireless-N, and experience no problems most of the time, you should be able to get into your router's administrative properties and prioritize usage.
Usually you would go about this by entering an address in your broser (example: 123.456.7.8) and entering your adminitration name & password. All of this should have been set up when you first installed the router.
You then go to the 'Application'/'Application & Gaming'/or just 'Gaming' tab. In the sub tabs you can find QoS (Quality of Service). Depending on your model you will get different options, more basic models have very few wireless options, while others might give more options to customize your setup.
Even if you end up using a direct line to your router, you might want to try this. I noticed fewer drops and spikes that used to be caused by other pc's on my network.

Jordan (piano rocks) · Apr 14, 2008, 09:23 PM // 21:23

how might i go about getting the address ? would it be located on my comp somewhere?

G_MAGNUS · Apr 15, 2008, 05:02 AM // 05:02

No, it should be in your installation manual for the router, but the ones listed by Fusa are the most common. Once you put in an address it will popup a box so you can enter your username & password. By default, the username is admin, the password you should already have from when you installed it. If it wasn't you, then ask whoever did for it.