Wireless Connection Issue

Hello,

For the duration I've owned my laptop, a DELL Studio XPS 1645, I've had wireless connection issues with my machine. The symptoms presented seem to be "drop-offs" in the connection where I'll be disconnected in an online game, chat room, or streaming for a website. Notable, Windows 7 doesn't detect this "drop" in connection and I can usually instantly reconnect/log in/reload the streamed device. This is extremely annoying though when going to watch videos, or play online, instant message, etc.

I have a Belkin Wireless G Plus MIMO Router and an Intel(R) WiFi Link 5300 AGN wireless card for my laptop.

Any help, advice, or offered solutions for this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Perdire

 

You said it all, Belkin hardware is just not reliable. I do not recommend it, if you want reliabliaty it will not be a BELKIN router. Linksys, Dlink, Netgear, ,Buffalo are better.

 

Do you have any other wireless devices connected to the router?

As above, wireless networking isnt Belkin's strong suit

 

*sigh* I had a feeling it was solely related to the router. (I tried changing the channel, making a fixed IP address, even strictly feeding g/n, as well as other attempts.) And. . . yeah. . . me and my family have quite a few devices hooked up including, but not all, five laptops, a Wii, a desktop (sometimes two), my a PALM, a Nook, and when need has it several DS systems.

I'm guessing you guys are saying I need a new router? Is there no other alternative?

 

Perdire: From what I hear the Belkin routers are of very low quality. You not only need a new router, but you need one with enough memory for the large amount of computers and other devises that you use.

 

What model exactly is it? Have you tried updating firmware?
It is possible that this router is supported by DD-WRT. That may solve your problems (or not but that's the way to go before you even start to consider buying a new one)

 

Would you care to more explicitly explain this? My father is a skeptic.

Yes the firmware is fully updated, but no, it isn't supported by DD-WRT.

 

Would you mind providing us with model number? It's easier to discuss what certain hardware is capable of while actually knowing the hardware.
reb1 may be right though. I don't recommend routers with less than 32MB RAM especially when talking multiple computers on the network, CPU speed also may be a factor but that's hard to assess as we don't know the model number.

BTW do you have any problems with other wireless devices or computers connected via Ethernet cable?

 

Do the other computers suffer from drop offs. If not have you tried your computer in other locations in your residence. I use a program called Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector to check the wifi signal in different locations. If the location where your laptop is has a poor signal this might explain drop offs. How large is your dwelling and where is your router located in the dwelling. Have you checked these things out already. There are many little things that can cause problems with wifi. You could have another devise interfering with your signal your computer could be the problem and of course what has been guessed the belkin router can be the problem. If your skeptical do your homework and check out what you can if you have not. You could always try a different router out. With the limited info in your post I am guessing the router is the problem.