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    netgear wnr3500 issues

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Naix, Jan 8, 2011.

  1. Naix

    Naix Notebook Consultant

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    Hi I have a netgear wnr3500 router and wifi internet browsing is extremely slow. It also drops connection. I have both a mac and pc laptop and both experience this issue.

    Also my neighbor has a linksys router(I dont know which model -.-) and when using linksys it is much faster. Therefore I conclude that problem is with my router.

    Using ethernet cable is very fast...

    anyone else have this router and experience this issue?
     
    Naix, Jan 8, 2011
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  2. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    Use inSSIDer to scan for wireless networks in the neighborhood and set your a wireless channel on the router so that your network is the only one using it (if possible with nothing else on neighboring channels as well)
    If that's impossible choose a channel that has another network on it with very low signal strength (same about the neighboring ones- if they're all occupied it's better to choose your channel in such a way so that the neighboring ones were occupies by networks with weak signals)
     
    downloads, Jan 9, 2011
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  3. Naix

    Naix Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I just checked the channels and Im on channel 2. My neighbor's channel is 5 and the other channel is 11. So Im the only one on channel two that my wifi can see.
     
    Naix, Jan 9, 2011
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    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Change it to 1 and have your neighbor go from 5 to 7 then all will work better.
     
    blue68f100, Jan 9, 2011
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