Monday, 18 October 2010

How to build a wireless router, the connection Keeps Dropping

The Black Friday last year I decided to take a new wireless router. The wireless-N support is obviously a selling point pleasant, but the main feature for me was to select boosters. I like the room on my laptop in different parts of home and some are very far from my wireless router. recall the stronger the signal range will help to continue and as a router by default, leading to a better experience in all areas ofHome or office.

The router I ended up buying was the / Cisco Linksys WRT160N. I had a Linksys router for years and property has always had a good experience with them.

A Linksys router for wireless Internet

After a quick and easy installation, I was running wireless, or so I thought. After a few minutes my wireless connection started my problems. The connection would be around a few minutes covered and then return after a few seconds. E 'was annoying andrendered the router useless.

Once the wireless router in at regular intervals, is a common problem. You may experience this problem after many months or even years of good use of the router. Of course there is always the possibility that something is wrong with the router. However, there is an important step that can solve the problem and the router back on track. It worked perfectly in the scenario above andworked for me countless times before.

The first thing to do is check if you have the latest firmware of the router! If not, then you should upgrade immediately!

In simple terms, the word program firmware or software that controls hardware. The best place to find the latest firmware the manufacturer's website. In this case, I went directly to the Linksys website and searched for it. To install the latest version of firmware you haveorder (usually done through a web browser) in the control panel and then the router admin section where you can upgrade to go. After updating the firmware, the router will restart and then hopefully things are in good shape. I write this, after hours of uninterrupted wireless connectivity.

There is a further step, important to take necessary to ensure the most reliable connection to the Internet: Go to the computer manufacturerWeb site and verify that the latest drivers for the wireless card. Even after updating the firmware, you must make sure your product is not responsible for the problems. So go ahead and download and install the latest drivers for your wireless adapter in your computer. This step is important as the firmware update so do not be lazy and ignore it.

Happy surfing ...

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