wireless network help !!! (Net Gear WG311)

[Tarrbot]

Do you have a cordless phone in the area that is 2.4GHz? How about a microwave? Cell phone?

Those could very easily disrupt your connection.

Also, do you have any neighbors that have such devices in close proximity?

I've seen APs affect other APs up to 1/4 mile away--straight line of sight, mind you, with no walls or structures interfering.

[Kravit]

Well I just took them out of the room and still isnt working

[Tarrbot]

Don't just take them out of the room. Turn them completely off. Reset your Netgear and try connecting.

Is MAC filtering turned on with the Netgear AP? Is WEP turned on? Do you have the WEP keys installed on both systems?

If you do have a 2.4GHz phone, it WILL affect your AP!!!

[Kravit]

I got it connected for while, and turned on wep, but i realy have no idea how its setup between two computers and just how it works ??

[singularity2006]

crap.... i wrote a LONG post.... then the window closed on me.... so pissed. ~.~

1: reset your router by sticking a pin in the pinhole on the back of the router.
2. reset your settings on your PC's
3. ensure that you are plugged in by a physical ethernet cable to configure the router. doing it wirelessly is a big headache.

Things to note:
All routers come with default IP numbers and passwords, usually 192.168.X.Y. These two values need to be changed. Note that when your computer pulls an IP number from the router, it will need to be within the same network, which is defined by the first three numbers: 192.168.X. If you change your router's IP number, you must renew your IP number by going to the start menu > programs > accessories > command prompt > ipconfig /release <enter> ipconfig /renew <enter>.

In your WEP, enable it and create a 128bit key using a combination of 0-9 and A-F. RANDOMIZE IT!!. Change the default SSID, which is the wireless network name. You can disable the SSID broadcast if u want to keep your network hidden.

When you are done, go to your PC's wireless settings and change the mode to infrastructure (as opposed to ad-hoc, which is for P2P). when you are done, copy the SSID that u created here as well as the WEP encryption key, which should be set to "shared key" mode. When done applying those settings, your wireless driver should see the signal and authenticate. When it has, renew your IP number as described above and u should be good to go.

If it just doesn't work, use all default settings again and run it as is and hope you have a good firewall for Windows. Otherwise, see netgear's website and the appropriate manuals.

[Kravit]

Hey, umm I'm not using Router, just computer to computer

[singularity2006]

oooh oops! I saw that model # and i thought it was for their router!! haha... okay, in that case... just make sure ur both on ad-hoc mode. And yes, the following can knockout a signal:

1. 2.4GHz telephones
2. 2.4GHz cell phones
3. microwaves (to some extent)

And wireless signals actually lose their strength in insulators such as ceramic. If u have a lot of ceramic around or similar materials, it will be very difficult.

[waytoocrazy]

I just briefly looked through... where you live, do you have plaster walls? In my current setup, I have multiple plaster walls between my computer and the WiFi router. Signal is a hit or miss affair, need to look into a repeater for my situation.

[singularity2006]

I just briefly looked through... where you live, do you have plaster walls? In my current setup, I have multiple plaster walls between my computer and the WiFi router. Signal is a hit or miss affair, need to look into a repeater for my situation.

i highly recommend powerline networking if u don't run too many high power electronics in the house and if ur place is relatively small. Powerline is my solution for the wireless signal problem. Though powerline is extremely slow, 11Mb at best, it's still more than able to handle internet sharing if that is your purpose. If anything, just get some white ethernet cable and carefully run it along the edges of the office. =)

[Kravit]

We dont have any fancy powerline networking here, we dont even have cable here.
Yeh i think might need repeater,my 2 computers are between plaster wall, what exactly is a repeater ?

[singularity2006]

powerline networking isn't all that fancy. All it is is that u plug your ethernet cable into a convertor that plugs into your wall's electrical outlet. Then u plug another convertor and ethernet cable on any other outlet in the house and poof, they are communicating together. As for a repeater, all it does is that it reads the incoming signal from one computer, and re-sends it. It's useful for extending wireless networks where the signal strength from Point A to point B is too weak. Thus the repeater is point A2. But in the case of ceramic or plaster or anything with heavy insulation, the walls will always be a problem, even if u have a repeater trying to transmit past that same wall.

[Kravit]

Well i just put them rigth next to each other, their connecting, but it keeps cutting the connection,it's trying to connect to other channels all the time.

I started network under my name on my computer and connected using netgear on othe computer, it connects, but still doesnt work right, realy dont understand how this netgear works.

[singularity2006]

it's trying to connect to other channels u say? So u've set the proper mode and all? Should be ad-hoc. I believe the case is that in using ad-hoc mode (which is used to connect two pc's directly), your adapter is finding the nearest available signal. That wall would prevent a good signal and thus force your adapter to connect to another PC... maybe your neighbor's. But the fact is u put them both together and it still does not work properly. I would double check your settings, download any driver updates/firmware, and try again. Oh yeah, are your windows IP settings ok? They should be within the same range of X.Y.Z.# where # is the only number to change. go to start menu > programs > accessories > command prompt > ipconfig /all <enter> and take a look at your IP address. And make sure ur workgroups are the same too.

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