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These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. The problem begins after a Wifi issue the wifi didn't start at all , which I fixed with a driver update and restart.
Anyway, thanks for your kind engagement. I will contact my ISP provider as you propose. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 0. Report abuse.
Details required :. Cancel Submit. Claudeeera Independent Advisor. Have you already tested it on another Wifi network? Take these tests. Restart the PC. Note: This step may take a few minutes to start and up to 30 minutes to complete.
NOTE:This procedure disables all third-party services and programs. You can later, if the problem is solved in this way, enable the programs and services that will start with Windows, selectively, instead of keeping them all disabled.
If the problem returns after activating the startup of a specific service or program, the problem is exactly in the startup of this software and it is recommended to remove it. Graciously, Claudeir. How satisfied are you with this reply?
Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to Claudeeera's post on October 7, Thanks a lot Claudeir. Terminology, Basic: More advanced terminology is at the end of this page, where it can be accessed as needed.
WiFi Client: A system, such as a laptop, that uses WiFi to connect to the larger network, for example, to connect to your home network and through that to the Internet. Although laptops are currently the most common WiFi clients, WiFi-enabled printers, cameras and smartphones are increasingly present. However, when talking about connecting a WiFi client to the larger network, almost all the technical literature and advice refers to this as an Access Point because the router portion is irrelevant to the discussion.
For consistency, I will use the term Access Point here. WiFi Router I will use this term when referring to the device itself. For example, there is a common configuration interface that handles both the Access Point and the Router components. Not having an SSID name that is unique for your area can dramatically slow your network connection because the WiFi client's software presumes that all access points with the same SSID are on the same network, and thus are alternatives to be cycled through when trying to establish a connection a valid assumption for corporate networks, hotels, auditoriums, What you perceive as a single WiFi connection is really a great many.
For example, when the signal strength declines too much, the client invisibly does a reconnect , hoping to negotiate a faster connection. The cumulative effects of all these reconnections have delays while the client attempts futile negotiations with your neighbors' access points can be quite large.
Problems with identical and near-identical SSIDs: When you try to connect manually, you may well select the entry for your neighbor's access point instead of yours. In choosing a meaningful name for name for your SSID, one that identifies you to your neighbors can greatly simplify contacting each other when problem arise some use their last name, but using a combination of first names is often equally as good.
People wrongly assume that the strongest signals are from their closest neighbors, but many factors play a role in signal strength. For example, my computer gets a stronger signal from a neighbor four houses up on the opposite side of the street than it does from my next door neighbor. A lot of us here in Silicon Valley reflexively try to optimize things. Avoid the temptation—all we are doing here is avoid bad situations. An unnecessary conflict can arise when neighbors have gotten the same model WiFi router for example, from their broadband provider and thus all are using the same channel pre-set while other channels go under-used.
With radio stations, not all the assignable frequencies can be used in an area because the station's signal extends into the adjacent frequencies. For example, the signal of a station broadcasting at The solution is to leave gaps between the frequencies assigned to stations.
TV takes a different approach: Each channel represents a block of frequencies that can fully accommodate the broadcast signal plus a little padding , thereby allowing all channels to be assigned to stations. WiFi Channels: The frequencies available to WiFi have been split into 15 channels similar to TV , but a WiFi station signal spans five contiguous channels similar to radio. For example, a WiFi station assigned to channel 6 is really using channels 4 through 8.
There are only 11 named channels, because the two below channel 1 and above channel 11 cannot be at the center of a five-channel block. Channels 1, 6 and 11 are routinely referred to as the non-overlapping channels because those choices allow the use of all the available frequencies without interference between stations on different channels.
Why such a complicated sheme? The rough idea was that rather than having a station wait for all five stations to be clear, to send on just those that were clear, thereby maximizing the throughput for both the individual station and the group. In practice, it turned out to be better to wait and use all five channels. What's the harm in using a channel other than the non-overlapping ones 1, 6 and 11? Thus when either of them is sending, you can't, and when you are sending, neither of them can.
Before choosing which channel to use, survey what channels your neighbors are using. The software utility that comes with most WiFi clients will show the SSIDs names of the nearby stations, the channel used and often their signal strengths this is commonly found under Site Survey or Networks. However, this utility may show only the "top" stations for example, only the first four and it may not show signal strength, in which case, see A better survey below for a free utility that does.
Remember that you are simply trying to avoid bad situations above , not optimize your choice. What I do is eyeball the list of station: I look for a channel that has fewer competitors in terms of both being on the same channel and having lesser signal strength. Reminder: Stations using channels need to be treated as competitors on channels 1 and 6; similarly channels are competitors for 6 and Effects of Weather: Moisture in the air can greatly diminish the strength of signals from your neighbors, so it is best to do the survey on a dry normal day.
I was surprised how big an effect this was. I did an experiment with a neighbor across the street. After the storm and passed and we had had several hours of sun, the signal was so weak that I couldn't even establish a connection. Intuition: The commonly available WiFi devices use microwave frequencies 2. Microwave ovens work by the water molecules in the food absorbing energy from microwaves, transforming it into heat. A better survey: There are multiple free programs that do WiFi surveys. The big advantage is that they provide a bigger display of the data that is easier to work with and visualize.
These programs give you more information than you need, expecting you to pick-and-choose.
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