had a Belkin .54 router. The thing has functioned well for years with occasionally a reboot. 4 machines are using it, one a floor above me, the other a floor below, mine on my floor (surprise :p) and my mediaplayer (DSM-520 > Wireless HD Media Player,
I thought that the router had died on me so I bought a new one (F5D7230-4) G+ standard.
I see a radically improved signal (always at high level OR completely invisible) but connection is, even with a strong signal, dropping all the time.
Last night it has worked swell for three hours, then suddenly it stopped.
I have reset the router to factory settings, still hard to connect wireless to it. Hit-and-miss. I have shut down anything electronic in the house (I went as far as switching off the lights and shutting down Bluetooth on my phone, it is in the same freq range) I have moved the router (effective only when I put it side-by-side with my machine, max 2 meter) I tried configuring the thing on different channels, protected mode on/ off, different speeds, with/without security. I applied the latest firmware. I tried configuring it with/without the supplied easy install wizard. Firewalls on/off (as well on router as on machines) Specific settings in the firewalls......................
Now the order of events: I buy a mediaplayer, connect it wireless to the router (WEP 128 bit), things work swell. I play my musicfiles on my HES and listen to internetradio. I am happy. Saturday afternoon connection gets faulty, PC has trouble connecting, mediaplayer also and at 17:30 connection drops alltogether.... mediaplayer shut down and removed. No effect tried several things but connection will not come up again for more then a few seconds. I figure the router finally has died after so many faithfull years of service (though I could not imagine why) and I buy a new one. Same problems. Shut down/disconnect anything electronic up to my TV and HES that are pretty close to the router and the cable-modem.
No avail.
When I scan for networks in the neighbourhood on my machine (Vista) I see only two wireless networks that have been there for three years. Very weak in signal, whereas my signal is strong and healthy. On the mediaplayer, when scanning, I see a Thompson router that shows up on no other systems. On the system above me (XP) I see another wireless network, very weak in signal and the person below me (laptop 2000) sees only my network
Doed anyone have any clues to what this problem might be?