retiredsnook wrote: So..........were do you change the channels on the Wi-Fi?
You have to enter your routers setup configuration menu.
This is done by typing in the router address into your browser address bar at the top, as if you are going to a web page. The number you type is different depending on the router brand, but it will usually be something like 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 or similar. You don't need the http or www or anything other than just the number itself. It will automatically prepend or append if needed. Find this info in your router user manual. If you don't have that, google your brand of router and d/l the manual and find the default.
Put in your user name and password to get into the setup menus.
Find and click on the Wireless tab. Once in there you should see various settings, including channel.
I previously mentioned 4 settings. Close, but I wasn't thinking straight. That was for the encryption key, different than the channel. The channel settings dictate which frequency the router broadcasts on and there are a bunch of them. Mine has 11 channels plus Auto. I have found that most of the ones I have had seem to default to channel 6, 2.437 Ghz.
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Most home wireless routers come with a default IP address of 192.168.0.1 which is called a "private IP address", it is never used on the public Internet. Also the block 10.x.x.x is private. Here is a picture of where to set it IF you have a Netgear wireless router.
The wireless router IP address is your "gateway" address, run ipconfig/all to see what yours is. (I use 10.1.3.1 in this example) Put that address in your browser "address" window and you should get a prompt to "log in". If you have never set a log in then if is probably still the default that it came with, see your instruction manual then change it after you log in. (and write it down somewhere)
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Thank you, everyone, for the replies and discussion. It is quite informative.
As for the subject line, I started to ask the question in one way and it included the fact that Vista is on the machine that is having issues. When I changed the question, I forgot to change the subject line.
Everything seems to work fine during the daytime. But, in the evenings, the Interet connection bounces like a yo-yo. The connection will drop many times. Just trying to put two and two together, the neighbors are gone frequently during the day and are home in the evenings. And, suspect they are online more in the evenings. That's what brought the question. All seemed to work fine until recently.
Everything seems to work fine during the daytime. But, in the evenings, the Interet connection bounces like a yo-yo. The connection will drop many times.
What kind of a connection do you have?
That is are you on cable, DSL?
Reason I ask is because these types of connections have different setups. I cannot say the same holds true for all of them everywhere, but in my local area there were some connectivity issues mainly with cable:
On my street, they had a common cable feeding multiple houses. There is only a certain amount of bandwidth in a single line. So when the kids got home from school and jumped on the net and started playing games, other peoples connections would slow down and jump all over the place.
Our local DSL connections, on the other hand, each had a dedicated line running back to a central control box so when the bandwidth hogs got on, the DSL connections did not slow down.
This was a few years back now and perhaps they have changed how that works, I don't know.
BobsYourUncle wrote: This link will never work.
You are attempting to link to your own router, via the router, which also acts as a hardware firewall so that intruders cannot access your machines. The IP address of your router as presented on the net is completely different.
The only one who can see this link is you, at home on your own computer.
Even if you were successful in directing people to your router, they would have to put in your user name and password to see this page.
Please go back and read my post. I dont believe I said anything different.
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One of the issues to consider is driver issue with the hardware. I have a new HP with the Intel 5100AGN wireless card and Vista. The first week was painfull with connection interrupts minutes apart. Check into driver issues in Vista for your specific hardware platform. After downloading the latest driver from Intel, my connections are rock solid...
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