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Router Wireless Slow Speed
Boggin:
Alright then.
Try the netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid cmd again without any typos and post the output.
dondon:
WARNING: Could not obtain host information from machine: [DELL2]. Some commands may not be available.
Access is denied.
The following command was not found: wlan show networks mode=bssid.
Note my user is Administrator and I cant acces SAFE MODE
Boggin:
In XP you auto have admin privileges for the cmd prompt, but not being able to get into Safe Mode is another problem.
Download inSSIDer3 then which will give you the same info.
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/5936-inssider.html
When it is loaded, click on the Networks tab and that will show your SSID and all of the other local users.
Your signal strength should be about -50 but if you are on or adjacent to any other users with similar strengths then you will need to change channels to at least two away from the strongest as they will interfere with your signal to give you lag and disconnects in some circumstances.
If you need to co-share any channel then choose one where the other signal is in the 70s or preferably 80s.
I'm going to have to shoot off now as it's getting on for 02:00am here in the UK.
dondon:
Tenda cant manuallly change channels,if you saw the menus you just cant.It self adjusts
Boggin:
This is a problem where a router has a wireless auto channel setting when you are in a densely populated area of other local users.
The router can drop you onto a channel with a similar signal strength to you which can cause lag and a disconnect.
Also when the router auto changes channel, that will momentarily disrupt the signal.
This wouldn't normally be a problem if you were just browsing, but where you need a constant connection for streaming video or gaming, it will be very noticeable even if you weren't in a densely populated area.
I don't know how often you can get home from the student hostel, but bringing your own in to compare could determine if that one is defective in some way - but as this router is new, I would advise you to change it for something else where you have more control over its settings.
Did you download inSSIDer3 to see how populated the channels were ?
Have you been able to boot up into Safe Mode okay before ?
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