Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
23-01-2006, 17:05
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Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
I have installed a Belkin Pre N router for use withy my NTL Broadband service, however the laptop only gets signal strength when it is in the same room, how can I boost the signal so I can use my laptop around the house?
Any useful comments?
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23-01-2006, 17:16
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Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
don't know the answer, but remove your email mate. Spambots trawl forums for emails and you could get hijacked. People can send you a PM via the forum - they don't need your email address.
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23-01-2006, 17:17
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Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
Hi,
I also have the Belkin Pre-N router and Ntl BB. I have no problems with loss of signals from any computer any were in the house. We have 7 wirelessly connected computers and laptops all over the house and not one of them has a siganl strength of below 80% so i cannot see how you can completly lose signal just by leaving the room.
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23-01-2006, 17:34
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Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
Just having the antenna in the wrong place can cause this. Just move the antenna a little, maybe point it in a different direction. Being a radio ham you get to know these things
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23-01-2006, 17:40
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Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
As this is not a problem specific to NTL, I have moved the thread to the Computers and IT forum.
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Originally Posted by dan_uk1
Hi,
I also have the Belkin Pre-N router and Ntl BB. I have no problems with loss of signals from any computer any were in the house. We have 7 wirelessly connected computers and laptops all over the house and not one of them has a siganl strength of below 80% so i cannot see how you can completly lose signal just by leaving the room.
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Very easily. The signal can be affected by local interference sources (Microwaves, TVs, other networks), and also by the structure of the building (for instance, if a lot of metal is used in the structure of a building, this will reduce all wireless signal strengths.
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23-01-2006, 20:48
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Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
little something...have you tried changing any of the wireless channels on http://192.168.2.1 then go to Wireless and there select Channel and SSID, default the channel on the PRE-N is set to Default so change it say to channel 8 would improve your network.
btw which laptop have you got and which card is in it?
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23-01-2006, 21:20
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Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
Quote:
Originally Posted by levig
little something...have you tried changing any of the wireless channels on http://192.168.2.1 then go to Wireless and there select Channel and SSID, default the channel on the PRE-N is set to Default so change it say to channel 8 would improve your network.
btw which laptop have you got and which card is in it?
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Leave the channel selction to AUTO as this automatically scans the area and selects the channel witht he least noise.
I have the same router and and have broken one of my areials and it still works great, full singal all over the house
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25-01-2006, 18:44
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Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
My Laptop is a Toshiba Satellite Pro with Intel Centrino, does that help? I am not very PC savvy................appreciate ANY help you could offer?
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25-01-2006, 18:55
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Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
have you only just purchased it? if so, you're getting the same problems I and other have experienced with that pre n router - the solution for me was to return it to pcworld and purchase a linksys.
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22-03-2006, 09:24
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Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
The problem seems to be maintaining the connection, or getting one in the first place, would a belkin card for the laptop help??
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22-03-2006, 09:30
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Re: Belkin Pre N with NTL Broadband
I would possible point the blame to the laptop. I have a laptop that gets superb wireless connection and the pc with a antenna sticking out the back gets a low signal at all times.
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