DESKTOP WAS CONNECTED via a pci wmp54gs yesterday with windows status(forgive the crude terms) with 36-48 Mbps, and through the linksys it was saying 48-51 % strength on channel 6. worked fine was surfing at the isp's advertised speeds. down was 5.8 and up was 750, but that is where it stops

I went to work and father in law shut down the wmp54gs connected computer that is in the shop on the other side of the property(we are on adjacent properties 200 ft away) turned it back on this morning and couldn't get on aol.

i got home and he could ge on IE, i went down and aol had switched. i fixed it and it can connect through the cable, internet is working also. We are getting 64% signal today, but with the windows status it is ready anywhere from 54Mbps to 1-2 Mbps wut the hell lol.

can't connect to the internet or aol cept for dial up.

I could access the router setup page from the wireless computer but once I went to change a channel or click on a sub directory in the setup page it popped a screen up about connecting and something else.

why is it losing connection?

the router is a wrt54gs we have a linksys external antenna base with the 7 db antenna on it pointing at the house.

can anyone help me?

oh p.s. no security of any kind is turned on at all.

Be sure you don't have any 2.4GHz phones or any other 2.4GHz devices nearby.
I had to drive 180 miles to my parents a while back just to move their cordless phone away from their laptop. (Oh, and to visit them also)

Good luck - Also look into Windows Wireless Zero problem (Google it also): http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14903475?hilite=zero

Well?   

Also, you don't need to be on the phone for it to interfere with it, they are always doing something.

I knew it was the aliens listening to us!!!

5.8GHz should be just fine.
Are you going to try to move them apart before you go buy a new phone?
I don't want to be responsible for you wasting your money when the phones weren't the problem and then I gotta look over my shoulder for the rest of my always worried you are going to sneak up on me and nail me over the head with an old 2.4GHz phone....oh man......
 

You can also buy 2.4 GHz phones that are wireless friendly.

try downloading a trial of network magic

I just tried it and purchased it -


http://www.networkmagic.com/nmlp/home-networking.php?src=google&kw=network%20magic
 
You could do it though windows - sometimes that is real easy and then again

Does anyone know anything about geek squad, are they good?

Dont use them.. they charge way to much money for what they do..

If you have a laptop try running this program..http://www.netstumbler.com/

It will give you all of the aps in that area.. You might want to consider moving your network to a different channel due to the speed issues..

On other thing that you might want to consider is turning on atleast MAC filtering.  This way you have some control over your network.

BACK TO THE TOP GUYS.

UPDATE lately the wireless desktop card has been experiencing drops.......

can we do anything to get a better signal to the card that is less than 300 linear feet from the external router antennae?