signal problems

aburnes · Post by **aburnes** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:29 am

my new belkin 400n wireless signal keeps dropping out can anyone help me

Post by **Philip** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:45 am

Have you tried changing the wireless channel ?
Have you tried changing the device location (away from modem, ideally at an elevated location in the middle of coverage area) ?

aburnes · Post by **aburnes** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:58 am

I have moved the router away from the modem if that doesn't help what channel do you suggest

Post by **Philip** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:36 pm

There are 11 channels available in the US, however, they overlap (every channel spans about 3 channels up/down), so there are only three non-overlaping ones: 1, 6, 11.

In Windows 7, drop to command prompt and type: netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid
This should show you networks in range, their channels, and strength of the signal. Choose a channel that does not coincide with other networks, and, ideally does not overlap with them (at least 3 channels apart from theirs). Alternatively, you can just try 1/6/11 and see what works best for you. The most common default is channel 6, so I'd stay away from it.

I hope this makes some sense.

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:25 pm

You may want to try

http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/

aburnes · Post by **aburnes** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:49 am

thanks I like insider it shows me quite a bit like I am not using the 5 ghz band, so how do I make my system use it
my wireless card is a Dell Wireless 1704 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz)