TP-LINK WDN3800 Problems ?

[IRONBATMAN]

Hi,

This is my second time having problems with this lil' card. I can surf the web smoothly on my iPad, but on my PC, it takes a really long time to even load a website.

Maybe I did something wrong when cleaning my PC. I used a bottle of " air duster " . I'm not sure what's in it, but it's aerosol spray that sprays something 😛

I'm using the Asus RT-A66U and the TP-Link WDN3800 N600 Dual-Band Adapter. ( AC adapters are pretty expensive :/ )

I mad a similar thread before and someone suggested installing the latest drivers. That didn't work . He gave me a link to a Website in Czech that had Drivers for the different chipsets. But once I downloaded it, there wasn't any .exe file so I was unsure what to do. It was just a zipped file.



Please help ! Any input would be Appreciated
Thanks

 

[IRONBATMAN]

Before I cleaned my PC, everything was not too bad. Connection is horrible at night for some reason.

 

[IRONBATMAN]

Is the adapter the cause of the problem ?

 

[RealBeast]

The first thing that I would do is to download and run the free wifi analyzer inSSIDer from HERE. Under the Network tab look at all the channels and channel strengths. Look particularly for any overlapping networks with yours (for 2.4GHz the non-overlapping channels are 1, 6, and 11).

Also, are you using 2.4 or 5GHz -- it is reasonable to think that the iPad is "smarter" and may be linking to the better 5GHz signal, while your PC card is using a 2.4GHz channel that has a lot of interference. Give the two channels different SSIDs like Ironbatman and Ironbatman5 so you know which is the 5GHz and can select.

And get your drivers from TP-Link Support HERE and not some malware infested site. 😀

 

[IRONBATMAN]

The first thing that I would do is to download and run the free wifi analyzer inSSIDer from HERE. Under the Network tab look at all the channels and channel strengths. Look particularly for any overlapping networks with yours (for 2.4GHz the non-overlapping channels are 1, 6, and 11).

Also, are you using 2.4 or 5GHz -- it is reasonable to think that the iPad is "smarter" and may be linking to the better 5GHz signal, while your PC card is using a 2.4GHz channel that has a lot of interference. Give the two channels different SSIDs like Ironbatman and Ironbatman5 so you know which is the 5GHz and can select.

Thanks for the reply !

I've already done that. I set my 2.4 and 5 Ghz network separately , I set that when I first got the router.

 

[IRONBATMAN]

Sadly, I can't even install the drivers through my PC. It takes too long. I guess I'll download it to a USB thumbdrive from my laptop

 

[RealBeast]

The first thing that I would do is to download and run the free wifi analyzer inSSIDer from HERE. Under the Network tab look at all the channels and channel strengths. Look particularly for any overlapping networks with yours (for 2.4GHz the non-overlapping channels are 1, 6, and 11).

Also, are you using 2.4 or 5GHz -- it is reasonable to think that the iPad is "smarter" and may be linking to the better 5GHz signal, while your PC card is using a 2.4GHz channel that has a lot of interference. Give the two channels different SSIDs like Ironbatman and Ironbatman5 so you know which is the 5GHz and can select.

Thanks for the reply !

I've already done that. I set my 2.4 and 5 Ghz network separately , I set that when I first got the router.

And you already ran inSSIDer, what results?

 

[IRONBATMAN]

inSSIDer Home or Office ?

 

[RealBeast]

inSSIDer Home or Office ?

The free home version will do fine.

 

[IRONBATMAN]

I've just installed it onto my PC. What should I do now ? What do you mean by results ?

 

[RealBeast]

I've just installed it onto my PC. What should I do now ? What do you mean by results ?

Pretend like it is a program and run it then look under the network tab for the results -- all the networks by channel number and strength.

 

[IRONBATMAN]

Yeah, I'm running it now. No overlapping , signal is 75 dBm. I'm still trying to put my router and modem in my room where my PC is. I'm not sure what it's called , but I think it's called an antenna input ? It's on the wall socket and has a pin petruding out. I connect a wire from my modem to it. It works in my living room , but not in my bedroom.

 

[RealBeast]

So do you see both your 2.4 and 5GHz signals?

-75dBm is not very good, it would be much better to be in the -50 to -60 range.

The only thing that usually is in your wall of that sort is a coaxial cable connection for cable TV, which would only connect to one router, and usually it is best to connect before all the line splitters to the various rooms so that the signal is not degraded.

 

[IRONBATMAN]

Yeah I do see the 2 connections, but I don't quite understand the last part about the coaxial cable thing. I have a splitter, one to the TV and to the modem , but is there any way to put my modem in my room ?

 

[RealBeast]

Yeah I do see the 2 connections, but I don't quite understand the last part about the coaxial cable thing. I have a splitter, one to the TV and to the modem , but is there any way to put my modem in my room ?

The only way to know is to try it there.

 

[IRONBATMAN]

I did try that, but it doesn't work. When I connected everything, the modem's cable LED blinks orange ( Green - ok . Orange - not ok ). I did a troubleshoot when I opened the network and sharing center and it also said something about the modem. So I guessed that it was because of that coaxial cable thing

 

[RealBeast]

I did try that, but it doesn't work. When I connected everything, the modem's cable LED blinks orange ( Green - ok . Orange - not ok ). I did a troubleshoot when I opened the network and sharing center and it also said something about the modem. So I guessed that it was because of that coaxial cable thing

That is often why modems end up in awkward spots, mine is in my GF's office right where the cable comes into the house, so only one split, then the cable TV side splits a dozen times for all the various TV locations -- I use a 15dB signal amp on the TV side, but you don't want to do that on the cable modem side. So you place the cable modem where you have to.

 

[IRONBATMAN]

Thanks. But back to the original question. Is there anything else I can do ?

 

[RealBeast]

Thanks. But back to the original question. Is there anything else I can do ?

Try other wireless channels, and the other frequency, move your wireless adapter antenna to a better location, use a good pair of powerline adapters, run a cable.

Not all wireless issues can be fixed, but they can usually be improved by doing everything you can.