Wireless connection drops but wired connection is fine.

[rabidocelot]

For the longest time now I have had a problem with my home wireless where the wireless connection cuts out but stays connected to the router and the the wired connection I have to my desktop is unaffected. This will happen every couple of weeks or so and unplugged and replugging the router corrects the problem. I have Comcast's Blast 50 package as my ISP, the modem that I use is a WBM760 and the router is a Linksys Wireless G 2.4 Ghz. I have had this problem for a couple of years now and have since replaced both the modem and the router ( which as a Linksys before ). The router I am currently using was given to be as it was an upgrade over my last one.

Are Linksys routers known to have this problem or is there possibly something else going on. I also have about 125$ in Bestbuy credit I need to use so I was debating on possibly buying a new router but I'm not really sure where to start for that. Thank you for your time.

 

[c4s2k3]

There are a lot of variables with wifi reception (structure of house/apartment, congestion from neighboring networks, etc.) but I would recommend you do an informal wifi survey to see what wifi networks cover your home and what channels they use. Having done that, manually set the channel used by your own wifi router to one that is as far apart from others as possible. See if that improves your situation.

If you happen to own an iPad or iPhone, I use it for a quick and dirty "Wifi survey". Apple's AirPort Utility" app (free) has a "Wifi Scanner" capability if you enable it in the Settings. In Settings, look for "Air Port Utility", and turn on the button labeled "Wifi Scanner".

Go near your PC, open the AirPort utility, and you'll now see a "Wifi Scan" label on the top right. Tap that, then tap "Scan".

Let it go for a good 30 seconds, then tap "Stop". The list of wifi networks is sorted by relative signal strength, and it shows the wifi channel used by each one. As a "bonus", tap the "(i)" icon at the bottom of the list. You now have a neat summary of which wifi channels are in use, and how many networks are using each channel.

I use this to de-conflict my wifi from time to time and it has proven very useful. Best of all, the app is free (assuming you have an iPad or iPhone).