Why Doesn't ANY Wireless Router Work Correctly in My Apartment?

Question

I live in a fairly large apartment complex just off of a state university campus and my roommates and I are (and have been for almost two years) fighting, day-in and day-out, this seemingly un-winnable fight to get a wireless router to just perform correctly.

We use 4 laptops wirelessly (although it's rare for more than 2 to ever be used at once), and an Apple desktop and two XBOX 360s connected via ethernet cables.

No matter what we do, our wireless AND wired signals are always intermittent and slow. We have basic Road Runner internet, and when we plug straight into the modem, the connection's fine. Once we set up a router, though, everything falls to ****.

I've been sifting through information all over forums and product support pages and I feel as though I'm not getting any new information any more.

I feel like I've tried everything.

I've gone through all of the online settings of each of our routers (2 belkins and 2 linksys), tried adjusting IPs, firewall settings, security stuff, MTU, etc. I've tried unplugging all of the wired connections except for the one in use and it seems to fix the issue for a couple minutes, but then it goes right back to working poorly fairly quickly. The same goes with pretty much everything I try. If I change a setting or try something different, it helps temporarily, but none of these solutions will stick.

I'm going insane here. I just want to play Call Of Duty.



please help me.

Answer 1

You may want to look into a Gaming router. Dlink makes one as well all of the other manufactures. Basically you do not have to differentiate between which xbox is on a dmz. It can detect and prioritize which connection needs the best connection. It is very handy for when you are playing COD and your roommate is downloading music. It will throttle the bandwidth on the music download to make sure your ping is very low and no lag.



Also the wireless can be flaky in apartment buildings especially if tons of people have wireless.



One: Other people can be using the same wireless channel as you causing interference



Two: If you do not secure your wireless network many other people may be using your wireless. This can cause the temp relief from restarting or changing settings but it then getting progressively worse no matter what you use

Answer 2

The low end home grade routers all come with firmware that us usually upgraded and made available as an upgrade on maker's web site.



See if there is newer firmware avaliable; if so carefully follow all directions on the upgrade of the firmware.



Also you are asking a lot of these low end routers. Their processors are undersized for the job you are asking them to do. You may be well served by buying better quality routers, e.g. 3 Com, Adtran, and Cisco (not LInksys).

Answer 3

If possible, have one computer with two network cards be the connection to the modem. (FIREWALL PLEASE!!!)



Share the internet connection and plug the router's WAN connection in the computer's second port.



This should stabilize your connection.



It sounds like your ISP doesn't like routers.



If the connection drops use the computer to see if it slowed down too. Check if it speeds up if the router is removed, Then call client support.

Answer 4

you want to regulate the TCP/IP settings of each and every gadget on your place of work community so as that it factors on your new router. (New routers IP handle, subnet masks, also usual and alternet dns handle.) you do not favor to configure the mac handle and SSID in case your are linked by technique of wires. that is in simple terms for instantaneous.