Topic: acer aspire - dropping wireless connection every few seconds!

[Michelle]

it was enabled simon i noticed - but i turned it off. I think thats enabled to i'll check .

router info
region  -europe
channel - 11 -------- someone told me i should change this - not sure why if i have 6 things working on it? but something to do with overload?
mode g&b
sercurity settings
wpa2-psk (tkip)

I am really concerned about changing settings in the router as it took so long to set up the xboxs to work at the same time.   but surely if its wireless it should work anywhere that other wireless things connect...... or its just poo? right?

[Baz]

what about the other security settings Michelle...in the Wireless Access Point    any boxes ticked? and the security encription box, do you have that code in the laptop too. Dont tell us the code if there is one

[Michelle]

yeah that code is there and its in the laptop - did i say - i have 2 laptops and 2 xboxes an iphone and an itouch that connect to it. - just this poxy netbook that doesn't like it

[Simon]

I wonder if it's just too many items trying to connect to the same router?  I've never come across it, but I would have assumed there must be a limit at some point. 

[Sandra]

I sounds like the DHCP is the problem as the laptop isnt showing an IP being assigned to it.

In the router settings page there should be an option to keep the IP for each of your existing connections on the IPs tha thave already been assigned, ie static, then you should be able to turn off "use DHCP" in the new laptop and add your own static IP in the same range that the other IP addresses are.

You shouldnt really have to do that but its one way to get it working until you find out whats up with the DHCP on your new laptop.

[Clive]

<Crosses Acer Aspire off his list of potential new laptops.>

[Rik]

I've not been impressed with them, Clive.

[Camstop]

I've never used a Acer laptop but loads like them and loads hate them  The way i understand it is you get good spec for your money but maybe not always the best build quality and certainly not the best support.

If it was me i'd be looking at Dell and HP like Rik said as they both have a very good long term business laptop pedigree. Loveno and Toshiba are pretty good makes too.

core 2 duo, 3gb Ram, Windows7, HDMI on a decent brand for under £400  jobs a good un 



 

[Clive]

My son is urging me to go for a Dell too.  He has two of them and reckons they have been very reliable and even baby-proof!   

[Rik]

True enough, they make some very tough machines, Clive.

[Camstop]

Back on topic.

Have a look here shell    http://blogntech.com/download-acer-aspire-one-d250-xp-drivers.html

[Michelle]

Update, sorry I didn't get back before have been away for most of Christmas.

Managed to sort it out - I put a static IP address in the netbook, I changed the channel on the routers and I changed the password on the router, all these things at once - and it worked so I'm assuming it was the IP address that did it? And since then he's been able to connect to any WIFI.

What a relief it was to be able to give it to him before he went off for a week at Christmas

Thanks for all your help as usual x   Hope you all  had a good one and Happy New Year

[Michelle]

PS and he really loves the Acer Aspire its the one with 6hours battery life and it really does! 

[Simon]

Thanks for letting us know, Shell.