Wireless router dropping wireless connections

[tesco]

Well I set up the new router and still the same issue with the laptop, maybe to a lesser extent. She claims the internet is working fine but seems slower than before.
Here's what I see in the router logs:

Jan 16 18:16:13 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be Laptop
Jan 16 18:16:22 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be 
Jan 16 18:16:22 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be Laptop
Jan 16 18:16:38 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be 
Jan 16 18:16:38 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be Laptop
Jan 16 18:16:52 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be 
Jan 16 18:16:52 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be Laptop
Jan 16 18:17:05 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be 
Jan 16 18:17:05 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be Laptop
Jan 16 18:17:19 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be 
Jan 16 18:17:19 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be Laptop
Jan 16 18:17:42 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be 
Jan 16 18:17:42 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be Laptop
Jan 16 18:18:08 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be 
Jan 16 18:18:08 RT-98FC1153A32A daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[7457]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.138 78:dd:08:e3:67:be Laptop

On a positive note, the occasional issue I had with teh iphones has disappeared with the new router. So one unimportant issue fixed, one to go.I think the wireless card in the laptop is toast.

try changing the channels, it happened to me, and i cant change channels, i got to stick to one channel think it was channel 5

I've tried all the channels.

[mjmacky]

I can send you my USB wireless N stick, for free. Incidentally, I don't want to pay the shipping, so could you cover the $250 cost to post?

Seems slower than before? One guarantee is that the internal wireless does not have the capability to communicate on your newer higher frequency band. Based on your log, your connection keeps getting interrupted, hence reestablishing the DHCP lease with the requests and acknowledgments every 15 seconds. Have you tried updating the internal WiFi driver from the vendor's website? If you're ready to give up on the laptop's internal wireless card, and to get around all the other EM interference you're suffering from, maybe this little guy will get you around the issue:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16833168044
There were more options on the US website, but this one seems like a good bet either way. If financial times are tough, I actually have a dual band USB stick that's gone unused.

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Oh, one more thing. Your router should have a "DHCP Reservation" capability, which allows you hand out static intranet IP addresses based on each adapter's MAC address. This allows you to have a static IP environment while STILL allowing dynamic IP leasing for other non common connections (e.g. friends coming over). That might help with the laptop IP address leasing negotiations.

[tesco]

I can send you my USB wireless N stick, for free. Incidentally, I don't want to pay the shipping, so could you cover the $250 cost to post?

Seems slower than before? One guarantee is that the internal wireless does not have the capability to communicate on your newer higher frequency band. Based on your log, your connection keeps getting interrupted, hence reestablishing the DHCP lease with the requests and acknowledgments every 15 seconds. Have you tried updating the internal WiFi driver from the vendor's website? If you're ready to give up on the laptop's internal wireless card, and to get around all the other EM interference you're suffering from, maybe this little guy will get you around the issue:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16833168044
There were more options on the US website, but this one seems like a good bet either way. If financial times are tough, I actually have a dual band USB stick that's gone unused.

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Oh, one more thing. Your router should have a "DHCP Reservation" capability, which allows you hand out static intranet IP addresses based on each adapter's MAC address. This allows you to have a static IP environment while STILL allowing dynamic IP leasing for other non common connections (e.g. friends coming over). That might help with the laptop IP address leasing negotiations.

You're right connection is still using 2.4ghz. Actually all of my devices are.

The issue with that usb stick you posted is that its large, she uses the laptop in her bed and that would get broken fairly easily.
I was leaning towards these:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16833166052
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16833340021
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16833315091

But they are still just 2.4ghz, I haven't found one that small that does 5ghz, and furthermore they're probably less powerful that a full size usb stick.
I don't know what to do.

[mjmacky]

You're right connection is still using 2.4ghz. Actually all of my devices are.

The issue with that usb stick you posted is that its large, she uses the laptop in her bed and that would get broken fairly easily.
I was leaning towards these:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16833166052
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16833340021
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16833315091

But they are still just 2.4ghz, I haven't found one that small that does 5ghz, and furthermore they're probably less powerful that a full size usb stick.
I don't know what to do.

Well, you're right about that, they easily get broken when sticking out of your laptop. They are about 2 middle fingers in size. I had 3 Linksys dual band WiFi sticks at one point, and my wife broke 2 of them. The solution to that problem was to use the little USB extending dock, like this:

CablesUnlimited-USB-5110B-Main.jpg

When not broken, I was able to get 17 MB/s (136 Mbit/s) transfer rate between Windows 7 wireless laptop and Windows 7 Gigabit ethernet. It was using the 5 Ghz band. There are very few laptops that support dual band internally. The technology is not younger than a year, so I don't know why it's not yet a wide format.

P.S. I have not tried any of those small units yet, they look like the Logitech Unifying wireless adapters for mice and keyboards. My instinct reaction is that they wouldn't perform much better than the internal wireless (unless of course internal was fried).

[NotLettingItGo]

You're right connection is still using 2.4ghz. Actually all of my devices are.

The issue with that usb stick you posted is that its large, she uses the laptop in her bed and that would get broken fairly easily.
I was leaning towards these:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16833166052
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16833340021
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16833315091

But they are still just 2.4ghz, I haven't found one that small that does 5ghz, and furthermore they're probably less powerful that a full size usb stick.
I don't know what to do.

What laptop have you got?

It might be easier to replace the internal Wifi adapter, with something like this http://www.intel.com/products/wirele...n/overview.htm, there are loads of different makes and models, you just need to know what laptop you're fitting the card into to make sure you get one that fits.

[Anduril]

I have tha same problem. The router works on cable when the wireless down and go back when I restart the router.

[Frankthetank1]

http://www.dd-wrt.com

Unleash Your Router... two good guides
http://www.howtogeek.com/56810/how-t...k-with-dd-wrt/

http://lifehacker.com/178132/hack-at...o-a-600-router

I just did this to my new router and you have so many new options available to you. Also the speeds are greater