Wireless Network Help!

Ramza

Hey guys, I would appreciate if anyone could give me some help on a little problem I have.

Basically, I have a Netopia Eircom Router



and a Belkin 54G Wireless Router


Both are connected to my Laptop (wired) downstairs (I don't have a desktop PC, so I use my Laptop wired as an alternative). Upstairs I have my main Desktop, which is receiving wireless via a USB Belkin Adapter

Now, all wireless connections are made through my Belkin router (using a wep Key), as in my xbox, desktop upstairs, Ipod etc. It was working fine until recently, it has started to DC a lot lately for no reason. When I am upstairs someone must repeatedly remove/re-insert the power cable on the router to make it work again, even then it keeps happening.

I read online that disabling the wireless abillity on my modem would stop my router from DCing all the time. I tried but saw no improvement. My Netopia modem allows wireless so I was thinking of switching to that. On my eircom manual it gives me the WPA encryption key for my Netopia Modem (SSID5203 2523, something like that). Anyway, on my desktop PC upstairs, when I scanned for wireless connections, my router was found (belkin54g), but my eircom modem appeared twice for some really odd reason (SSID5203 2523 and SSID 5213 3063 or something similiar). I tried each one with the WPA keys and none of them work. All they do is try to connect (searches for network), works for a split second, then tries to reconnect. It's really strange. I wish to use my eircom modem for wireless so if anyone could give me a hand I would appreciate it!

Keano

One question, why do you have 2 routers on one machine?

neilthefunkeone

Yeah why are you daisy chaining a wireless router off a wireless router??

Surly take the belkin out of the chain and just use the eircom one... Will support all your mentioned devices..

reset your eircom router.. should be pin hole reset somewhere on back bottom.. set up all security again.. still no joy then it may be broken.. ring eircom..

Keano

neilthefunkeone wrote: »

Yeah why are you daisy chaining a wireless router off a wireless router??

Surly take the belkin out of the chain and just use the eircom one... Will support all your mentioned devices..

reset your eircom router.. should be pin hole reset somewhere on back bottom.. set up all security again.. still no joy then it may be broken.. ring eircom..

I think the daisy chaining is causing the issue.

OP, I have one router and currently have my PS3 and laptop working wirelessly with no issues. My advice, get rid of one router and start from there.

Ramza

Ah I solved it, on my Modem's home page I had my secuirity settings set to WEP instead of WPA! Oops!

Keano

Good to hear your sorted it. But, still get rid of one of the routers

Ticktactoe

I have aNetopia Eircom router and have 3 computers, PS3, and a WII all connected to it and it works great! Maybe having 2 routers is causing more hassle.