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can anyone help me,I have a broadband connection which has a really good
connection very fast, but my dads laptop shares it wirelessly and his
connections is always very low and doesnt connect a lot of the time (even
when it does connect he can not watch news videos e.t.c as it is so slow) why
is this can anyone help?

Hi

To watch video through Wireless you need fast stable Wireless, so if the
Wireless is too weak (low bandwidth), and not stable, it will not work.

Getting good stable Wireless depends on what type Wireless hardware you
have, how it is configured, environmental electrical noise, and more.

I cannot tell you any thing in particular since I know nothing about your
specific system.

In general.

Wireless Hardware - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Hardware.html

My New Wireless does not work - http://www.ezlan.net/wireless.html

Wireless, Basic Configuration - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Config.html

Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html

Jack (MVP-Networking).



"confusedman" <> wrote in message
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> can anyone help me,I have a broadband connection which has a really good
> connection very fast, but my dads laptop shares it wirelessly and his
> connections is always very low and doesnt connect a lot of the time (even
> when it does connect he can not watch news videos e.t.c as it is so slow)
> why
> is this can anyone help?

I have been having the same issues...
I have found some improvement after reinstalling ot even better upgrading
the driver for your PC's wireless card.

Try resetting your router to factory settings and starting again.
In addition check to see if your router has a firmware update available from
the manufaturer... sometimes they address issues that have been found.

With all the wireless networks out there it could be that someone in your
range is using the same channel you are... try changing channels.
The are a few free programs out the that will scan for wireless neworks and
provide info about them such as signal strength, channel, etc.

Try: Network Stumbler - http://www.netstumbler.com/

Broadcom makes a large portion of the chipsets for wireless cards for
manufacturers. If you find that your wirelees card is one download the
updated driver which comes with a utility to detect wireless networks. It's
free and it provides info on detectable wireless networks as well as address
the broadcom
exploit:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=365

download the driver and broadcom utility here:

http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/NET...-802-11g.shtml

I have been able to minimize the issue, but as of yet have not found a total
resolution. I have found that for some reason that corrupted drivers are
still a major
Microsoft issue... not matter how many letters they add after their latest
operating
systems... Vista... MisdYa.

Hope this helps!
Good luck



"confusedman" wrote:

> can anyone help me,I have a broadband connection which has a really good
> connection very fast, but my dads laptop shares it wirelessly and his
> connections is always very low and doesnt connect a lot of the time (even
> when it does connect he can not watch news videos e.t.c as it is so slow) why
> is this can anyone help?