Hi All,
I have had a wireless network setup in a room at home for nearly two years now. Two nights ago I was moving furniture and had to move my cable modem and wireless router along with everything else. It basically moved about four feet across the room.
After moving this I could still connect from my laptop but after 5-10 minutes the connection would drop and I couldn't repair the connection (ipconfig /renew)!
Last night...a new symptom. I can clearly see the network there (at full strength) but no connection now at all. Using a friends laptop I could happily connect and get outside. I also verified that there is no issue with the network card as I quickly connected to an unsecured network from one of my neighbours. I should stress that I didn't use it...just checked I could connect and see the outside world
So...I'm a bit stumped. This behaviour has only manifested itself since I did the move. And...I've now discovered that while before the network was fully encrpted (WPA) it is now an 'unsecure' network. How has this occured since I moved the hardware??
Am an IT guy...but not much experience with wireless hardware...all advice appreciated.
I have had a wireless network setup in a room at home for nearly two years now. Two nights ago I was moving furniture and had to move my cable modem and wireless router along with everything else. It basically moved about four feet across the room.
After moving this I could still connect from my laptop but after 5-10 minutes the connection would drop and I couldn't repair the connection (ipconfig /renew)!
Last night...a new symptom. I can clearly see the network there (at full strength) but no connection now at all. Using a friends laptop I could happily connect and get outside. I also verified that there is no issue with the network card as I quickly connected to an unsecured network from one of my neighbours. I should stress that I didn't use it...just checked I could connect and see the outside world
So...I'm a bit stumped. This behaviour has only manifested itself since I did the move. And...I've now discovered that while before the network was fully encrpted (WPA) it is now an 'unsecure' network. How has this occured since I moved the hardware??
Am an IT guy...but not much experience with wireless hardware...all advice appreciated.