WiFi / Network issues

[mjcneat]

Just looking for some advice.

I have a TP Link PCI wireless card in my PC. It has been a bit hit and miss the past few days connecting to my Sky router in another room. It has now stopped connecting to the router.

I have tried restarting the router/pc, uninstalling and reinstalling the PCI card via device manager and checked for new drivers. This has not worked. I just get a message saying "Windows can't connect to the network" when selecting my wireless network.

I don't believe there is any issue with the router, as numerous other devices connect to it wirelessly and work fine.

I also don't think the PCI card is faulty as it will connect to the wireless network when I create a hotspot on my phone.

Honestly not sure where to go with it. Is there anything obvious I'm missing?

Alternatively, is there anything that I can get (like a switch/ access point) that will connect to my Sky router wirelessly and then allow me to connect my PC to this device via ethernet? I don't want to run a cable from my Sky router as it's on a different floor in the house.

[Scooobydont]

Make sure you have deleted the wifi profile from the PC, tell it to forget the wireless network so that you have to re-enter the details to access it.

[xeny]

mjcneat said:

Alternatively, is there anything that I can get (like a switch/ access point) that will connect to my Sky router wirelessly and then allow me to connect my PC to this device via ethernet? I don't want to run a cable from my Sky router as it's on a different floor in the house.

If it ends up being this, you'd be looking at a Wifi - Ethernet bridge. Some access points can also be configured to behave like this.

Do you have a spare USB WiFi dongle you could try?

[mjcneat]

Scooobydont said:

Make sure you have deleted the wifi profile from the PC, tell it to forget the wireless network so that you have to re-enter the details to access it.

Tried this and not worked, thanks though.

[mjcneat]

xeny said:

If it ends up being this, you'd be looking at a Wifi - Ethernet bridge. Some access points can also be configured to behave like this.

Do you have a spare USB WiFi dongle you could try?

I don't have one spare unfortunately.

I have in the past used one of these using the ethernet port to connect to my PC - https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/range-e...

I replaced the above with the PCI card thinking it would be a better solution.

[Road2Ruin]

Don't forget to re-star the router too. It could be holding on to some DHCP/IP and that might need clearing.

[mjcneat]

Road2Ruin said:

Don't forget to re-star the router too. It could be holding on to some DHCP/IP and that might need clearing.

Thanks, that was the first thing I did but not worked.

Just find it strange that it is only the connection between my PC and router that is not working. Everything else in the house is functioning fine and just connect to internet on PC using same wireless card via phone hotspot.

[Penelope Stopit]

Have exactly the same setup, PC upstairs connected to router in same room by cable, PC downstairs running on a TPI link (WIFI)

Both machines are Linux driven

Downstairs PC does sometimes drop out, sometimes moving a chair a little away from the router improves the signal, sometimes moving the TPI antenna improves the signal, other times turning the PC a little also improves things

There is lots of reinforced concrete in my house, am sure that's where the problem lies

If I had your problem - total loss of signal, first thing I would do is move the downstairs PC close to the upstairs router to prove it is working or broken, then go from there depending of course on what the result was

If PC works close to the router, you could test it at half distance away from the router and.....so on and so on

I do know that a downstairs PC reboot with a router reboot often solves a complete loss of signal

Have you placed something with steel in it close to the PC or router, even somewhere else that may block the signal?