PC Help

[lazaroonie]

buy a new router....

seriously, what is happening is that when you make a request to connect to your router, it negotiates an ip address so that the router can id your computer on the network (in this case 192.168.0.3). this is done by the DHCP server. it is done on a lease basis (in your router settings). basically the router is 'evicting' your laptop, by taking back its ip address.

quite why this is happening, is anyones guess. if you havent changed any of the dhcp settings on your router then it is unlikely to be a problem there, more likely a firmware or hardware fault with the router.

you could try getting round it by assigning a static ip address to your laptops wireless network card, thereby bypassing the dhcp server. (dont have a cut and paste for vista to explain how to do this, and cant be arsed typing it all in ) so you will need to google it.

cheers Laz was going to buy a new router anyway as don't think the ones we give away can be that good. Think i should be able to assign a static ip address if i need to give that a go.

if you assign a static, then choose something in the same pattern as the ones it generates, so try something like 192.168.0.10


if you are going to buy something, i would look at the dlink or linksys/cisco range

[Eck]

buy a new router....

seriously, what is happening is that when you make a request to connect to your router, it negotiates an ip address so that the router can id your computer on the network (in this case 192.168.0.3). this is done by the DHCP server. it is done on a lease basis (in your router settings). basically the router is 'evicting' your laptop, by taking back its ip address.

quite why this is happening, is anyones guess. if you havent changed any of the dhcp settings on your router then it is unlikely to be a problem there, more likely a firmware or hardware fault with the router.

you could try getting round it by assigning a static ip address to your laptops wireless network card, thereby bypassing the dhcp server. (dont have a cut and paste for vista to explain how to do this, and cant be arsed typing it all in ) so you will need to google it.

cheers Laz was going to buy a new router anyway as don't think the ones we give away can be that good. Think i should be able to assign a static ip address if i need to give that a go.

if you assign a static, then choose something in the same pattern as the ones it generates, so try something like 192.168.0.10


if you are going to buy something, i would look at the dlink or linksys/cisco range

TY much appreciated.

[Longines]

FYI using your own router is against the Sky T&Cs.

[Ironside]

eck i had a similair problem for a few weeks till i changed the channel for the wireless in the router it seems to have solved the problem

i would disconnect from the router for 30s to 1 minute

i tried connecting to some of my neighbours unsecured wireless conections but i couldnt connect to them either

[rex008]

If you do get your own router, it's possible you'll need to spoof the MAC address on it to match the one Sky gave you. Get the MAC off the router you're replacing, and there's usually a setup option on a new one to set it to something specific.

I presume you're connecting wirelessly, rather than wired? You haven't actually said (AFAICS)?

It's also worth doing a manual Windows Update - sometimes you get updated drivers for things like wireless cards/adapters on the optional updates (hardware) list. Usually worth having latest drivers.

[Dino]

It's not as easy as that with sky,read here

[Eck]

Thanks guys, we don't half like making things diffficult do we? 

[rex008]

Crikey. Not half. Wonder why they do it? Can't believe there is a technical reason, so I'm guessing there's a commercial one. Can spy on you easier, I guess

Is all the linked stuff true whether on LLU Sky BB equipment or Sky BB via BT?

[outragous76]

My connection seems to drop regularly and it goes from Local and internet to local only and i have to wait a minute or two for it to reconnect. Normally happens when the lappy has to do a bit like open a picture, gif or a youtube link etc.

Fairly new lappy, been fine till about a week ago, any ideas??

mine did exactly the same. Fortunately it is BT Business broadband - so we get good customer service.

(I live in leeds) - and they have been doing alot of upgrading recently. In not so many words they told me they had been 'adjusting the frequencies in the area'. Basically reducing our spped locally. This had made my line upstable.

We had a frank chat - and they "turned it up again"

Prob not you - prob BT

(as a check if you have a BT box on the wall with a groove running left to right - unscrew the cover and plug your line into the socket which is revealed. This is the BT test socket. If you do this and also replace your "splitter" - and the problem persists) then it 100% confirms the problem is on the BT side of the box and not at your end with your router.

GL