Wireless cable internet question......

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Wilson

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All of a sudden (since saturday) I am getting 1.0 Mbps and signal strength very low.

I called my service provider..the cable is excellent. Is this a problem with my router or my modem? My guess is that I am now getting signal from my neighbors wireless and mine is dead? What do i have to do to get this fixed....replace the router or the modem? Both?

Thanks!
 
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Wilson,

Switch channels like on the old cordless phones. I had a bit of trouble with my wireless a few months back. Switching channels cleared it right up.

What Megahurtz are you running? Unless you are right on top of your neighbor's house, I kind of doubt you are able to pick the signal up well enough to use it. If you were in line of sight (without walls), then this may not be the case but, contrary to Eddie's beliefs I think your house is enclosed from nature. :)
 
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go to your command prompt by clicking on Start then Run...

Type in "ipconfig"

The number that is listed as your default gateway is the ip address for your router.

Type that number into your internet address bar and that will take you to the setup of the router.

Look around and look for some type of channel switch. I don't know what type of router (and not familiar with many), so this is as far as I can take you.
 
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Nick Douglas

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Don't worry about 1 Mbps. That is the speed of the wireless connection, not the connections to the internet. With most cable companies the speed of their broadband is slower than 1 Mbps anyway.

If you are running Windows XP, you can check whether you are connected to your neighbors network by moving the mouse over the two little computers in the lower right corner of the screen. As you mouse over that icon, a bubble will pop up showing you the name of the network you are connected to. If it is your network, then you are fine. If it is not your network, then right-click the little icon and choose "view available wireless networks". Then you can choose the correct network.

As long as you stay connected to your own network, you don't have to worry about what your neighbors do as it relates to your connection speed.
 
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