Wifi

[Phil]

Hey, I've been having troubles with my wifi on my laptop lately. I have two other computers in the house. One is a desktop and is connected straight to our modem. The other is my mams laptop which connects to the wireless. My wifi used to be okay but lately it hasn't been connecting. Does anyone know why this way be?

[Deak]

have you tried resetting the modem ?
have you accidentally turned off the wifi for your laptop ?

[Phil]

I've reset the modem countless times. I don't think I have. Like, it connects for like a second and then crashes.

[Fiendly]

Try connecting through a CAT5 cable, see if that works.

[LMS16]

Reinstall drivers on your laptop's wifi.

If other PC's can connect to the wireless then you know its your laptop.

Lew.

[Phil]

Try connecting through a CAT5 cable, see if that works.


Reinstall drivers on your laptop's wifi.

If other PC's can connect to the wireless then you know its your laptop.

Lew.

I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff. What are you both on about? :P

[xxMATTGxx]

I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff. What are you both on about? :P

Well CAT5 cable = ethernet cable = wired option to connect to the internet. Your Wi-Fi device will have some sort of driver, you need to find out the model and maker and see if you can find them on the internet to download.

[Mark]

Try connecting through a CAT5 cable, see if that works.

I thought it was all CAT6 nowadays?

[xxMATTGxx]

I thought it was all CAT6 nowadays?

Nope, Cat5e and whatever else is still used!

[Jordy]

It's a damn ethernet cable for god sake, people come here for help not to get even more confused by self-indulgent nerds. This section gets worse honestly.

[N!ck]

I thought it was all CAT6 nowadays?

Everything should be moving towards it. I personally wouldn't buy an ethernet cable that wasn't CAT 6 anymore. They're like only a few pence more expensive than CAT 5e


Nope, Cat5e and whatever else is still used!

CAT 6 is a cable made of higher quality materials and with better shielding than CAT 5e, CAT 5e is the same upgrade, but over standard CAT 5.


It's a damn ethernet cable for god sake, people come here for help not to get even more confused by self-indulgent nerds. This section gets worse honestly.

These things are important. The max speed CAT 5 cables are certified to handle is 100Mbps, CAT 5e 1000Mbps (1Gbps) and CAT 6 up to 10Gbps (up to 55m in length) when it becomes available, CAT 6a 10Gbps and up to 100m in length.

If you don't like it don't read it :P.

[Jordy]

These things are important. The max speed CAT 5 cables are certified to handle is 100Mbps, CAT 5e 1000Mbps (1Gbps) and CAT 6 up to 10Gbps (up to 55m in length) when it becomes available, CAT 6a 10Gbps and up to 100m in length.How is this relevant to the topic on hand? Other than further proving my point of course ;)

[xxMATTGxx]

How is this relevant to the topic on hand? Other than further proving my point of course ;)

All comes under networking at the end of the day!

[Jordy]

All comes under networking at the end of the day!Well I've little doubt it'll of solved his Wifi problem :rolleyes:

Have you tried the internet on your other computers with any luck?

[xxMATTGxx]

Well I've little doubt it'll of solved his Wifi problem :rolleyes:

Have you tried the internet on your other computers with any luck?

And he was answered what Cat5e is in general terms of being an Ethernet cable. Then other users expanded on that asking questions in regards of it :rolleyes:

[Phil]

I'll try all these things and no doubt I'll return if I have no luck. Thanks for the help everyone!

[Rapidshare]

The whole fact that this thread a fail becasue your all arguing over something little.

Jordy was right, it should have been called an ethernet cable, for the guy sake as we are trying to help the guy who is struggling with very low knownledge of computers..

What the point of giving him these numbers cables and shizzle which just confuses him.

Just my two points.

[Jam]

Get an RJ45 cable.

[Phil]

See I've been using an ethernet cable to connect with my laptop but I can only connect when I'm in the kitchen. I wanna be able to use it on the couch and in my room etc so an ethernet cable doesn't really solve my problems.