FWIW, small cost to dramatically increase your wireless modem/router's range.
For me, when I initially purchased and installed my ActionTec GT704-WG router, naturally it came with the standard antenna.
While trying to use a wireless modem in my sons PC, 30' away in his room, the...
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I just got a new Dell 1555 Studio laptop with Windows 7 Home Professional, the router I have is a Actiontech MI424WR and our provider is FIOS...everything works great except I can connect to the router and the internet will work for a variable amount of time but then suddenly not work. It'll...
"Unidentified Network" problem, no solutions working -- EDIT: Problem solved
The "unidentified network" problem seems to be fairly widespread. In my case, I just upgraded my computer from 32-bit XP to 64-bit 7 via custom install of a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Pack.
Some basic details of...