signal strength

Wi-Fi troubles can feel like digital quicksand—once you're stuck with buffering and connection drops, the frustration quickly builds. But did you know your home's layout could be playing an undercover role in sabotaging your internet performance? Let’s unpack how your living space could be...

I recently purchased a dual band range extender to boost the signal for one WIFI device that has poor coverage. Both the main ISP router and the range extender are dual band. I can still get better performance from the ISP router that is only at one bar signal strength than the range extender...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22533 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR We are resetting the rollout of the updated entry point for Widgets with weather on the taskbar first introduced with Build 22518. As a result, some Insiders who had this enabled may...

So basically the numpties running the O2 network in my town sent out a message about 3 years ago saying they were going to improve the signal and as a result of this work the signal might be affected. I went from 4 bars to 0 and it never went back up. I renewed my contract with them back in...

Hi, I'm here because I have a problem with my WiFi. I've had Windows 10 for a while now and at first it worked fine. But a few months ago that changed. I use my Samsung Galaxy J3 as a WiFi Hotspot. For some reason, every day now, my connection seems to randomly drop. Sometimes it connects again...

Hi team, I have the user recently bought a new Tablet with Windows 10 installed but unable to connect to wifi Description User has bought a new Sony Tablet with Windows 10 installed. When he search for a wifi , he could see SSID available on his machine and Signal strength is good. However...

Yesterday I came back to my PC and tapped the keyboard to wake my machine up from hibernation. Went online to do some web surfing and got that "No connection" screen that you get when something is wrong. My first instinct was the reboot the router. Which i did, to no avail. Looking down I...

In a hotel I connected to the local WLAN. Sometimes Windows 7 WLAN Systray tells me at this time "Limited access". The signal strength is (officiallly) good. So what means "Limited access" in this context?

Hi, I attempt to connect to via wifi and I get "limited access" and it also says "unidentified network". I searched google and gone through everything but can't find a solution that works. I am using a dell latitude e6500 Laptop. I have an excellent signal, I have disabled windows firewall...

Hi, my Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop has a problem connecting to a wireless network. I can receive internet through a wired connection to my router but the wireless connection does not work. Other devices such as phone and other computers are able to connect wirelessly without a problem. The wireless...

Hi, I'm looking into getting something to help boost Wifi coverage around the house. My friend recommend this software: My WIFI Router( mywifirouter.me/features/), it said it can extend the range of your home or office Wi-Fi with just a few clicks. How do you think about such Wifi Range...

Anyone using one of these, and do they actually make a difference in performance overall? Is there a real difference between a cheap one and the most expensive? I have 50/25 fios. I like to get all the same rates or close, every where in the house and on the patio outside, all this should be...

So I recently had to reset the router and now all computers/phones/tablets in the house will connect to the wireless and have internet, but my computer will connect but have no internet. It has full signal strength, but when I scroll over networking it always says I have no internet. I have...

my wifi says networks are available even when it is connected and working fine. it doesnt display the signal strength. it is extremely annoying. Windows 7 SP1. Seems to work fine otherwise

Just purchased new Samsung laptop with Wondows 7 and I use IE9. I have wireless Uverse at the house. Also have another older Toshiba (also W7 and IE9). I have no problems with Toshiba on internet. The Samsung keeps getting 404 errors and it will occasionally lose connection. The icon in bottom...

My Linksys WRT120N wireless router no longer works on Windows8. When I check my device events an alert says the IP address is out of range. I have reset and then reinstalled my wireless router but to no avail. My devices recognize the router and strength is 100% but they can't connect. User name...

A few hours ago I installed a Windows update, so my ACER Aspire 5733 restarted. I shut it down after the restart, not paying attention to the wireless. When I went to turn it back on, I couldn't get online because my home wireless connection has "Limited access." The icon signifying signal...

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...

Hey All, Long time listener, first time caller. :cool: Anyway... have a quick question that I can't seem to find any answers to. For the past few months I've been having an issue where every 15-30 minutes my laptop will "stall" while browsing the web. I'll get a "waiting for www.google.com"...

Im using windows 7 and I have wireless internet. I was using the internet when I got kicked off and my Internet Explorer "cannot display the webpage" appeared. My connections say I have an "Unidentified Network" and "No Internet Acess" and there is a "!" over my connection icon. But I AM...