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HP desktop
with no wifi card. I'm using a Netgear n series at the moment, but it's started dropping out every ten minutes, which is really bastard annoying.
(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:07, 3 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
Not too sure on 64 bit but ebuyer has cheapies
I got my last one from eBay for £4 though
(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:09, Reply)
Do you live in a built up area?
I fixed constant drops at around the same rate by changing the channel on the router.
(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:12, Reply)
Nothing has changed in the last week
apart from my dongle going tits up, obviously.
(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:14, Reply)
I'll dongle all over your tits in a minute

(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:19, Reply)
I've heard that's how long it takes you.

(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:25, Reply)
Well, you can't tell that, because there might be new networks in the area you don't know about.

(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:41, Reply)
unless you live in a field or a forrest or something.

(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:42, Reply)
might not be the PC end
when did your router last have a reboot, my old one went cranky and did similar to what you describe, reboot sorted it for a while but eventually needed a new one, the nice bloke at Sky said they only expect them to last 18 months or so.
(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:14, Reply)
Then then send you out another one that is fucked out of the box
/bitter
(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:16, Reply)
I ended up with two working ones
so have one upstairs as a wireless extender.
(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:19, Reply)
Good stuff

(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:19, Reply)
It's nothing to do with the router.
All teh other computers on the network are fine.
(, Fri 7 Sep 2012, 13:25, Reply)

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