Why does my 3com wireless router keep dropping connections to the house laptops???. I know it's not best placed, but thats just how it has to be. When the laptops ( 4off but not all at once usually)are connected sometimes it will be ok, and sometimes not. The signal is weak in many places in the house, but the thing is the connection does not just drop out, it actually will not reconnect to any of the laptops autmatically even if you move them next to the router. You always have to restart the router which is a right pain in the ar*e.
So what do the collective reckon?

I'd look at changing the channel on the router as i'd guess neighbours are on the same channel. Also baby monitors are well known for not sticking to the rules and creating lots of interference.

may help.... along with upgrading the aerial on the router (if possible) - although that may just flood your neighbours and reduce their connection.

we have a similar problem, usually when our lad starts up his PS3 & goes onto the internet, sometimes it is ok , other times is drops connection to my laptop, thing is tho, I,m sitting alot closer to the router than his PS3

Like you, when it happens I have to turn off the router & reboot it , pain in the butt

cheers
andy

I had this problem a few months back and it turned out to be the speed of the connection between the router and the laptops.
For example my Netgear router was set to 270Mbs but the laptops are only capable of connecting reliably at 130Mbs - some are even slower.

Try reducing the speed in the router wireless setup menu as an experiment - it might give you a clue.


[Edited on 7-11-10 by RazMan]

Dropping out is usually a frequency issue.

For better general wireless reception try a router which has a "reverse SME" aerial connection to allow a high gain aerial to be connected or the more the more expensive solution add a wireless range extender ---- usually this means using networking over mains. to the range extender unless you want to run a Cat 6 network cable.

You mean SMA not SME, also written as RP-SMA (reverse polarity SMA)