Finally connected but no boost in signal strength on WRE54G

It took a while but I finally got the WRE54G v 3.04.01 to connect to my network. I have a WRT54Gs Router v2.07.1 Both blue lights are now on and it seems to be connected and working but I don't have any increase in signal strength. I matched the SSID (broadcasting) the channel and WEP key settings. When I go over to our addition my signal strength drops to 1 or 2 bars and from 54g to 11g as indicated on my laptop. If I then connect the repeater right next to my laptop there is no signal improvement or change in anyway. I disabled my connection and re-enabled it without any improvement either. Could it be a setting on the router or maybe it needs a firmware update? I saw on the web site that it met the minimum version at 2.07. can you please advise what i might try to increase the signal strength. thanks.k

Well I made some progress with my problem today. I'm not sure if it was a couple small changes I made on my router or just another day and a rebooting of the PC's but either way today Id downloaded a wifi signal troubleshooter called inSSIDer which let me look at both signals from the router and the expander and see what they were doing. eventually I got them placed to where I seem to have relatively equal signal strength from my basement to the upstairs of the new addition. More of less as I walk the paths but once I'm there it's not bad. I get excellent strength and connectivity so I'm not complaining yet.
My only remaining concern is if I should upgrade the firmware on my WRT54GS router or not. it's at 2.071. which meets the minimum required to connect with the WTR54GS expander or so I read, but this router doesn't have the back up restore function on this version so I am not eager to have to completely set this thing back up again after an upgrade. Won't that reset everything back to defaults? Or does anybody here know if it saves my configurations? Somehow I doubt that it would but ya never know.

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When I turn my T40 on it shows connected to my home wireless with excellent signal strength but I can't get the Internet Explorer to open and can't get to the internet. Please help!

Karen wrote:
(because I wanted it to have the same static IP address as the router).
Just wanted to clarify what you meant in this post. If you entered the router's IP address as the static IP for the laptop, you would get the symptoms that you are describing. Try entering a IP that isn't normally used like 192.168.1.142. (That is assuming that your router IP is the default 192.168.1.1.)
If that isn't the issue, please tell me what ipconfig is returning on both the laptop and the desktop.
Royce

Can't connect to internet via AirPort, but am getting full signal strength.

I can connect to the network, but can't connect to any website on the internet. My laptop PC is able to connect to internet & network wirelessly..... but it's just my MacBook that can't.
Thanks & happy thanksgiving.

what ip address to you have in your laptop?
is it set to DHCP or did you manually enter in a ip address in your network preferences?

My iPad-2 is getting connected to Wi-Fi(full signal strength),but its not able to access internet.I tried few solutions from this forum,but nothing worked out.I am in India and i am in need of a remedy to it.

Plz someone help me.

It's rather difficult to give you advice since you do not say what you have tried or anything about your networking equipment but your underlying problem may be that you are not really be properly connected to your WiFi network.
Your router may not have given your iPad a valid IP address. Go to Settings > Wifi > your network name and touch the ">" to the right to see the network details. If the IP address starts with 169 or is blank then your router didn't provide an IP address and you won't be able to access the Internet. Other devices on your network may still have a proper IP address and continue to function.
Sometimes the fix can be as simple as restarting your router (remove power for 30 seconds and restart). Next, reset network settings on your iPad (Settings > General > Reset > Reset network settings) and then attempt to connect. In other cases it might be necessary to update the router's firmware with the latest from the manufacturer's support web pages.
If you need more help please give more details on your network, i.e., your router make, model and version, the wifi security being used (WEP, WPA, WPA2), etc.

WRT54GS Router to My DSL Router, Finally Connected, But?

Thanks for all the replies back to my posts. I finally got my laptop to be wireless, the hard way, but it is connected to the internet now. But what I am wondering, since I did it the hardway, how can I be sure that it is Password Protected? So no other wireless user can connect to my wireless laptop. Thanks for any help. The hardway, re-set the Linksys Router, then hooked up the cables, blue cable to the internet on both, and cable from DSL to port 1, on the Linksys. Desktop PC off, but the DSL and Linksys were on, while I hooked up the cables. I did not run the CD at all this time.
veryconfused

My laptop is wireless now, and connected to the internet, but I need to know if it is Password Protected or not, read below.
I tried what you have suggested for me to do. But when I put 192.168.1.1, in the address bar, the box popped up, then I left username blank, and for the password, I typed in admin lower case. It did nothing, but the box kept popping up, and would not open for me. But then I put in 192.168.2.1, and the box opened up, for the Router Set Up Page. Says Wireless Network does say mixed. And for the SSID it says linksys, I tried to change that, plus I set the Wireless channel to 11-2.462Hz, and the Wireless SSID broadcast is Enabled, I clicked Save Settings. I did make note of the change name for SSID. It would not let me find the Sub Tab, under Wireles>Wireless Security. But I did find the Security Mode, and it says WPA2-Personal. And for the WEP Key 1, it would not let me put numbers in it, so I put letters in it, and let me do that. And I did click on, Advanced Wireless Settings, and changed those as you have suggested. Read below:
After I did what you said to do, then I turned my laptop on, and then it said not match with the connection it had before. So, I looked for the security for my laptop, and I found it. And did what I did, on the linksys itself. But at first, it would not let me, then I found out why, so I re-did it, now it will connect to the internet again. I am not sure, if it is security safe now or not, how do I tell? I will say this though, under network to view it says: linksys Security: WPA2-Personal, then above it, it says Type: Any supported. So is my laptop password protected or not? If not, then what to next? Oh, too, under Select a Network, it says Security enabled network. I right click on linksys and then click properties And then a box pops up, linksys Wireless Network properties. And under Connection, it says linksys by the Name and SSID, says network type: Access point. And then it says Network Availabity: All users, Does that mean others can still connect with it? Or just the users for my wireless set up? And under Security, it says Secruity Type: WPA2-Personal, and for Encryption Type: AES, and for the Network Secruity Key, I used a phrase. When I log into it, it does not ask me for a Secruity Key, it just logs me on the internet. So does it mean that I have Password Protection for my laptop or not. Oh, it does show the other one, that I tried to set up, as you have said, but then when I tried to connect with it, it says that I need a Secruity key or passphase, to connect. I did not set up a password or key, it would not let me. I have tried my passphase for my linksys, and that does not let connect with it.
I am very very sorry, that this probably seems like a book, but am trying to explain, what I did, and what worked or did not work.
Thanks alot!
veryconfused

My apple tv says no signal on tv.i check all the connections but still says no signal

apple tv not connecting to tv...i tried all the possible solutions but still tv says no signal

sounds like the tv can't handle the resolution the appletv use default
I would connect the appletv to another tv and lower the resolution and test with the org tv again to see if it can handle the lower res

E4200V2 - Terrible Signal Strength

Upgraded from wrt610n to E4200v2. Nice router like Cisco connect but router has terrible signal strength and no longer can connects dma2100 media extender. Driving me crazy

You can try the following combination of settings:-
A] With the help of Cisco Connect Software (if at all you have installed the router with the help of this software)
          1] Open the software and go to the option which says "Router Settings"
          2] Then click on the option which says "Advanced Settings" which will take you to the router's configuration page.
         3] Lower the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) from 1500 to 1400 or less (usually found on your router's main/ basic setup page)
         4] Then click on Security tab disable SPI Firewall Protection, uncheck Filter Anonymous Internet Requests...
         5] Then click on the Administration tab and disable the UPnP feature...
B] If you haven't installed Cisco Connect then you can log on to the router's user interface using it's default IP address in the browser which is 192.168.1.1 and type in 'admin' as the password leaving the user name field blank. This will take you to the router's web interface and then follow steps as mentioned above to make the changes.
Second, try to upgrade the drivers for the WLAN card of the wireless computers.
Third, try to change the different channel to which ever wireless frequency you are trying to connect. Here is the link: http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=c57ac037be4b4e10b8a24379d4089aff_15658.xml&pid=80&...

(X230) Connected to Wifi with excellent signal but unable to load internet pages:

Hey everyone,
Hoping for the community to help me figure out a problem of mine.
Trying to connect my X230 to internet through a new router (Asus - security type WPA-Personal) and although the laptop connects without a problem (98% signal strength), internet pages are not loading. The diagnosis tool isn't finding anything and I could add that other laptops do not have the same problem when connecting to this router.
My tech level is rather low so I don't know what more I could add to help you guys get a clear view of the situation/problem so if more info is needed, let me know. I won't be far.
Thanks a lot,
Patrick

Thanks for your help jdhurst,
To answer your questions:
1. The machine connects fine on other routers. For example Starbucks (Unsecured), friends house (Linksys on WPA2-Personal), two different schools (WPA-Enterprise and WPA2-Enterprise).
Maybe it's a coincidence but its the first time the machine tries to connect to a WPA-Personal...
2. Several other computers connect well to this router. Which leads me to believe that the problem is with the X230.
3. How do I do this if I can't access internet with the said machine? (sorry, a bit of a noob).
Extra notes:
A) When I open up the Wireless Network Connction Status, it says ''No Internet Access'' next to IPv6 Connectivity.
B) Although this router is set on WPA-Personnal, the Lenovo Access Connections manager seems to think that specific router is in fact a WPA2-PSK
Hopefully this will generate more thoughts on the subject.

What's the connection between data connections (3G/4G/WiFi) and phone signal strength (calls)?

At home I'm almost always on my wifi with the 3G/4G turned off. I've turned it on to experiment, and I get 3G in my house, but the reception (to make and receive phone calls) stays at 0 to 1 bars. There is a Target store about a 10 minute walk from my house and I get 4G LTE when I'm shopping there, but the reception (calls) is still weak, maybe better but I can't tell you offhand.
There is a Verizon tower about 6 miles southwest of my home; they actually had me drive out and sit under it last winter to fix a Droid Pro problem once.
I absolutely do not understand how 3G and 4G relate to call signal strength, as it's been eluded to in other discussions. I'm getting the impression that it affects the signal strength for phone calls, but then how can I (on my old phone) toggle it off and still have signal for calls? When I drive into the heart of 4G LTE country I can turn off the data and still have 4 or 5 bars. What's the connection between data and phone signal strength?

"Service isn't guaranteed inside buildings."
Nor outside,
Nor under a tower,
Nor in a car,
Nor while eating green eggs and ham,
Sam I am.
Sorry Dr Seuss.

IMac G5 AirPort Issues - Very poor signal strength.

Disclaimer: I am normally a PC user, but just bought a iMac G5 for my son's bedroom. Problem is that I am having a **** of a time getting the iMac to stay connected to my network long enough to download a newest OS update and in general, it is very slow downloading webpages...clearly not normal...at least I hope not.
My connection is Broadband DSL to my main PC equipped with a Linksys WRT54G Broadband Router. My 2nd PC is connected wirelessly and is much further away than my iMac, but gets better reception.
Therefore, what is the deal with my iMac??? It seems to be super slow downloading the large software updates and has often timed out as they have bogged down.
As a PC guy, I am wondering is it an internal antenna issue in the iMac G5 or is it something as simple as Wi-Fi (AirPort) setting?
If is is a lousy internal antenna, what can I do to boost my signal strength? I was thinking of disabling the Wireless and buying Gaming Console access point to hard wire to the ethernet port. Is that possible? Would AirPort Express device be good for anything?
Help...I am ready to return my first Apple and go with a Dell!!!
Solutions???

Thanks Rod. Your comments were very helpful...
Apologies for the dash of sarcasm, M., but these things usually are just that simple to get running, and your Dell jokes started me down that path you know . Yes, I should have resisted the temptation.
Screen orientation really can make a difference in a low signal situation. So can simply changing the channel on which your wireless router operates (have you tried that yet?). You also can't assume that because a computer in a neighbouring room gets gets adequate signal , the one that you are working on will too. Walls, power circuits, nearby electrical gear, etc etc can all have highly localised effects with this stuff.
If, as it appears, you have adequate signal strength (I thought you indicated initially that you didn't have) and the problem is not related to local interference on the channel which the router is using (that's why you need to try a different channel) , then its time to check other aspects of the setup, both of the router and the iMac. The problem could be caused at either end.
Lets take the router first. The WRT54G usually actually works pretty well with Macs. In some cases, however, it may need a firmware update from the Linksys site. There have been quite a few different models of this particular router produced, so you'll need to check the downloads section at Linksys support for the correct one.
The best people here to answer this sort of stuff are probably Henry B. and Frank Canzolino . They both spend much of their time over in the Airport forums. If a firmware update for the router , or a simple channel change, doesn't fix the problem then I'd try posting there with "WRT54G and iMac G5 AE " displaying in the subject line.
As far as toast goes, I personally recommend asking the power company to drop the voltage for a few minutes. Saves all that time wasted knob twiddling.
Cheers
Rod

Dying box or bad signal strength?

I have an older model grey HD DVR box that I have had for a few years now. I live in a highrise condo. Over the years there have been issues with a channel here and there going out. When I go through all the troubleshooting, etc the problem does not resolve. The only thing that ever worked was having a tech come out to the building and boosting my signal strength somehow from the utility closet. Or there have been issues where new installs in the building have messed up my service. Last week I started having the same sort of issue so I called Verizon. The guy on the phone believed that signal strength was not the issue, but rather than I needed a new box. I am skeptical this will solve the problem. But the issue continued to get worse over the last couple of days with more and more channels going out to the point where I am down to about 4 watchable chanels. The new box should be here today so I guess I will know tonight. When I do the diagnostics the box says the network signal is either weak or not there. The guy I spoke to on the phone had me enter a special menu which gave a strenght of about 26 but said "poor". He claimed anything above 25 was acceptable. So I don't know why the box deemed that to be poor. Last night I did the regular system check using the "menu" button and the OOB was about 24.
Hopefully the new box is a new model. It would be nice to upgrade from the old equipment. But after reading all the problems here maybe that's not what I really want. :-)

I'd be more inclined to check for bad connections than to suspect the box. You don't indicate if you have an splitters installed, or if the box is directly connected to the wall outlet. If you've got splitters, start there -- remove them and work your way back to the shortest possible run with no splitters and see what your signal strength looks like.
Also, do you have other outlets in the house which are connected but not in use? Those can introduce noise into the system which if you have a weaker signal can cause you issues. Put a terminator on them if you can't have them removed entirely by taking out any splitter which supplies the signal to that outlet. I have one box which is at the far end of 4 splits (the splitters themselves account for 12 db of signal loss plus the long run takes out several db more) and occasionally I have a block of aout 4 channels (all running near the upper end of the frequency spectrum near 800mhz) that go out (these are the HD signals, the regular SD version of the channel stays operational). When this happens, I go around and disconnect/connect all the connections at the splitters and wall outlets and that usually does the trick. My boxes with stronger signals aren't affected by the dropouts -- so the poorer your signal, the more likely to have that kind of problem. I've had stuff work down into the -30's without issue.
However, never hurts to replace the box if Verizon is willing to send you one. That just eliminates one of the possibilities and if it doesn't work allows you to focus on something else as the cause.

Open Home Wi-Fi Shows Connected, But Not Responsive

Hey Folks,
Am hoping someone might have some tips here. I've got a few wi-fi issues at the home that I'm itching to resolve.
Basically, I'm able to connect to my NETGEAR wi-fi router, which is completely open, but the sucker will access the Net and pull down web pages, mail or whatnot, a one or two times before becoming unresponsive. The connection strength doesn't change -- it just doesn't work. And, if it does at all thereafter, it's actually slower than the EDGE network.
My PowerBook connects fine and at expected signal strength and speed.
I've seen a number of issues folks have been having with secure networks, but this is an unsecured network. Have already tried power cycling the router -- this allowed me to successfully connect to one web site (once), but failed thereafter.
Any thoughts?
The network uses DHCP and all addresses are IP -- no domain names used for anything. Proxy is set to Off, as there is none.
Thanks,
Anthony

I am following the instructions at the office, which tell us to use a proxy with our domain creds. If that doesn't work alone, we are instructed to export a certificate from our certificate store. Followed those directions, exported the cert and put it on the root of the SD card as instructed. On the phone, I then go in to Locations and Security and install the certificate. It asks for the passwords of the certificate and the phone's certificate store. When I installed it, it said it was successful. Then I go to the Wireless Network settings and do the login with the proxy information.
The phone looks for the world like it is on WiFi. When it isn't the bars for WiFi are usually grey. I've had some intermittent issues at home, but essentially it works. I've just never seen it where the signal is blue but still have no connectivity.

My iPod touch 4th gen. Keeps giving me the error message "cannot connect to the app store when I sign in. I can open the app store and browse it but I can't download anything. I have full signal strength with my wi-fi and safari is working perfect.

My iPod touch 4th gen. Keeps giving me the error message "cannot connect to the app store when I sign in. I can open the app store and browse it but I can't download anything. I have full signal strength with my wi-fi and safari is working perfect. I turned it off and restarted it 3 times now. I have an iPad 2 and the app store works flawlessly with it. What is going on?

Same here on my lpad2. Can access the web just fine from browsers but cannot install new apps or updates in appl store. Seeing a few others reporting same issue tonight so likely an apple server issue and staff will notice it in network monitors and fix it...sometime this weekend.
Rob

Linksys help. Already tried to search forums. AirPort 'on', full signal strength but cannot connect to internet. PC, iphone, ipad all connect fine. Any ideas?

So I have been using my imac for 15 months. Never had a problem with going online. Until yesterday. Now its impossible. I am connecting via a linksys router (model WRT54G2) version 1.5. I have tried resetting modem, router. Nothing. Keep in mind my PC, iphone, ipad all connect fine to the wireless signal. It is only the imac that won't connect. The strange thing is when I check network settings it says it is connected to a linksys router at full strength. But when I click Safari, it says I am not connected. I am completely at a loss. Any help is much appreciated as Apple wants to charge me $50 for tech support, linksys $40 and Cox Communications $75. I love the lack of customer service.

I resolved a similar internet connection issue at a friends house recently, the problem was the router was set to only accept 5 wireless devices. This was not an issue before, but soon as his sons got a new wireless phones and a Mac Book Air, it used up all the available DHCP connections from his router.
His computer had the same issue,
- was connected,
- had a 169.xxx.xxx.xxx address
- did not have the DNS or router address in his current network settings.
The key point here is the same as yours, that all other devices were connected and could surf with Safari, except for that one device, in your case the iMac.
I determined his problem by manually assigning a 192.168.1.x IP address, subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, dns for his ISP and router address of 192.168.1.1. This worked, however it wouldn't when set to DHCP... went back to a 169 address.....
The real problem, the router was config'd to allow only 5 dhcp addresses to be giving out, once the 6 device tried, it would show a wireless full bar connect, a 169 address and wouldn't connect to the internet as Safaria stated it wasn't connected to the internet.
The real fix is to raise the number of dhcp wireless devices to a higher number, or possibly shorten the lease times so others can connect. He couldn't remember the password he changed on the linksys, so I left the network settings on his 6th wireless device in manual mode till he does remember the linksys password.
I bet thats was your case too. Linksys/Cisco is one of the best routers out there, I'd use airport Apple's second, and would not recommend NetGear because of support and technical issues in the past.

I just purchased a wireless connection for my Tivo but the signal strength from my airport express does not allow the tivo to load data. How do I increase the signal strength?

I just purchased a wireless N network adapter for the TIVO premier and am trying to use my apple airport express to connectand it is in the another room. I am only receiving one bar of strength on my network adapter. How can I raise the signal strength of my airport express.

There are several things that might help, not all of which would be feasible depending on your situation: (1) Move the TiVo unit and AirPort Express closer together. (2) Use another AirPort Express to "extend" the network of the first AirPort Express. Put the second AirPort Express half way between the first AirPort Express and the TiVo unit. (3) In the general case, Power-Line equipment might allow the TiVo unit to get a good signal, but it's likely that the Ethernet port of your AirPort Express is probably connected to your broadband modem, so that solution wouldn't work for you. (4) Changing the band or channel that the AirPort Express is using might help. If the TiVo unit is connection on the 5 GHz band, try one of the three-digit channels, which are allowed to use higher power.

Finally connected but no boost in signal strength on WRE54G

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