My laptop has directional issues...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

I have found that when I'm in my living room it doesn't pick up the wireless signal unless I turn it in a certain direction...

That direction being at a 90 degree angle to me....

It does make it weird working with it!

But at least the signal comes in! :silly:

Have any of you experienced anything like this?

:shrug:

[Blue-Jay]

1. Why not move the couch 90 degrees?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Well........because I like it where it is!

That's why!

It's against a nice wall........

It's not really a big deal to shuffle my laptop around...

I just thought it was weird that it was so directional!

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

2. No. The problem I do have is that there are several other wireless

routers owned by my neighbors, and several times a day, I get kicked off MY router and one of the neighbors' routers tries to assimilate my computer. The signal is quite weak when that happens. I end up having to disconnect from their systems and reconnect to mine. Not the end of the world, of course, but really irritating. x(

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear SeattleGirl!

Ugh, that sounds worse!

There is one other wireless network that shows up on my laptop, but I ignore it...

It doesn't try to kick me off my own, anyhow...

Wish there were something you could do about those other routers near you...:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

5. Me too. I wonder if there's a way to block them.

Which I knew who owned the two that are the most guilty of kicking me off. I'd ask them to security-enable them, so that a person would need a password to log on to the network. There are two others that show up but don't kick me off, because I would have to know the security password. Oh well. What's a girl gonna do?
:shrug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Does yours have a security password?

Mine does...

I don't really understand a lot of this wireless stuff.......

But I do enjoy having a computer downstairs...as well as my desktop upstairs!

:hi: