Hiii i nneeedd help!!?

Question

I have a router that is connected to wires.,,, but the problem is that i have a laptop and the internet on it only works on the first floor but not on the second floor.

Where do you have your router located so iT CAn reach all the corners of your house

also i really think i should get a wireless router

thanks

Answer 1

Yeah, get a wireless one like me. I have the D-Link router from Target for only $50. You can connect to it even from 10 houses away for up to 4 computers, wired or wireless. Since you also live in Chicago, you should have no problems getting it. Here's the link.

http://www.target.com/D-Link-RangeBooste...

But, if you want the cheapest one, then get this Belkin one for $35.

http://www.target.com/Belkin-High-Speed-...

Answer 2

Get a wireless router and be done with it.  Do you really want all those wires running throughout your house?

Answer 3

You can stretch wires anywhere you like if they're long enough.  That probably isn't appealing though so you may want to replace your router with a wireless one (if your modem is seperate from the router), or get a wireless access point to plug into your existing router.

I like the Belkin 54G router because it's the cheapest name-brand one I've found ($39 at most office stores) and I know it works (I've installed 3 of them) but the brand is really up to you.  Only one of those Belkins has gone bad, and Belkin replaced it for free.  I don't know if all routers include this but the Belkin one comes with a setup CD that guides you through plugging everything in correctly and automatically programs the router to work as well as guiding you through enabling security.

Put your wireless router (or access point) as high up as you can and as far from electrical and metal things as you can, that'll give you the best coverage.  If you have 2.4GHz cordless phones you may want to replace them with 5.8GHz, 900MHz, or the new DECT6.0 phones that won't cause interference.  Also, wireless video senders, or wireless cameras that run on 2.4GHz should be set to the farthest channel from your router (e.g. set video sender to 1 or A and put the router on channel 11).