I have a good wireless signal but it still has trouble connecting.?

Question

Even when I have three or four bars for my wireless network my laptop has trouble connecting to it. I immediately get this screen (as if it didn't even try connecting):

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It can take an hour of retrying to connect. Other times it would connect immediately. Once it does connect, the speed is almost as fast as a wired connection.

I have tried changing the signal channel, unplugging my wireless phones, and even switching from D-Link to Linksys.

One strange thing I've noticed is that if I attempt to connect to someone else's network and it fails, it sometimes connects to my network immediately (my laptop is configured to automatically connect to my network when it sees it).

Answer 1

If you select "diagnose the problem" whenever you have a problem connecting, a wizard will open that will automatically search for the network.

The router has to establish two connections with a new computer:

- one for connectivity with the computer

- one for internet connection

Often times, the router will be connected to a new computer but not be connected to the internet. When the connection wizard opens, the computer will send a signal to the router and access the internet connection.