Does it disconnect if you use the laptop <20cm from the WiFi router?
''If not'' it may be a loose WiFi antenna connection in the laptop.
Here's a teardown [link|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0hcm12i4gM|video] of the laptop that may help. The WiFi card and antenna can be seen being removed at 2:12 minutes into the video.
''If it still disconnects,'' download, install and run this free WiFi [link|https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5936-inssider.html|sniffer program] and find out what the signal strength is of your WiFi network that is being received by your laptop.
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The signal strength values are in -dBm so the higher the number that lower the strength of the signal.
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The signal strength values are in -dBm so the higher the number the lower the strength of the signal.
An excellent- good signal is considered to be between -40dBm to -60dBm, a fair signal is from -60dBm to -80dBm. After that it is problematical and you could start to experience problems i.e. >-80dBm. Too strong a signal i.e. -20dBm to -40dBm can also cause problems as it can overload the WiFi card.
Poor signal reception could be caused by external interference or perhaps even a faulty WiFi card.
Does it disconnect if you use the laptop <20cm from the WiFi router?
''If not'' it may be a loose WiFi antenna connection in the laptop.
Here's a teardown [link|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0hcm12i4gM|video] of the laptop that may help. The WiFi card and antenna can be seen being removed at 2:12 minutes into the video.
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''If it still disconnects,'' download, install and run this free WiFi [link|https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5936-inssider.html|sniffer program] and find out what the signal strength of your WiFi network being received by your laptop is.
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''If it still disconnects,'' download, install and run this free WiFi [link|https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5936-inssider.html|sniffer program] and find out what the signal strength is of your WiFi network that is being received by your laptop.
The signal strength values are in -dBm so the higher the number that lower the strength of the signal.
An excellent- good signal is considered to be between -40dBm to -60dBm, a fair signal is from -60dBm to -80dBm. After that it is problematical and you could start to experience problems i.e. >-80dBm. Too strong a signal i.e. -20dBm to -40dBm can also cause problems as it can overload the WiFi card.
Poor signal reception could be caused by external interference or perhaps even a faulty WiFi card.
Does it disconnect if you use the laptop <20cm from the WiFi router?
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''If not'' it may be a loose WiFi antenna.
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''If not'' it may be a loose WiFi antenna connection in the laptop.
-
Here's a teardown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0hcm12i4gM|video] of the laptop that may help. The WiFi card and antenna can be seen being removed at 2:12 minutes into the video.
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Here's a teardown [link|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0hcm12i4gM|video] of the laptop that may help. The WiFi card and antenna can be seen being removed at 2:12 minutes into the video.
-
''If it still disconnects,'' download, install and run this free WiFi [https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5936-inssider.html|sniffer program] and find out what the signal strength of your WiFi network being received by your laptop is.
+
''If it still disconnects,'' download, install and run this free WiFi [link|https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5936-inssider.html|sniffer program] and find out what the signal strength of your WiFi network being received by your laptop is.
The signal strength values are in -dBm so the higher the number that lower the strength of the signal.
An excellent- good signal is considered to be between -40dBm to -60dBm, a fair signal is from -60dBm to -80dBm. After that it is problematical and you could start to experience problems i.e. >-80dBm. Too strong a signal i.e. -20dBm to -40dBm can also cause problems as it can overload the WiFi card.
Poor signal reception could be caused by external interference or perhaps even a faulty WiFi card.
Hi,
Does it disconnect if you use the laptop <20cm from the WiFi router?
''If not'' it may be a loose WiFi antenna.
Here's a teardown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0hcm12i4gM|video] of the laptop that may help. The WiFi card and antenna can be seen being removed at 2:12 minutes into the video.
''If it still disconnects,'' download, install and run this free WiFi [https://www.techspot.com/downloads/5936-inssider.html|sniffer program] and find out what the signal strength of your WiFi network being received by your laptop is.
The signal strength values are in -dBm so the higher the number that lower the strength of the signal.
An excellent- good signal is considered to be between -40dBm to -60dBm, a fair signal is from -60dBm to -80dBm. After that it is problematical and you could start to experience problems i.e. >-80dBm. Too strong a signal i.e. -20dBm to -40dBm can also cause problems as it can overload the WiFi card.
Poor signal reception could be caused by external interference or perhaps even a faulty WiFi card.