Computer!

We brought another desktop that is wireless.  I loved this!  

For these reasons:

1.  Our oldest could have our old desktop.  It still worked.  We just wanted something newer.  

2.  We had the monitor.

3.  Ashleigh's new flat screen tv can be a monitor.

A few things I learned after we did this:

1. When you had a new laptop or desktop to your wireless network, always go into the wireless website for your router & update it.  I renamed ours.  Each time I do I keep the name the same, but + 1 to the number.  Right now we have a 5 on the end. Always password PROTECT it!!  Very very important!

2. If you put in a new wireless desktop, you could get conflicting ip addresses.  Not good.  In having this, the wireless network is confused.  If you have a conflicting ip address, try this: 

Renew conflicting ip addresses

3. In one of my many calls to our internet provider, I learned about Wifi Analyzer.  This tells you a lot of information, but the information I was mostly wanted was 1 thing: Wireless channels!  Yes, channels.  My neighbors all have wireless networks, too.  I found out through both of the programs I am using 

(Another Wifi Analyzer) that 3 of them were using the same channel on me.  During my last call to my internet provider, I asked how I can change my channel.  He said to go into the website for my router & look for wireless channel.  For my, it was under wireless if I am remembering correctly.  I also think it just said channel.  He suggested I change our channel to 9.  I had 1, 2, 6, & 11.  I am hoping that 9 is our channel for us.  

I learned all of this by asking questions to our internet provider.  Except for how to password protect our wireless network.  I searched for our router & found a tutorial to be able to do it on my own instead of paying someone else to do it.  

I hope this was helpful.  I just hope this works & no more getting kicked off of our wireless network.  

Mel