Why doesnt my wireless net work on my laptop?

Ok, i like playing online games with my friends. I play quite a bit, and i got a laptop last Christmas. I also recieved a wireless router(Linksys). We hooked it up and it worked ok for about a month or two and only lost connection a few times. Then, it just completely stopped working after i didnt use it for about a week (got grounded) and my dad knows a guy who is good with computers to come have a look about it and we sort of got it working again. But, later, it was working, but slowly. It would be going alright and then steadily decline in connection untill it was so slow that i could no longer do anything except wait for it to come back up. I know that sounds like it has some external inteferance with my phone or something, but they run on different frequencies.

Does anyone know why this would be happeningor how to fix, or the best way to run a cable to my room? (i am currently in my dads office when im online and want to be in me room.)
Thankis.

I would try a number of things:

1. Get into your routers admin menu (see the instructions)

2. Try changing the channel on which the router runs. Try 1,2,10, & 11. See if that helps.

3. Make sure the firmware in your router is up-to-date. Again, read the instructions. This can be complicated! Make sure your Dad hasn’t made any customized settings that will get wiped out, or you’ll get grounded again!

4. Download a freeware program called NetStumbler. It will run on your laptop and show you all the wifi signals it can receive, what channel they are on, and how strong they are. This could help you with Step 1 above.

5. Make sure the driver for your network interface in your laptop is up-to-date also.

6. Make sure your router hasn’t been disturbed by the cat and the antennas folded down, etc. )

Good luck!

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