Limited or no Connectivity problem


  1. wfeatherstone
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    Windows 7
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    Limited or no Connectivity problem


    Ok, so I recently upgraded from windows vista(64) to windows 7 on my laptop, and am now having some pretty annoying connection problems. What is happening is that when I watch a video clip on a website, a movie on netflix, or music online I will lose internet connection. It will just randomly go to limited or no connectivity and I will have to go to status-> diagnose and it will fix the issue. I don't think it is a problem with my router because I never had this problem when I was running vista. This is getting very annoying because I often frequent sports sights that auto play video clips and I am having to reset my connection far too often. Any help with this would be much appreciated!!
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  3. severedsolo
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    have you installed the latest network / wifi drivers would be my first question
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  4. wfeatherstone
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    I don't think so.
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  6. chev65
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    It would be helpful to know your router model and version number,if you are using wireless or wired connection, and also the model number of your Dell inspiron laptop.
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  7. wfeatherstone
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    Computer: Dell Inspiron 1545 Model #: PP41L

    Router: Linksys Wireless-N Gigabit Router
    Model #: WRT310N

    Connection is Wireless.
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  8. chev65
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    Using the Windows 7 upgrade from Vista feature can be problematic in some cases. If these drivers from the Dell site don't get things working I would try a clean install from the upgrade CD.

    You might also want to try using a different channel for the wireless connection. You can change the channel in the router control panel. Windows 7 seems to be more sensitive to channel crossover problems than Vista was.

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