My laptop makes the home's WIFI modem drop connection


  1. Stupid idiot
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    My laptop makes the home's WIFI modem drop connection


    I have a Gateway NV59 laptop. My wife and I have separate laptops and we both connect to the home Vodafone HG553 modem, via wireless. I moved in recently, so my laptop is the new device.

    Whenever I try to connect to the WIFI modem, the modem's red light starts blinking and I somehow make my wife's laptop disconnect as well. She has no problem connecting. It is only when I try to connect with my laptop.

    Sometimes the red blinking light stops and I get connection (after 5-10 minutes). But, connection will go back and forth, dropping connection, connecting, connecting with no internet access.
    I updated my adapter drivers.
    Any help will be appreciated,
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  3. Ranger4
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    Hi & welcome to the Forum.

    There are really only 2 ways you can do that. Read through this MS website as it explains it fairly well.

    Sharing one Internet connection among several computers
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  4. Stupid idiot
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    Thanks for the help. We're still facing connection problems with my laptop.
    We have a ADSL Modem, which I think is a modem/router.

    When my wife wants to use her laptop, I need to log off. Otherwise, the modem drops connection and the red light starts to blink.
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  6. Ranger4
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    Have a look in the handbook on your modem & see if it is a combination modem router & if so, how to connect it up.

    You could also contact your Internet provider & see if they can offer any assistance as well.
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