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The wireless internet stopped working a day or two ago. I made do without for awhile, but then tried another room and it worked. So I brought in the power cord(laptop) and cooling fan and as soon as I plugged in, the internet ceased working again. I tried loading a page and the circle of circles indicated it was loading (it wasn't), and as soon as I pull out the power cord from the computer, it loads. Anyone know wireless?


XP
Laptop
I don't have access to the router...

Wow...that's odd...

I have no idea how to help you, but hopefully someone else will.

Maybe I need a new cord...which would piss me off (planned obsolescence...planned fucking up so you have to buy another)

Maybe I need a new cord...which would piss me off (planned obsolescence...planned fucking up so you have to buy another)

That could be it ...

Broken shielding on the cable and or transformer can cause interference. I have also seen higher loads cause more of a problem (such as charging the batt while running the laptop) as the transformers get older

This can be tested by pulling the batt out and running off of wall power

There are so many ways to test it, but taking out the battery won't necessarily do it. Try having it plugged in inside the room where it worked, that's the best way to test it.

How old is the laptop? See if you can get the power brick/adapter/transformer replaced under warranty.

There are so many ways to test it, but taking out the battery won't necessarily do it. Try having it plugged in inside the room where it worked, that's the best way to test it.

Tried it. As soon as it went in, the page weakened or didn't load. As soon as I took it out, the page loads.

How old is the laptop? See if you can get the power brick/adapter/transformer replaced under warranty.

A year and 3 months, plus or minus 24 hours.

I can have the cable right next to, but unplugged, and the internet works fine.

Tried it. As soon as it went in, the page weakened or didn't load. As soon as I took it out, the page loads.



A year and 3 months, plus or minus 24 hours.

I can have the cable right next to, but unplugged, and the internet works fine.

From this information, we can now assume that it's not the adaptor because having it near would do the trick. I'll bet it's the circuitry for the power, it's the only thing that makes sense. It would make sense that the power supply (or at least the miniature version inside the laptop) has failing shielding causing disruption.

A little odd fact, if you use a cordless phone close enough to the laptop, you may have some interference on that too for the simple fact that they use similar, sometimes the same frequency.

From this information, we can now assume that it's not the adaptor because having it near would do the trick. I'll bet it's the circuitry for the power, it's the only thing that makes sense. It would make sense that the power supply (or at least the miniature version inside the laptop) has failing shielding causing disruption.

A little odd fact, if you use a cordless phone close enough to the laptop, you may have some interference on that too for the simple fact that they use similar, sometimes the same frequency.

I'll probably end up bringing it to a place next week. -_-

Maybe the separation melted or something. The part I plug into the comp has come out hot a few times recently and I don't recall it ever being more than warm.

I'll probably end up bringing it to a place next week. -_-

Maybe the separation melted or something. The part I plug into the comp has come out hot a few times recently and I don't recall it ever being more than warm.

That could very well be. There could also be a short circuit. Has it taken longer than usual to recharge it lately? It could also be your standard case of something melting enough to cause a problem: massive overheating. Is the laptop hot to the touch near where you plug in the charger cord?

The wireless internet stopped working a day or two ago. I made do without for awhile, but then tried another room and it worked. So I brought in the power cord(laptop) and cooling fan and as soon as I plugged in, the internet ceased working again.

So you took it back out into the other room and tried it with the power plugged in there ... didn't you?

I had a Netgear router which became a lot more reliable when it's BIOS was upgraded (included something called "extended range" which also meant it could downgrade the connection better at medium range, to get a connection.)

I don't think you always need physical access to the router, but you need the password for it.

It's also worth checking the power properties in Windows or any custom power-saving utility which came from the manufacturer. It doesn't make any sense to have the wireless adapter on 'auto' when on batteries, but 'off' when powered, but it's possible to set it that way.

That could very well be. There could also be a short circuit. Has it taken longer than usual to recharge it lately? It could also be your standard case of something melting enough to cause a problem: massive overheating. Is the laptop hot to the touch near where you plug in the charger cord?

I don't think so. It did once overheat and shut off, so I bought a fan to put underneath, which works pretty well I guess.

So you took it back out into the other room and tried it with the power plugged in there ... didn't you?

I had a Netgear router which became a lot more reliable when it's BIOS was upgraded (included something called "extended range" which also meant it could downgrade the connection better at medium range, to get a connection.)

I don't think you always need physical access to the router, but you need the password for it.

It's also worth checking the power properties in Windows or any custom power-saving utility which came from the manufacturer. It doesn't make any sense to have the wireless adapter on 'auto' when on batteries, but 'off' when powered, but it's possible to set it that way.

I read this solution on Yahoo! Answers, but there doesn't seem to be any way to change that. I'll look into it again. Somehow comps change settings by themselves and don't tell you. -_-

Thanks for the help so far. :)

Forgot to add that I found a load of dust both in the comp's fan and the external fan. I was able to blow most of both with a aerosol can, but still no change.

I was able to get on AIM for a bit in my normal room and plugged in, but the browser still didn't work.

Smack it with the fix it hammer.