Posted on Thu, Mar 17, 2011
I seem to be running into this a lot lately. When you connect to a wireless network, your computer saves the configuration. So all of your old Internet connections in the Network and Sharing Center hang around even after you are done using them.
This might be helpful if you are going to be around the same connections all the time, but you may wish to clean up the old unneeded connections if you are having issues with your network card or connection. You can navigate to the Network and Sharing Center on your computer to manually to remove the old network connections that you no longer use. When you remove the network connections, this also removes the Internet configurations that go along with that connection. Use the following steps to remove the old unwanted connection profiles that may be causing some of the headache.
Click the Start menu and select Control Panel.
Click Network and Internet and select Network and Sharing Center.
Click Manage Network Connections. This will show you a list of all network connections you have created on your computer.
Right-click the old network connection and select Remove network to delete the network connection and the Internet connection associated with it.
Click Yes when prompted to confirm the connection deletion.
Repeat the process for each old Internet connection you wish to delete.
Dennis Foote-Systems Engineer
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Posted on Tue, Feb 15, 2011
A client this week was running into wireless range and speed issues. So after looking into the wireless cards on the notebooks and the office routers that were being used, I found they were all compatible with each other. I ran some tests and determined that the download and upload speeds were normal while in the same room as the router. After all internal hardware checked out, I started looking for a solution to the range issue. I found a very useful attachment to expand the range of the office’s wireless.
For about $40.00, a very nice long range antenna can be purchased and added to your existing router which will vastly improve the range and speed of the network if you are not in the same room as the router. If you seem to be losing speed or connection from your wireless router when you’re not in the same room as it, I would recommend trying this first. Most common routers only have a range of about 400ft, which is not very far. Most small apartments are bigger.
Dennis Foote - Systems Engineer
Give Us a Call 617-731-6319 and Ask a Professional IT Support Technician Any Questions You May Have!
Sincerely, Terminal We Serve All of Greater Boston and Cambridge, MA