Enough with the techno-babble!!

['Foretold' Joker]

Warning Joker rant ...



All I want is a simple wireless connection that doesn't die on me every 10 minutes and then after a day or so go 'Hey I know, let's not work at all!'

So I head to internet land to find a solution to my problem and what do I discover? Incomprehensible techno speak.

'Simply change you network channel, check your ping, modify your beacon interval, RTS, fragmentation ... ICP's DNS ...' (Assuming you have the exact model the guy is talking about)

or

'There might be interference from your cordless phones, or microwave or ..' I don't have several cordless phones, the microwave is on for a minute at best! ..

I don't want or need this, where is the normal everyday solutions website in plain english so that the average computer user can be told how to fix things (With pictures). Instead of having to find a nerdy person, or call out a PC guy. (Or cry out in a rage and proceed to live in a cave in a mountain) I'm currently wanting to go round to microsoft and demand the banning of all this gibberish language they use.

All a wireless connection should be is ... A to B (With maybe a C step if the signal needs to go through a few walls.) That's it ... why can't my address just be PC 1 connecting to PC 2 ... aggghhh ... none of this configure the wireless server to match the router to match the pc!

What!? Who thought this was a simple solution? Who built this and went, 'Hey this a piece of cake'. Probably the same morons who think L77T, ( added later) 1337, or l33t is an actual word ....

It's all quite complicated, which is just not needed! Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to maim and slay in the name of being connected whilst not being connected to the internet despite having those all tiny cute green bars at full signal strength!

Screams of Doom

[bigHEADinc]

it's actually 1337 not L77T... But you were close enough...

[shiranui]

I have a wireless Internet connection, and I kinda wish it didn't randomly disconnect for a few seconds 89 times a day or slow down to sub-dialup speeds for no reason whatsoever.

Also, I wish my Xbox 360 didn't hog the entire connection when I turn it on. My Wii, however, works online without f***ing up the PC's Internet connection. I have no idea why this is.

[The Thread Barbi]

joker said:

Warning Joker rant ...



All I want is a simple wireless connection that doesn't die on me every 10 minutes and then after a day or so go 'Hey I know, let's not work at all!'

So I head to internet land to find a solution to my problem and what do I discover? Incomprehensible techno speak.

'Simply change you network channel, check your ping, modify your beacon interval, RTS, fragmentation ... ICP's DNS ...' (Assuming you have the exact model the guy is talking about)

or

'There might be interference from your cordless phones, or microwave or ..' I don't have several cordless phones, the microwave is on for a minute at best! ..

I don't want or need this, where is the normal everyday solutions website in plain english so that the average computer user can be told how to fix things (With pictures). Instead of having to find a nerdy person, or call out a PC guy. (Or cry out in a rage and proceed to live in a cave in a mountain) I'm currently wanting to go round to microsoft and demand the banning of all this gibberish language they use.

All a wireless connection should be is ... A to B (With maybe a C step if the signal needs to go through a few walls.) That's it ... why can't my address just be PC 1 connecting to PC 2 ... aggghhh ... none of this configure the wireless server to match the router to match the pc!

What!? Who thought this was a simple solution? Who built this and went, 'Hey this a piece of cake'. Probably the same morons who think L77T, ( added later) 1337, or l33t is an actual word ....

It's all quite complicated, which is just not needed! Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to maim and slay in the name of being connected whilst not being connected to the internet despite having those all tiny cute green bars at full signal strength!

Screams of Doom

Who is your provider? If its Talk Talk or Demon, good luck to you. What a wireless network consists of, is an access point plugged into the wall, that sends out a signal, which is received by any listening device, like your PC's wireless modem. Maybe you need to get a stronger signal booster.

['Foretold' Joker]

coksf said:

joker said:

Warning Joker rant ...



All I want is a simple wireless connection that doesn't die on me every 10 minutes and then after a day or so go 'Hey I know, let's not work at all!'

So I head to internet land to find a solution to my problem and what do I discover? Incomprehensible techno speak.

'Simply change you network channel, check your ping, modify your beacon interval, RTS, fragmentation ... ICP's DNS ...' (Assuming you have the exact model the guy is talking about)

or

'There might be interference from your cordless phones, or microwave or ..' I don't have several cordless phones, the microwave is on for a minute at best! ..

I don't want or need this, where is the normal everyday solutions website in plain english so that the average computer user can be told how to fix things (With pictures). Instead of having to find a nerdy person, or call out a PC guy. (Or cry out in a rage and proceed to live in a cave in a mountain) I'm currently wanting to go round to microsoft and demand the banning of all this gibberish language they use.

All a wireless connection should be is ... A to B (With maybe a C step if the signal needs to go through a few walls.) That's it ... why can't my address just be PC 1 connecting to PC 2 ... aggghhh ... none of this configure the wireless server to match the router to match the pc!

What!? Who thought this was a simple solution? Who built this and went, 'Hey this a piece of cake'. Probably the same morons who think L77T, ( added later) 1337, or l33t is an actual word ....

It's all quite complicated, which is just not needed! Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to maim and slay in the name of being connected whilst not being connected to the internet despite having those all tiny cute green bars at full signal strength!

Screams of Doom

Who is your provider? If its Talk Talk or Demon, good luck to you. What a wireless network consists of, is an access point plugged into the wall, that sends out a signal, which is received by any listening device, like your PC's wireless modem. Maybe you need to get a stronger signal booster.

I have a router between the two, a Belkin which does give out a full signal to mine. Might start looking into wiring it up instead. (This is a long term grudge against the wire less, lol)