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C3700-100NAS Drops Connections and Glitchy
Just got this modem-router combo. Main PC is connected by ethernet cable and doesn't seem to lose connection, but Day of Defeat periodically freezes and jumps during the game for a split second. Wifi...
I've experienced similar connection issues with the c3700 where I would get dropped from the 2.4g wireless connection. In searching for the reason I stumbled on a wifi diagnostic and troubleshooting tool called NetSurveyor (works with windows and can be found at this link: http://nutsaboutnets.com/netsurveyor-wifi-scanner/ then: Support --> Free Tools)
What the tool does is analyze the wireless network connections in your vicinity to show which channels are most used. As it turns out, my c3700 was in auto mode using channel 6 while 4 other neighbors were using the same channel for their networks. The tool also showed me that there were several unused channels available. I changed my router settings to point to an unused channel and haven't been dropped since.
I've seen a lot of wireless connection complaints on the c3700 while searching for answers to solve my problem. I'm not sure if this router is sensitive to channel sharing, but this solution may be worth trying....
What the tool does is analyze the wireless network connections in your vicinity to show which channels are most used. As it turns out, my c3700 was in auto mode using channel 6 while 4 other neighbors were using the same channel for their networks. The tool also showed me that there were several unused channels available. I changed my router settings to point to an unused channel and haven't been dropped since.
I've seen a lot of wireless connection complaints on the c3700 while searching for answers to solve my problem. I'm not sure if this router is sensitive to channel sharing, but this solution may be worth trying....