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I've been experiencing this problem with Windows 7: when in certain hours of the night (usually between 21 and 00 pm), my notebook loses its connection and simply cannot connect to the wireless network anymore (The little window asking for you to search for solution to the problem open). Some other important points:
- This happens only on Windows 7. I dual boot ubuntu and windows 7 on my notebook and ubuntu works fine.
- This usually happens only in those hours of the day. Rest of the day, it works fine.
- I just moved, and I share my internet with 4 other people. I used to share my internet with 11 other people in the older house, so I don't think this is one of the reasons.
- It's a dell notebook.
I suspect it is something related to interference, because this time of the day is usually the time where there are more people (in my house and in the neighborhood) using the internet. Though I'm not really sure. Thanks.
Alberto A
Posted 2014-09-24T03:00:56.220
Reputation: 111
What you're describing sounds like interference, maybe a neighbor's strong wifi signal. The difference in Linux doesn't make sense, unless your wifi hardware is using a Linux driver that is better than the Windows driver. Save all of your Linux work for that timeframe. – fixer1234 – 2014-09-24T06:17:32.857
If you're using a 2.4 GHz signal try changing the channel on the device that emits the WiFi (choose between 1,6,12). So if you're signal sends on channel 6, try putting it on 12 (most default values are 1 or 6, maybe depending on country). You could also use a tool called inSSIDer to see what signals are causing any interference. – Terry – 2014-09-24T07:08:29.370