Why does my laptop always drop connection when streaming?

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I just bought a new D-link router DIR-655 hoping that it would fix the problem that I was having with my old Netgear router, but it didn't.

I can't stream a movie from my PC to my laptop without it dropping connection. There has to be something that I am missing.

Anyone? Help


Thanks
 
How far from the router are you and whats your signal strength? Is the desktop wireless as well? Does this occur with other wireless devices?
 
Considering he just bought a new router and the problem hasn't been eliminated I'd say thats pretty unlikely in this scenario.
 
The router is 10 feet away from me when I sit in my bed. And it's supposed to have all kinds of "good range" so I don't get how I can't stream a video.

I have a fairly new Dell laptop E1505 2 years old..

BUT

I always have to restart my laptop because it seems like the wifi program on the laptop isn't working right. I don't know how to see if it's up to date or not..
 
Wifi program? Are you running a manufacturer specific connection manager? They tend to cause more problems than they are worth in a majority of cases. Try uninstalling that and revert to the default Microsoft manager.
 
Try to get your hands on another laptop with wifi. Then stream video with the other laptop to see if it drops as well. If it does, then mostly like the problem is the router. If it doesn't drop then the issue points towards the laptop.
 
Yeah, because it's using both right now.

the Intel Pro and the Microsoft one.

I will try uninstalling the Intel one.
 
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