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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
Damn, just dropped again. So guess switching to WPA did not fix the problem totally.
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I don't know what brand her router is and even within the same brand the "Admin menu" options can be different but if that router has the ability to assign a dedicated IP to a device connected to the network such as your iPad and has QOS (Quality of Service) rules functionality based on internal IP addresses here's what you should do:
1. Assign a static IP address to the iPad. Devices with static IPs don't go through the "lease/release" routine that devices using dynamic IPs need to perform when connecting/disconnecting. This is one of the main iPad wifi issues.
2. Create a QOS rule that gives the iPad's IP top priority over all other devices. QOS is usually on by default prioritizing, for example, VOIP and on-line game streams over P2P but you can also use it to give priority to specific devices.
#2 is not absolutely necessary but if you often do large downloads or P2P with your desktop, your iPad will always have first dibs on the bandwidth and the desktop will get whatever is leftover. When the high priority device is not using bandwidth, all of it gets used by whatever needs it.
I did that with my iPad, iPhone and my work lap-top through my D-Link DIR655 router... works for me
