- Feb 17, 2010
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Hi everyone,
I have the following setup:
1 x Linksys X3500 router/gateway configured to use wireless N only. I think I allow it to set the channel width automatically.
1 x home PC connecting using a DLink USB wireless N adapter. I think its a DLink 140 or something. The router/gateway and the USB adapter are separated by a wall - its a brick and mortar wall. Using the USB cable, I try to get the distance between the two as short as possible - about 3-4 ft. I've also tried an internal PCI-e wireless card - also DLink I think. But that was way worse, unusable actually.
1 x Droid TV MX box sitting upstairs. There is about 15ft between the router/gateway and the droid tv mx box, as well as a floor. The floor is cut away (hard to explain, its a loft apartment), so it does not extend across the entire width of the bottom floor of my apartment, but I dont think there is line of sight between the router/gateway and the droid tv mx.
The problem is that the speed of the connection between the router and the home PC is extremely variable. I've seen it rise as high as 216MBp/s and as low as around 5MBP/s. The connection between the droid tv mx box and the router always seems to be at least 75 MBP/s.
Other information - I cannot see any other wireless networks in the area. Nothing pops up as visible. I do have a wireless keyboard and mouse set connected to the home PC - its not between the USB adapter and the router/gateway.
Any ideas on what I can do to make the wireless performance more consistent?
I have the following setup:
1 x Linksys X3500 router/gateway configured to use wireless N only. I think I allow it to set the channel width automatically.
1 x home PC connecting using a DLink USB wireless N adapter. I think its a DLink 140 or something. The router/gateway and the USB adapter are separated by a wall - its a brick and mortar wall. Using the USB cable, I try to get the distance between the two as short as possible - about 3-4 ft. I've also tried an internal PCI-e wireless card - also DLink I think. But that was way worse, unusable actually.
1 x Droid TV MX box sitting upstairs. There is about 15ft between the router/gateway and the droid tv mx box, as well as a floor. The floor is cut away (hard to explain, its a loft apartment), so it does not extend across the entire width of the bottom floor of my apartment, but I dont think there is line of sight between the router/gateway and the droid tv mx.
The problem is that the speed of the connection between the router and the home PC is extremely variable. I've seen it rise as high as 216MBp/s and as low as around 5MBP/s. The connection between the droid tv mx box and the router always seems to be at least 75 MBP/s.
Other information - I cannot see any other wireless networks in the area. Nothing pops up as visible. I do have a wireless keyboard and mouse set connected to the home PC - its not between the USB adapter and the router/gateway.
Any ideas on what I can do to make the wireless performance more consistent?
