Wireless Woes

[Spooner]

I'll never understand why I have a laptop and a desktop practically side by side and my laptop gets a "very good" signal from the router at the full 54Mbps while my desktop wireless gets a "very low" signal at 6Mbps

stupid router should have a better range than this as I'm two rooms away

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Spooner
I'll never understand why I have a laptop and a desktop practically side by side and my laptop gets a "very good" signal from the router at the full 54Mbps while my desktop wireless gets a "very low" signal at 6Mbps

stupid router should have a better range than this as I'm two rooms away

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[Xyo II]

Hardware incompatabilities ftl. Also, wireless ftl.

 

[Ika]

Sure the problem's not on your desktop? As your laptop shows, your router is fine.

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: Aflac
Sure the problem's not on your desktop? As your laptop shows, your router is fine.

well, now that i keep checking on the signal, the actual speed that it's connect at varies from 54 to 48 to 11 Mbps. it can't make up its mind

and my desktop has a Linksys wireless card getting a signal from a Linksys router so i hardly think it's hardware

 

[MulLa]

Probably coz your desktop has a PCI wireless NIC with the antenna sticking out the back of it, tower sits on the ground thus getting weaker signal? If it's on a desk then

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Spooner

Originally posted by: Aflac
Sure the problem's not on your desktop? As your laptop shows, your router is fine.

well, now that i keep checking on the signal, the actual speed that it's connect at varies from 54 to 48 to 11 Mbps. it can't make up its mind

and my desktop has a Linksys wireless card getting a signal from a Linksys router so i hardly think it's hardware

Linksys sells their own hi-Gain Antennas

or this has connectors to fit too

Hi-Gain 7dBi Omni-Directional Antenna

 

[FoBoT]

put up a tower with a big antenna

 

[Goosemaster]

I need to upgrade my NICs to gigabit.

 

[thehstrybean]

Use 3rd party firmware (DD-WRT FTW!!, if you have a compatible router), and boost the signal....FTW!!!

 

[Spooner]

do those hardcore antenna things really work?

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: Spooner
do those hardcore antenna things really work?

I can vouch that they do. I bought the D-Link Hi-Gain antenna for a client who wanted his wife's computer (which was in the basement) to get on their wireless network.

The card would not see the wireless network without the antenna. The second I added it, it saw the network and connected. She has not had a connectivity problem since.

I was skeptical at first, but I am a believer now.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Why are you blaming this on your router? If your laptop is getting a good signal from the same location then the signal there must be strong. When you have a wireless router and a wireless NIC made by the same manufacturer I suppose they "ought to" work well together, but that seems to not be the case.

 

[Spooner]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Why are you blaming this on your router? If your laptop is getting a good signal from the same location then the signal there must be strong. When you have a wireless router and a wireless NIC made by the same manufacturer I suppose they "ought to" work well together, but that seems to not be the case.

even the laptop has flaky, varying signal strength

i might try one of those antennae. do you put them on the router or your NIC?

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: Spooner

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Why are you blaming this on your router? If your laptop is getting a good signal from the same location then the signal there must be strong. When you have a wireless router and a wireless NIC made by the same manufacturer I suppose they "ought to" work well together, but that seems to not be the case.

even the laptop has flaky, varying signal strength

i might try one of those antennae. do you put them on the router or your NIC?

I believe they are available for both.

 

[her209]

Your laptop is stealing all of the bandwidth!!! ZONG!

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: her209
Your laptop is stealing all of the bandwidth!!! ZONG!

ZIP! ZAP! ZORK!

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: her209
Your laptop is stealing all of the bandwidth!!! ZONG!

ZIP! ZAP! ZORK!

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