xp wlan reconnect

[Philippart]

I have a few computers in my house (which has thick walls) and the wlan signal quality is "low" to "very low" at may places. Sadly xp will only reconnect when the signal quality is better even though I can manually reconnect it even when the signal quality is very low.

How can I make xp retry at any time? Is there any 3rd party "auto-reconnect" software?

The software that came with the antenna won't work with my new modem router (which is another brand)

Thanks

 

[JackMDS]

If signal is bellow certain Level there is No point to connect so it is not connecting.

The general approach that I take for Coverage issues is the following.

The best way is to lay few CAT6 cables to central locations in the house, install Access Points, or Cable/DSL Routers configured as an Access Points ( Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html ), and connect them to the Main Router.

You do not want/can not/hate/your client hate to lay Cables.

You start with One affordable Router that can Do WDS (the reason for the WDS support is in case you need to add more Wireless hardware).

If you are lucky and your environment is conducive to get covered with one Wireless Router you are done.

Routers that can do WDS as is are old by (Zyxel, SMC, Belkin, and some others have models that do WDS as is out of the Box ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W...ss_Distribution_System ).

Linksys WRT54GL, and Asus, 520GU can do WDS when flashed with DD-WRT firmware ( http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page ).

Using a Laptop loaded with Netstumbler, do a Wireless survey in the house, http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/

According to the Netstumbler's signal strength reading, identify spots that have strong signal. and spot with weak, or No signal.

Evaluate how you can cover the space and start placing WDS units.

Additional Wireless Routers in WDS Mode (Wireless Network - Configuration Modes. ) has to be placed in spots were the signal is good about Half way to the dead spots.

How many WDS units are needed? It depends on your specific environment (that is a good the reason to buying WDS units one at the time, try it, and decide on the Next step).

Otherwise.

Extending Distance - http://www.ezlan.net/Distance.html

Wireless Router as an AP - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html

Wireless Modes - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html

Wireless Bridging - http://www.ezlan.net/bridging.html

Hi Gain Antenna - http://www.ezlan.net/antennae.html

 

[Emulex]

quite honestly i just use cat6 to everything and ethernet over powerline for pc's that aren't so critical, then wifi for netbooks/laptops/surveillance since i don't have a poe switch at a location that is convenient.

ethernet over power has come a long way . the new models support mesh technology in parties of 3+; with no "authentication" so to speak; they work with anything and speed is about 6-10megabit sustained in a typical noisy environment with udp hitting 20-30 megabit (some packet loss). The new Ethernet Power mesh routers use a method of repeating data so point A -> C also sends to B ->C so any lost data due to noise can be reconstituted for even faster speed.

1. Wired -> FAST and reliable
2. Ethernet Powerline -> Slow and reliable
3. WIFI -> Random/Inconsistent/Modem Retrain/unreliable

not to say everyone sees wifi as that but look at how many threads of folks having issues with wifi in this forum.

 

[Philippart]

Bafore I got a new modem, I used the software that came with my thomson usb antenna which did reconnect at any time, however it doesn't work with my new fritz modem...

I have tried powerline, it doesn't work in my house... strange... not even from one room to the other

 

[Emulex]

then use WDS or client AP mode with multiple wifi routers.

then run cat5 to your pc.

not that hard. routers try a littler harder to keep the connections going 🙂