Reaching your wife's laptop in the situation you describe should be no
problem at all using 802.11g (as your access point does). I presume you get
the same problem with your laptop when you swap it with your wife's?
Cordless phones can be a problem (but in my experience only if very close to
the WiFi units) Otherwise I'd suspect dodgy hardware and would try any
firmware updates available.
Ewan Davis - Director - Woodcote Consulting
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-----Original Message-----
From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Rayne
Sent: 14 October 2004 21:45
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: WiFi - techy query
Help please wireless gurus. Others please ignore.
Setup is two desktops with 10 base T cards (one is the internet gateway and
print server) and a Belkin 54g wireless access point connected with thin
ethernet cable plus two laptops with wireless cards.
My laptop (which only has 3 yards of open air between it and the access
point) seldom has problems with the wireless connection, but it can vary
between "excellent" and "good".
My wife's laptop, which is usually in the next room about 6-8 yards away but
beyond the stairs (so probably two single layer breezeblock partitions) gets
between "good" and "poor" most of the time and too often gets no connection.
What external factors can influence the connection? We have tried to equate
it with weather conditions, whether the other machine is hogging the
airspace, whether the TV or radio is on, but to no avail.
DR
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David Rayne
Medical Web Services Ltd
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