What are the frequency channels of the other AP's. For non-interference, you
can have APs with channels 1, 6, or 11. You can view the channel frequency
with NetStumbler.
"Eugene Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ok, some progress ... Now the card and the router are able
> to connect with each other. However, I'm NOT pleased with
> the range of communication. Quality of connection fluctuates
> between "good" and "poor" when the router is just 3 feet away
> from the card. ( "NetStumbler" application estimates the signal/noise
> level at -85 dBm ). If I take them further apart, the connection
> becomes unstable.
> The funny thing is, at the same time I can see no less than FOUR
> different Wi-Fi access points other than mine. Some of their
> signals must have travelled much longer distance, maybe 40-50
> feet, and passed three or four thick walls on the way to my card.
> I suspect that my router is defective and I have to exchange it.
>
>
> "Ron Bandes" <RunderscoreBandes @yah00.com> wrote in message
> news:kNEzc.1013$(E-Mail Removed) ...
> > When communicating with an AP you should definitely be using
> Infrastructure
> > mode. Try disabling WEP until you get the basics working. Also try
> > rebooting the router after configuration changes; it isn't required
> > according to the manual, but it definitely help me with Belkin gear;
maybe
> > it'll help with D-Link too.
> >
> > Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.
> >
> > "Eugene Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:7ca76$40ce95f8$424bfad1$(E-Mail Removed) ervers.com...
> > > Here's the situation.
> > >
> > > I've got a wireless network card ( D-Link DWL-510 ) and a
> > > wireless router ( D-Link DI-524 ). Network card is plugged into
> > > the computer running Windows 2000.
> > > If I set the mode in D-Link Wireless Utility to "Ad-Hoc": it
> > > appears to send a few packets back and forth, change the status
> > > to "Waiting for peer", and that's it. I never get a connection.
> > > In SiteSurvey it shows the router, WEP = No, AP = No, Strength =
> > > 100.
> > > If I set the mode to "Infrastructure", it tries to connect and
> > > then says "No Connection to Network". SiteSurvey does not show
> > > any networks at all.
> > >
> > > I've got all the newest drivers, newest firmware, matching
> > > SSIDs, identical encryption configuration. Router works fine
> > > otherwise. ( In fact, writing this message through the router
> > > using the wired network card plugged into the port of the very
> > > same router ). Disabling wired card does not help.
> > >
> > > Any ideas? I'm starting to think that either the card or the
> > > router are defective ...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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