D-link DI-624 weak signal, is this normal?

Hi,
I have a DI-624 wireless router that seems to have an incredibly weak
signal. It works fine within the room it is sited, but if I take my
laptop into the hall (one wall blocking the signal) the signal strength
drops wayyy down, and I generally lose my connection.

Is this expected behaviour? I would have thought I could get a little
more distance than that. Is there anything I can do to improve
matters? Maybe at the reception end (on the laptop?)
I have a Linksys wireless card plugged in there.

Thanks
Steven

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> Hi,
> I have a DI-624 wireless router that seems to have an incredibly weak
> signal. It works fine within the room it is sited, but if I take my
> laptop into the hall (one wall blocking the signal) the signal
> strength drops wayyy down, and I generally lose my connection.
>
> Is this expected behaviour? I would have thought I could get a little
> more distance than that. Is there anything I can do to improve
> matters? Maybe at the reception end (on the laptop?)
> I have a Linksys wireless card plugged in there.
>
> Thanks
> Steven

Depends what the wall is made of.. Try it down a hallway.. Some walls have a
wire mesh to hold the plaster on, and that will effectively block signals...

I had the same issue with my DI-524 and I had to get a DWL-G710 range
extender to strengthen the signal.

gene

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>
> Hi,
> I have a DI-624 wireless router that seems to have an incredibly weak
> signal. It works fine within the room it is sited, but if I take my
> laptop into the hall (one wall blocking the signal) the signal strength
> drops wayyy down, and I generally lose my connection.
>
> Is this expected behaviour? I would have thought I could get a little
> more distance than that. Is there anything I can do to improve
> matters? Maybe at the reception end (on the laptop?)
> I have a Linksys wireless card plugged in there.
>
> Thanks
> Steven
>

There some issues as peter Pan previously pointed but I had the same
problem with D-Link 624.
I returned the Router and bought a "LinkSys WRT 54" and at the same
location and the same environment the signal strength improved by an
estimated 30%.

Regards
Helmut





On 6 May 2006 18:26:21 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

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>
>Hi,
>I have a DI-624 wireless router that seems to have an incredibly weak
>signal. It works fine within the room it is sited, but if I take my
>laptop into the hall (one wall blocking the signal) the signal strength
>drops wayyy down, and I generally lose my connection.
>
>Is this expected behaviour? I would have thought I could get a little
>more distance than that. Is there anything I can do to improve
>matters? Maybe at the reception end (on the laptop?)
>I have a Linksys wireless card plugged in there.
>
>Thanks
>Steven

I had exactly the same problem. It was line of sight only and would not
go through a wall. Unfortunately I had wireless cameras, a telepone and
DirectTV that all worked in the same frequency. I tried a Linksys "B"
and then a "G" with no luck. I finally replace my wireless cameras with
wired ones and then I got a Netgear RangeMax router and now it works
fine. My Son next door also gets my signal.