same network-2 different strengths reported

I have a wireless card on one PC connecting to a Microsoft Router. It appears
to work OK, but I get 2 different strengths reported. The strength in the
wireless monitor on the bottom right hand of the screen reports "marginal" or
"very weak" while going into Networking and displaying available wireless
networks displays full bars indicating a great connection. Anyone know why I
would get two such different displays at the same time for the same
connection? Thanks.

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Tom

The signal strength reported in the status bar,is actually the strength of
2.4GHz or 5GHz signals within receiving distance of the wireless card. This
reading does not take into account Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) and is not to
be taken as an indicator of wireless signal strength. A microwave magnetron
would cause this signal strength to show as excellent although the signal
would be mainly noise and the wireless signal itself would be very poor as a
result, for example.

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All the best,

Ryan Younger.
http://spaces.msn.com/members/airsick/ - My Wireless Networking Blog

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"psalmist7" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a wireless card on one PC connecting to a Microsoft Router. It
>appears
> to work OK, but I get 2 different strengths reported. The strength in the
> wireless monitor on the bottom right hand of the screen reports "marginal"
> or
> "very weak" while going into Networking and displaying available wireless
> networks displays full bars indicating a great connection. Anyone know
> why I
> would get two such different displays at the same time for the same
> connection? Thanks.
>
> --
> Tom