signal quality mis-reading

Hi there all. I have a weird problem I'd love some help with. I have a
desktop and a laptop at home, both connected wirelessly to my modem. My
desktop singal quality reading is always 100%, but my laptop, even when
placed right next to the router, only ever gives a maximum reading of
86%, almost as though it's limited in some way. Does this ring any
bells? Are there some setting I can change on the laptop? Any help
would be greatly appreciated. Both machines are about a year old and
running Vista HP. Many thanks, Tim


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On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 22:41:28 -0500, Timbo
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>Hi there all. I have a weird problem I'd love some help with. I have a
>desktop and a laptop at home, both connected wirelessly to my modem. My
>desktop singal quality reading is always 100%, but my laptop, even when
>placed right next to the router, only ever gives a maximum reading of
>86%, almost as though it's limited in some way. Does this ring any
>bells? Are there some setting I can change on the laptop? Any help
>would be greatly appreciated. Both machines are about a year old and
>running Vista HP. Many thanks, Tim

The signal quality readings are neither reliable nor comparable -- they
are only a very rough and often inaccurate guide.
<http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Fast_Fixes_to_Wi-Fi_Problems#Don.27t_trust_Windows_signal_strength_ or_speed>

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