Signal Strength/Line Quality

I am using a generic USB adapter (Win 98SE) with a Netgear DG834G

Line quality fluctuates from 100% to 0% - Signal strength is usually 40% or
0%

Nothing physically changes - no pattern to the fluctuation

Any idea what could be causing it?

A laptop with a PCMIA card works fine from the same location - have also
tried the Netgear USB but that was even worse

John Kelly <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I am using a generic USB adapter (Win 98SE) with a Netgear DG834G
>
> Line quality fluctuates from 100% to 0% - Signal strength is usually 40% or
> 0%
>
> Nothing physically changes - no pattern to the fluctuation
>
> Any idea what could be causing it?

Demons.
Accurately drawing a googoolagon around the object in question may help.
>
> A laptop with a PCMIA card works fine from the same location - have also
> tried the Netgear USB but that was even worse

I think you may be confused, this is not a wireless group.

"John Kelly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I am using a generic USB adapter (Win 98SE) with a Netgear DG834G
>
> Line quality fluctuates from 100% to 0% - Signal strength is usually 40%
or
> 0%
>
> Nothing physically changes - no pattern to the fluctuation
>
> Any idea what could be causing it?
>
> A laptop with a PCMIA card works fine from the same location - have also
> tried the Netgear USB but that was even worse

I suspect your USB port is unable to provide sufficient current to the USB
devices in question. If you get an opportunity try running a powered hub in
between the pc and the USB device. Is the machine in question fitted with a
VIA chipset?

Jim

"Mindmender" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "John Kelly" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
> news:c7nb70$ela$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I am using a generic USB adapter (Win 98SE) with a Netgear DG834G
> >
> > Line quality fluctuates from 100% to 0% - Signal strength is usually 40%
> or
> > 0%
> >
> > Nothing physically changes - no pattern to the fluctuation
> >
> > Any idea what could be causing it?
> >
> > A laptop with a PCMIA card works fine from the same location - have also
> > tried the Netgear USB but that was even worse
>
> I suspect your USB port is unable to provide sufficient current to the USB
> devices in question. If you get an opportunity try running a powered hub
in
> between the pc and the USB device. Is the machine in question fitted with
a
> VIA chipset?
>
> Jim
>
>

Thanks Jim - that sounds like a very likely solution.

Ian - may try that as well - thought a pentagon would work but I was
obviously wrong