Slightly OT: Wireless LAN

I have a wireless network setup, using an eBuyer 1 port wireless router as
the access point. There are 2 computers in the house that connect wirelessly
and 1 through the LAN port.
The first computer that connects wirelessly has not probelms, it's only
about 2 metres through a wall from the router. The other computer does have
some problems. It's about 10 metres away, through 2 walls. 95% of the time
the signal strength is 'very good' but randomly and for no aparant reason it
suddenly warns the signal is low, then looses signal all together. It comes
back after a few minutes, and is 'very good' again, but it's irritating as
I'm sure you can imagine.
I have tried changing the channel it all works on from 6 to 11, but the same
problem.
Can anyone sugest a solution?

Thanks
Pete.

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"Peter Hewitt-Dutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a wireless network setup, using an eBuyer 1 port wireless router as
> the access point. There are 2 computers in the house that connect
wirelessly
> and 1 through the LAN port.
> The first computer that connects wirelessly has not probelms, it's only
> about 2 metres through a wall from the router. The other computer does
have
> some problems. It's about 10 metres away, through 2 walls. 95% of the time
> the signal strength is 'very good' but randomly and for no aparant reason
it
> suddenly warns the signal is low, then looses signal all together. It
comes
> back after a few minutes, and is 'very good' again, but it's irritating as
> I'm sure you can imagine.
> I have tried changing the channel it all works on from 6 to 11, but the
same
> problem.
> Can anyone sugest a solution?
>

Does it work correctly when it is in the same location as the one that does
work? This will tell you whether it is a distance problem.

I can only assume it does, the network cards are identical, but it'd be a
bit of hassle to move the first computer to the other location.

"JD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Peter Hewitt-Dutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
> news:c4jfbf$6ee$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have a wireless network setup, using an eBuyer 1 port wireless router
as
> > the access point. There are 2 computers in the house that connect
> wirelessly
> > and 1 through the LAN port.
> > The first computer that connects wirelessly has not probelms, it's only
> > about 2 metres through a wall from the router. The other computer does
> have
> > some problems. It's about 10 metres away, through 2 walls. 95% of the
time
> > the signal strength is 'very good' but randomly and for no aparant
reason
> it
> > suddenly warns the signal is low, then looses signal all together. It
> comes
> > back after a few minutes, and is 'very good' again, but it's irritating
as
> > I'm sure you can imagine.
> > I have tried changing the channel it all works on from 6 to 11, but the
> same
> > problem.
> > Can anyone sugest a solution?
> >
>
> Does it work correctly when it is in the same location as the one that
does
> work? This will tell you whether it is a distance problem.
>
>

"Peter Hewitt-Dutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I can only assume it does, the network cards are identical, but it'd be a
> bit of hassle to move the first computer to the other location.
>

well until you prove, you will not be able to discount the possibility that
you may be on the fringe of the footprint. It would be a wasted exercise
checking settings and comparing against the other machine when it may not be
a computer problem after all.

If moving it produced no cure, after comparing setups I would swop the
wireless components between PCs to see if the fault moved. I would guess
that the AP was fine as the one system works ok.

> I have tried changing the channel it all works on from 6 to 11, but the
same
> problem.
> Can anyone sugest a solution?
>

Not sure how often you mean by 'random' but do you (or neighbours) have a
microwave oven nearby? These operate at 2.4 GHz too...

Or a wireless video sender that gets switched on occasionally?

Or a local radio amateur who likes the 2.4 GHz band (can run lots of power
compared to wireless LANs!)

It sounds like an RF interference problem if it works most of the time and
the goes off. If it's off almost as much as on, then probably you're just on
the edge of coverage though.

HTH,
Dan.

I have moved the router, higher up. It was sat on the floor, put putting on
top of a speaker, on a desk, seems to have helped a bit. I'll post here
after we've tested it for a while.


"JD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Peter Hewitt-Dutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> > I can only assume it does, the network cards are identical, but it'd be
a
> > bit of hassle to move the first computer to the other location.
> >
>
> well until you prove, you will not be able to discount the possibility
that
> you may be on the fringe of the footprint. It would be a wasted exercise
> checking settings and comparing against the other machine when it may not
be
> a computer problem after all.
>
> If moving it produced no cure, after comparing setups I would swop the
> wireless components between PCs to see if the fault moved. I would guess
> that the AP was fine as the one system works ok.
>
>