Something is affecting my WLAN signal...

....but I don't know what it can be.

I sought advice in here about a month ago about a poor signal from my SMC
barricade running 802.11b and was pointed in the direction of NetStumbler,
which showed a non-constant signal/noise ratio (the display on NetStumbler
for my network looked like a comb compared to the two other WLAN signals in
my area which were nice steady green blocks).

I've now replaced the SMC Barricade with a Belkin Pre-N 802.11g router, and
whilst the network signal is stronger than before, the diagram in NetStumber
still resembles a comb.

I've changed channels to see if the signal improves on both the old and WLAN
routers but there is no noticeable improvement. The other WLANs I can pick
up emit a consistent signal whereas mine doesn't - even when in the same
room.

It's not the cordless phone and I don't have a microwave. The router's
position is on the top of a shelf unit.

Any other ideas or suggestions gratefully received.

--

Martin

"Martin Lowe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I've changed channels to see if the signal improves on both the old and WLAN
>routers but there is no noticeable improvement. The other WLANs I can pick
>up emit a consistent signal whereas mine doesn't - even when in the same
>room.

Other than this last I would have said it's your client, are you sure
you don't have any power saving features of this laptop turned on?

"William P.N. Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...

> "Martin Lowe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>I've changed channels to see if the signal improves on both the old and
>>WLAN
>>routers but there is no noticeable improvement. The other WLANs I can pick
>>up emit a consistent signal whereas mine doesn't - even when in the same
>>room.

> Other than this last I would have said it's your client, are you sure
> you don't have any power saving features of this laptop turned on?

It's not the client(s) - I get the same results with two different
wlan-enabled laptops.

"Martin Lowe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>"William P.N. Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> Other than this last I would have said it's your client, are you sure
>> you don't have any power saving features of this laptop turned on?
>
>It's not the client(s) - I get the same results with two different
>wlan-enabled laptops.

Well, then, Occam says it's the power {cord,brick,strip,outlet} that
you are plugging the routers into.

Sure is a strange one!