WiFi signal strength and internet access

I would think that if you have a connection, then it would support an
internet connection.

robert

<Old_Timer> wrote in message
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> How low can the WiFi signal become and still support an internet
> connection?
>
> Charles

How low can the WiFi signal become and still support an internet
connection?

Charles

if the signal gets too low, then it cannot support a connection.


<Old_Timer> wrote in message
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> How low can the WiFi signal become and still support an internet
> connection?
>
> Charles

If the connection is not active. Then maybe the signal is too low! :-)

"hardworking" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> if the signal gets too low, then it cannot support a connection.
>
>
> <Old_Timer> wrote in message
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> > How low can the WiFi signal become and still support an internet
> > connection?
> >
> > Charles
>
>

On 23/2/04 1:15 am, in article 40395b4f$(E-Mail Removed), "hardworking"
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> if the signal gets too low, then it cannot support a connection.
>
>
> <Old_Timer> wrote in message
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>> How low can the WiFi signal become and still support an internet
>> connection?
>>
>> Charles
>
Very low - wifi down rates the speed of the connection as the noise and
errors get worse, so at extreme noise levels, the throughput will be like a
28.8k modem. Then it falls over as the data is lost and cannot be
retransmitted quickly enough.


There isn't an actual answer as it depends upon what you're doing with the
link, but its not the signal that matters, but the clarity of data and how
fast you are trying to push data through it.

Do you have a scenario in mind ?

"Graham in Melton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Very low - wifi down rates the speed of the connection as the noise and
> errors get worse, so at extreme noise levels, the throughput will be like a
> 28.8k modem. Then it falls over as the data is lost and cannot be
> retransmitted quickly enough.....

I thought 1MB is the lowest rate on the 802.11b system, and 8MB on the 802.11g
system if my memory serves OK.

Not true. I have been able to connect to the Internet and surf okay at 1mb
with my Linksys WRT54G wireless G router.

>I thought 1MB is the lowest rate on the 802.11b system, and 8MB on the
>802.11g
>system if my memory serves OK.

"Chris S." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Not true. I have been able to connect to the Internet and surf okay at 1mb
> with my Linksys WRT54G wireless G router.

I think that a "g" router will drop down to "b" under poor signal conditions.

Adrian Boliston wrote:

> "Chris S." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Not true. I have been able to connect to the Internet and surf okay at
>> 1mb with my Linksys WRT54G wireless G router.
>
> I think that a "g" router will drop down to "b" under poor signal
> conditions.
>
>

According to what I read, "g" is more robust with low signal strength, than
"b".
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Not really. It drops to slower G.
"Adrian Boliston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Chris S." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > Not true. I have been able to connect to the Internet and surf okay at
1mb
> > with my Linksys WRT54G wireless G router.
>
> I think that a "g" router will drop down to "b" under poor signal
conditions.
>
>