Wireless connection drops out

Hello

I'm trying to install a WiFi network in my house and I am encountering
a problem. I have one access point and I want another computer to
share internet access. Basically the system works, for a few minutes,
maybe 2 or 3, and then the connection is lost. The behavior is
somewhat irregular, sometimes it drops out sooner, sometimes later. The
remote computer is on a different level of the house so the signal
strength reads as "weak" but as I mentioned it does work part of the
time and it's pretty fast when it works. I thought that boosting the
signal strength might help so I bought a Hawking directional antenna.
This does help a little to boost the signal strength that the system
reports (it's supposed to give 15 db gain over an omnidirectional
antenna) but the connection still drops out. I have tried two
different adapter cards (listed below) they behave similarly. Anybody
able to hep me with this?

Ralph J. Pledger
Eugene, Oregon


D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G (DWL-G520)
Trendnet (TEW-421PC)

On 19 Jul 2006 22:55:29 -0700, "RJP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed) .com>:

>I'm trying to install a WiFi network in my house and I am encountering
>a problem. I have one access point and I want another computer to
>share internet access. Basically the system works, for a few minutes,
>maybe 2 or 3, and then the connection is lost. The behavior is
>somewhat irregular, sometimes it drops out sooner, sometimes later. The
>remote computer is on a different level of the house so the signal
>strength reads as "weak" but as I mentioned it does work part of the
>time and it's pretty fast when it works. I thought that boosting the
>signal strength might help so I bought a Hawking directional antenna.
>This does help a little to boost the signal strength that the system
>reports (it's supposed to give 15 db gain over an omnidirectional
>antenna) but the connection still drops out. I have tried two
>different adapter cards (listed below) they behave similarly. Anybody
>able to hep me with this?

Sounds like interference, which a high-gain antenna may not fix. Try
different channels, and see the wikis below.

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John Navas wrote:
> On 19 Jul 2006 22:55:29 -0700, "RJP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
>
>> I'm trying to install a WiFi network in my house and I am encountering
>> a problem. I have one access point and I want another computer to
>> share internet access. Basically the system works, for a few minutes,
>> maybe 2 or 3, and then the connection is lost. The behavior is
>> somewhat irregular, sometimes it drops out sooner, sometimes later. The
>> remote computer is on a different level of the house so the signal
>> strength reads as "weak" but as I mentioned it does work part of the
>> time and it's pretty fast when it works. I thought that boosting the
>> signal strength might help so I bought a Hawking directional antenna.
>> This does help a little to boost the signal strength that the system
>> reports (it's supposed to give 15 db gain over an omnidirectional
>> antenna) but the connection still drops out. I have tried two
>> different adapter cards (listed below) they behave similarly. Anybody
>> able to hep me with this?
>
> Sounds like interference, which a high-gain antenna may not fix. Try
> different channels, and see the wikis below.
>
Also might be worth trying one of the various Pre N model routers - The
extra range helped me eliminate the same problem that you are describing.

Although a Pre N router will improve signal strength to maximise the
benefit its best to have Pre N at either end i.e. also use a Pre N card
for the notebook or PC.