Wireless speeds erratic, PCI card going bad?

All of a sudden the connection speeds are jumping around from 1.0 Mbps to 54
Mbps. The router is brand new and the other computers on the network are
fine. Is this a symptom of the wireless PCI card going bad? The card is a
Belkin F5D7000 and I've been basically downloading non-stop for 2 years
straight.

Mike wrote:
> All of a sudden the connection speeds are jumping around from 1.0 Mbps to 54
> Mbps. The router is brand new and the other computers on the network are
> fine. Is this a symptom of the wireless PCI card going bad? The card is a
> Belkin F5D7000 and I've been basically downloading non-stop for 2 years
> straight.
>
>
What is new on the scene?
New monitor, cordless phone, cell phone, antenna(s) moved, a metal file
cabinet nearby, baby monitor, etc. etc.
Regards
Lee

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On Fri, 12 May 2006 19:49:36 -0700, "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>All of a sudden the connection speeds are jumping around from 1.0 Mbps to 54
>Mbps. The router is brand new and the other computers on the network are
>fine. Is this a symptom of the wireless PCI card going bad? The card is a
>Belkin F5D7000 and I've been basically downloading non-stop for 2 years
>straight.

So your neighbours bought wireless as well.
Or a microwave. Or a wireless baby monitor. Or....

--
Kind regards,
Gerard Bok

If the problem is interference, is there a solution

"Gerard Bok" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 12 May 2006 19:49:36 -0700, "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>All of a sudden the connection speeds are jumping around from 1.0 Mbps to
>>54
>>Mbps. The router is brand new and the other computers on the network are
>>fine. Is this a symptom of the wireless PCI card going bad? The card is a
>>Belkin F5D7000 and I've been basically downloading non-stop for 2 years
>>straight.
>
> So your neighbours bought wireless as well.
> Or a microwave. Or a wireless baby monitor. Or....
>
> --
> Kind regards,
> Gerard Bok

On Sat, 13 May 2006 07:58:13 -0700, "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>If the problem is interference, is there a solution
>
>"Gerard Bok" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Fri, 12 May 2006 19:49:36 -0700, "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>All of a sudden the connection speeds are jumping around from 1.0 Mbps to
>>>54
>>>Mbps. The router is brand new and the other computers on the network are
>>>fine. Is this a symptom of the wireless PCI card going bad? The card is a
>>>Belkin F5D7000 and I've been basically downloading non-stop for 2 years
>>>straight.
>>
>> So your neighbours bought wireless as well.
>> Or a microwave. Or a wireless baby monitor. Or....

The problem is, that there is (very) limited bandwidth.
To be shared by many people and many different services.

Sometimes you can optimize communication by selecting different
channels or by some experimentation with the antenna orientation.

--
Kind regards,
Gerard Bok

Aint that something. I pay all this money for a wireless network only to
have my neighbor's $10 Walmart cordless phone interfere with my signal.

"Gerard Bok" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sat, 13 May 2006 07:58:13 -0700, "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>If the problem is interference, is there a solution
>>
>>"Gerard Bok" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On Fri, 12 May 2006 19:49:36 -0700, "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>All of a sudden the connection speeds are jumping around from 1.0 Mbps
>>>>to
>>>>54
>>>>Mbps. The router is brand new and the other computers on the network are
>>>>fine. Is this a symptom of the wireless PCI card going bad? The card is
>>>>a
>>>>Belkin F5D7000 and I've been basically downloading non-stop for 2 years
>>>>straight.
>>>
>>> So your neighbours bought wireless as well.
>>> Or a microwave. Or a wireless baby monitor. Or....
>
> The problem is, that there is (very) limited bandwidth.
> To be shared by many people and many different services.
>
> Sometimes you can optimize communication by selecting different
> channels or by some experimentation with the antenna orientation.
>
> --
> Kind regards,
> Gerard Bok

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In <QEq9g.8424$(E-Mail Removed)> on Sat, 13 May 2006 12:42:35 -0700,
"Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Aint that something. I pay all this money for a wireless network only to
>have my neighbor's $10 Walmart cordless phone interfere with my signal.

That's the gotcha with unlicensed spectrum.

802.11a is less likely to have such interference than 802.11b/g.

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John Navas wrote:
> [POSTED TO alt.internet.wireless - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>
> In <QEq9g.8424$(E-Mail Removed)> on Sat, 13 May 2006 12:42:35 -0700,
> "Mike" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Aint that something. I pay all this money for a wireless network only to
> >have my neighbor's $10 Walmart cordless phone interfere with my signal.
>
> That's the gotcha with unlicensed spectrum.
>
> 802.11a is less likely to have such interference than 802.11b/g.
>

With the alternate problems of cost, range and obstructions.

To sort out the wireless stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11

802.11n looks to be promissing when finalised. Though pre-n eqiupment
is available, I'm not ready to jump just yet....