On 08/07/2010 11:07 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > This is a current updated f-13 computer connected to our home LAN. I > have been using a Buffalo Airstation WLI-TX4-AG300N, essentially an > Ethernet wireless adapter to access the system. I recently bought a > Netgear WNDR330 dual band "N" wireless router and am having a lot of > trouble getting it to perform as advertised. This is a less than 20 > year old typical two story frame house. I would expect the walls to > be essentially transparent to RF energy. > > Normally the distance between the router and the wireless adapter is > less than forty feet and there has been no problem operating in the > 2.4 gHz band however I find that with equipment located as it has > been for several years the new router will not function at that > distance in the 5 gHz band. In fact to get any connection at all I > have to reduce the distance to about ten feet which pretty well > negates the advantage of a wireless system. I decided several years > ago that running cables in this house is out of the question. > > I am on the third WNDR3300 router for other reasons but all of them > have had weak signal problems in the 5 gHz band. I just got around > to experimenting with that problem over the last two days. > > Does anyone have experience with a similar system? I would be > interested to know if my observations are typical or if I have an > equipment problem. I am considering obtaining a different wireless > adapter device to replace the Buffalo unit since it is the only > thing unchanged here. > > Any suggestions or observations will be appreciated. I feel,like I > am operating in a vacuum with no one to consult. > > Bob Hi Bob, I have a very similar problem with the AT&T Uverse router. Distance between my computer and the router is indeed less than 40 feet in a modern house with very light drywalls (earthquake specification), and because they are interior walls, they have no insulation. There are 2 such walls between my computer and the router. Rx signal at my computer is very weak even at 2.4 GHz. I have set my Tx signal to maximum, but that will not affect the Tx signal of the router. It has a weak Tx signal. I do not believe there is anything that can be done to the routers. I have experimented with putting external high gain antennas on my computer, but they promise much more than they actually deliver: nothing - No gain in signal at all. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
