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| Howard |
 Apr 5 2005, 10:31 AM
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| mightyohm |
Apr 5 2005, 10:41 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
To scan the airwaves you need something like this:
http://www.home.agilent.com/USeng/nav/-12093.0/pc.html Only $50k. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) |
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| Joe Bob |
Apr 5 2005, 11:01 AM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Yep....smartass..... What I wanna do is use a laptop as advertised....it's SUPPOSED to be MOBILE.... |
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| bd1308 |
Apr 5 2005, 11:11 AM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
dude....if it connects with excellent then disconnects then connects then disconnects ....i dont care WHAT power level its set to....if you can piss on it and it still dont work with that distance....you need a new one. piss on the linksys and buy the D-link then update teh firmware...bullshit firmware on my WAP11 caused me to go crazy and stab it with a pick-ax....fun but not really...same thing happened on that...and soame thing USEDD to happen on my BEFSR41....so float this one too...back to where you got it....
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| mightyohm |
Apr 5 2005, 11:21 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I am getting sick of all this bullshit about Linksys products. I have been using a Linksys wireless (802.11b) router continuously for about 3 years now, ZERO PROBLEMS. Better than that POS d-link and netgear crap.
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| bd1308 |
Apr 5 2005, 11:24 AM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
i dunno why Z doesnt get get a exchange....i agree with you on the netgear crap....that blows....my $$$$$$$$ router at home from Linksys does the trick....no problems, my WAP11 bit the dust....maybe it's just that one thing...does anybody know how to hack johnson controls stuff....it's so damn hot in my cubicle
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| Joe Bob |
Apr 5 2005, 11:29 AM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Yeah...we use the Linksys at work trouble free.....the laptop works great everywhere except my house.... Gonna go rent a scanner....prolly one of my dipshit neighbors have a bootleg radio transmitter with bleed over. |
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| mightyohm |
Apr 5 2005, 11:31 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I am guessing that because his old b router hardly worked, and the g router is having problems, he is dealing with an interference issue. b/g share the same frequencies but g is a little bit more robust because of the OFDM modulation. b is CCK which is very primitive.
Mike - Try every channel and see if there is one that works. Make sure the antenna auto select/diversity is on (it should be by default). You could try limiting the data rate to something below 54mb and see if that gives you a more solid (but slow) connection. Beyond that these are the things I would try - Moving the router/laptop to another room or part of the house just to see if it is localized interference. Try a different 802.11b/g card for the laptop. If it's builtin then try an external USB/PCMCIA device. If all else fails try another brand of router, or consider moving to 802.11a which should be more robust simply because there is less interference to deal with at 5GHz. But you are looking at a $150 router now plus a much more expensive laptop card. I am not a big fan of 802.11a because of price, but if it's the only thing that will work in your environment... I am hoping this isn't some weird software problem... |
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| bd1308 |
Apr 5 2005, 11:32 AM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
i've seen visuals of bleed-over its messed up....try 1,6 and 11....those usually are the best...
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| rhilgers |
Apr 5 2005, 04:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 75 Joined: 17-July 03 From: Santa Clara CA Member No.: 919 |
I had the same thing early last year.
I run WPA with no issues now. SEE: Feds Hack Wireless Network in 3 Minutes on slashdot.org today Just check the basics first. Upgrade to latest router firmware Upgrade laptop to latest firmware Upgrade OS to latest patch (XP Service Pack 2 makes a huge difference on wireless) (my longest range so far is 120 yards at work (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) ) -Rich Hilgersom |
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| KaptKaos |
Apr 5 2005, 06:00 PM
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Family Group: Members Posts: 4,009 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Near Wausau Member No.: 607 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Did you or your neighbors get any new wireless phones? The 2.4 GHz home phones can cause these problems, even if they are not in use, just the base stations plugged in. Go 900 MHz or 5.8 MHz, but skip the 2.4s.
Generally speaking, the 2.4 GHz shouldn't cause a problem like what you are having. I'd bet that your access point/router is flakey. Just like with cars, change the cheapest thing first and see if it gets better. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) If you are using a laptop, get a wireless PCMCIA card and try it. If that work better than the one in the laptop, there is your answer. Also, some of the built-in wireless antennas in laptops really suck. The market makes it so you need a wireless antenna in a laptop, but that doesn't mean it needs to be a good one. We have had all kinds of issues with Sony's built-in wireless nics. We have put PCMCIA cards in, disabled the internal and gotten good results. Or, you could piss on it. |
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| Jeffs9146 |
Apr 6 2005, 12:58 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
I had the same problem with my 802.11b Netgear router, it would hunt for channels and lock on for about 3 minutes then hunt again. I tried locking it to one channel and couldn't get it to hold the signal. Soooo I bought a LinkSYS G and it has been great for over 7 months.
Just keep trying! I loaded BOINGO software onto my laptop so I could sniff out all of the networks near me. It is kind of cool pulling up to someones house and checking your e-mails! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif) Jeff |
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| Root_Werks |
Apr 6 2005, 02:15 PM
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) I hope you put the bunny ears on! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) |
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| bd1308 |
Apr 6 2005, 02:19 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
i've found that the old school windows xp wireless "zero-config" bullshit doesn't work real well....what it COULD be is that your laptop keeps on picking up that other wireless connection every so often, mine did at least. BOINGO solved that problem...just set, manually connect and your off to business....with your bunny ears on! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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