also, if you decide to buy Linksys, they have an add-on "signal booster" piece to increase the antenna output...
> The issue is - it's not "firm" - in other words, it doesn't go from good > to crap when I move - it's like the weather - it goes up and down even > when I don't move. It's like I'm at the end of the range, although I'm > not far away at all. Of course, I'm a in a new house, so maybe it IS the > construction, but I had the gut feeling that a stronger singal would > help. Do you think that's not the case? > > Again - luckily - I can just try buying from BestBuy and giving it a > good 24 hour test. > > -rc > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 1:09 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Looking for wireless recommendations > > > > > > rc- > > > > re: flakiness, > > if you monitor the signal strenth via an icon in the taskbar, > > you may find that you have low signal strength and/or > > "interference" if you are > > having "flaky" connections. > > > > did some research, found that residential construction > > (sheetrock + wood studs) > > and wireless networks do not play well together. > > > > also, 2.4GHz cordless phones are in the same frequency band > > as 802.11b and g. If the base station for a cordless phone is > > between you and the wireless > > antenna, it interferes. So do a lot of microwave ovens. > > > > My solution was to add a WAP (Wireless Access Point) in the > > bedroom, at the > > opposite end of the house from the den, and with the > > "offending equipment" in > > between. Get a great signal now. > > > > -Ben > > > > > I read in pcmag recently that many of the vendors for "g" style > > > wireless (sorry, I can't remember the _exact_ spec name) > > are selling > > > units that can be upgraded to meet the "real" spec when its > > finalized. > > > That being said - I'm really beginning to hate the flakiness of my > > > current "b" style wireless network. It works... about 60% > > of the time. > > > Enough for browsing - not quite enough for me to nicely > > Remote Machine > > > in. The "g" style is supposed to be quite stronger... but > > does anyone > > > have any practical experience with these units? I'm thinking of > > > picking up a linksys unit at Best Buy. They have a nice > > return policy > > > so at worse - I'm out my time, nothing more. > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > > == > > > === > > > Raymond Camden, ColdFusion Jedi Master for Mindseye, Inc > > > (www.mindseye.com) > > > Member of Team Macromedia > > (http://www.macromedia.com/go/teammacromedia) > > > > > > Email : > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Blog : www.camdenfamily.com/morpheus/blog > > > Yahoo IM : morpheus > > > > > > "My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
