toby10;526689 Wrote: > I presume your XP server is wired to the router? > > Many use a free program called NetStumbler to see the various WiFi's > around them which may be causing interference. > Haphazardly picking different WiFi Ch's is as good as rolling dice to > pick your WiFi Ch. > > Basic WiFi troubleshooting: > > WiFi Network Tweaking and Performance Enhancements: > - Perform a Site Survey (very simple to do) where you are looking for > any/all WiFi networks near you and within range of your WiFi devices > that may be interfering with your WiFi. Click on the little WiFi > terminal on your computer, go to View All Networks. Make note of > any/all other networks with a 50% or better signal strength. You want > to note for each of these stronger signal networks the Name and Channel > #. If the Channel #s are not available you can try a free program > called NetStumbler to view such info (it is very simple to use). > > With your Site Survey information you can now do some very simple WiFi > performance enhancements: > - log into your routers Administration functions and > - Change your routers name to something unique (i.e. not Linksys or > DLink): This will ensure you are always connecting your players to YOUR > network and not your neighbors network. This will also prevent > accidental connections to your network from your neighbors devices. > - Change your router to use only G mode: Most WiFi routers can use A > or B or G modes, or all three. Unless you have much older WiFi devices > you likely do not need A or B modes. > - Change your Channel # to either 1 or 6 or 11 (or 13 if in Europe): > Choose the Ch # based on which one is NOT in use near you. Ex: If Chs > 1 & 11 are strong signals near you, choose Ch 6. If Chs 6 & 11 are in > use near you, choose Ch 1. If all three 1-6-11 are all in use near you, > choose the Ch # that shows as the weakest nearby. Ex: Nearby networks > show Ch 1 at 70%, Ch 6 at 80%, Ch 11 at 60%, then choose Ch 11 (the > weakest nearby strong Ch). > NOTE: When you change your routers WiFi Name and/or Ch # *all* devices > connected via WiFi will disconnect from the router. Dont panic, this > is what you want.  > Changing Name: You will have to manually re-connect all devices by > selecting the new router Name on your devices WiFi setup > Changing Ch #: All devices should automatically re-connect within 60 > seconds if only changing the Ch # > > Further WiFi Enhancements: > - Move the router: Higher, lower, away from electronic devices > (particularly computers and cordless phones), more centrally located in > the home, orientating router and antennas for maximum signal strength to > the troubled player
Plus, NetStumbler can be configured for an almost real time continuous graphing/readout of both signal strength and S/N ratios that you can display for each wireless signal being received by your wireless card...good diagnostic tool for both your own equipment and to see what how much your neighbors' signal is really doing....Install it on a laptop and move around with it, you might be surprised with what you find. Lastly, it may look like one of those slightly dodgy things when you go to their website, but it's completely safe to download and use. -- rgro Rick System information ------------------------ Running Squeeze Server 7.4.2 r30215 on Windows 7 64 bit/ HP Pavillion w/Intel i7 processor. 1 Duet Controller running 7.4.1 r7915, and 1 receiver running firmware V 65. Controller and receiver configured in all-wireless set-up using Netgear WNDR 3700. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rgro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76378
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