At 2:36 PM -0400 7/22/03, Tom Roth wrote: >Since you seem to have range problems when using the D-Link card or the Airport card >I might suggest you consider the wireless base station as being the problem.
It's possible, D-Link claims their base station tested as one of the best. > Is it near any large metal objects, other electronics? Could it be conflicting > with your cordless phone or a neighbor's wireless router? I've used MacStumbler to scan the spectrum, and I don't pick up any other nets, the noise readings are in the 2 to 5 range, while signal goes up to above 50 if I'm close. (In whatever units MacStumbler uses. The cordless phone is on the hook, so I assume it's quiet in that state. I'll have to play with base station location. I've tried different channels too. > Is it up high so that the signal can broadcast far? Maybe the base station has poor > range? >I have an older PowerBook 3400 and am using an Orinoco card and a Netgear wireless >router (just sitting on my desk) and have been out in the backyard with it some 30-40 >feet from the house and it worked fine. I'm afraid the problem is the lousy and not cleanly fixable built in antennas on the tiBook. Paul -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
