OT: Weirdness With WiFi Access Point
I setup a new Roku box with an older DL-524 WiFi access point (channel 3 with security running). I noticed that fairly often the Roku looses the signal from the DL-524 and the show I am watching stops. I used a WiFi analyzer on my Android phone and noticed that the signal strength from the DL-524 varies from -50 dbm to -70 dbm, with an occasional spike to -100 dbm over about a 10 minute period. I have another access point at the other end of the house (WRT54G, channel 11 with security running), and it shows a +/- 10dbm variation in signal strength with a few spikes to -100 dbm in a 10 minute period as well. The -100 dmb spikes between the two devices do not seem to be correlated. 1. Is this behavior normal for WiFi access points? 2. Could the Android WiFi analyzer be the cause of this strange behavior? 3. Do I need a new access point for Netflix? Any brand recommendations? Thanks! Mark --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OT: Weirdness With WiFi Access Point
Check the Channels you are running on. If you are using a channel that has allot of surrounding traffic that would explain why as they try to shout and be heard over each-other. If you cna find some unused channels or at least lightly populated you should get better results. On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Mark Phillips m...@phillipsmarketing.biz wrote: I setup a new Roku box with an older DL-524 WiFi access point (channel 3 with security running). I noticed that fairly often the Roku looses the signal from the DL-524 and the show I am watching stops. I used a WiFi analyzer on my Android phone and noticed that the signal strength from the DL-524 varies from -50 dbm to -70 dbm, with an occasional spike to -100 dbm over about a 10 minute period. I have another access point at the other end of the house (WRT54G, channel 11 with security running), and it shows a +/- 10dbm variation in signal strength with a few spikes to -100 dbm in a 10 minute period as well. The -100 dmb spikes between the two devices do not seem to be correlated. 1. Is this behavior normal for WiFi access points? 2. Could the Android WiFi analyzer be the cause of this strange behavior? 3. Do I need a new access point for Netflix? Any brand recommendations? Thanks! Mark --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OT: Weirdness With WiFi Access Point
I used to have those kinds of issues until I switched to wireless N... I will NEVER go back! I had occasional interference from our 2.4Ghz digital spread specrum cordless phone with 802.11g but have no issues with signal strength with wireless N at all. It's so much faster than I decided not to run new drops and instead just use several WNCE2001 universal wireless adapters plugged into switches to give connectivity to remote computers, dvrs, etc. I'd just spend the $50 on a wireless N access point (almost always backwards compatible with g) and move on. On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 08:41, Stephen cryptwo...@gmail.com wrote: Check the Channels you are running on. If you are using a channel that has allot of surrounding traffic that would explain why as they try to shout and be heard over each-other. If you cna find some unused channels or at least lightly populated you should get better results. On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Mark Phillips m...@phillipsmarketing.biz wrote: I setup a new Roku box with an older DL-524 WiFi access point (channel 3 with security running). I noticed that fairly often the Roku looses the signal from the DL-524 and the show I am watching stops. I used a WiFi analyzer on my Android phone and noticed that the signal strength from the DL-524 varies from -50 dbm to -70 dbm, with an occasional spike to -100 dbm over about a 10 minute period. I have another access point at the other end of the house (WRT54G, channel 11 with security running), and it shows a +/- 10dbm variation in signal strength with a few spikes to -100 dbm in a 10 minute period as well. The -100 dmb spikes between the two devices do not seem to be correlated. 1. Is this behavior normal for WiFi access points? 2. Could the Android WiFi analyzer be the cause of this strange behavior? 3. Do I need a new access point for Netflix? Any brand recommendations? Thanks! Mark --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OT: Weirdness With WiFi Access Point
Stephen, Thanks for your comments. My Android WiFi analyzer only shows three channels - the two in my house (channels 3, 11) and a linksys next door (channel 1). The linksys next door has a max signal strength of around -90 dbm on a good day. I will try switching my DL-524 to channel 5 to see if there is any change. BTW, both the DL-524 and WRT54G are g devices. Thanks! Mark On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Stephen cryptwo...@gmail.com wrote: Check the Channels you are running on. If you are using a channel that has allot of surrounding traffic that would explain why as they try to shout and be heard over each-other. If you cna find some unused channels or at least lightly populated you should get better results. On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Mark Phillips m...@phillipsmarketing.biz wrote: I setup a new Roku box with an older DL-524 WiFi access point (channel 3 with security running). I noticed that fairly often the Roku looses the signal from the DL-524 and the show I am watching stops. I used a WiFi analyzer on my Android phone and noticed that the signal strength from the DL-524 varies from -50 dbm to -70 dbm, with an occasional spike to -100 dbm over about a 10 minute period. I have another access point at the other end of the house (WRT54G, channel 11 with security running), and it shows a +/- 10dbm variation in signal strength with a few spikes to -100 dbm in a 10 minute period as well. The -100 dmb spikes between the two devices do not seem to be correlated. 1. Is this behavior normal for WiFi access points? 2. Could the Android WiFi analyzer be the cause of this strange behavior? 3. Do I need a new access point for Netflix? Any brand recommendations? Thanks! Mark --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OT: Weirdness With WiFi Access Point
On 09/21/2011 08:59 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: Stephen, Thanks for your comments. My Android WiFi analyzer only shows three channels - the two in my house (channels 3, 11) and a linksys next door (channel 1). The linksys next door has a max signal strength of around -90 dbm on a good day. Mark, You do realize that -90dBm is a stronger signal than -100dBm, and -70dBm is 1,000 times the power level of -100dBm. ;-) -- KevinO --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Linux or :video editing software?
I love OpenShot. Oh, and much more than PiTiVi although I have only tried it once and maybe a year ago. On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Sir Light sirli...@cox.net wrote: Mike, Here is one... http://openshot.org/ Jon mike enriquez myli...@cox.net wrote: Does anyone on the list know of a good video editing software for Linux or for Winlows? I would like an software that does not have a steep learning curve. Thanks Mike Enriquez --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OT: Weirdness With WiFi Access Point
good point -xxDbm is lower is better it is essentially a representation of signal loss. and for the channel, the idea situation is to find a chennle that has nothing on it or its direct neighbor, so if you have traffic on 1, 3, 8, and 10, 5 is good because it and 6/4 are empty and have no interference. On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 9:07 AM, KevinO ke...@kevino.org wrote: On 09/21/2011 08:59 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: Stephen, Thanks for your comments. My Android WiFi analyzer only shows three channels - the two in my house (channels 3, 11) and a linksys next door (channel 1). The linksys next door has a max signal strength of around -90 dbm on a good day. Mark, You do realize that -90dBm is a stronger signal than -100dBm, and -70dBm is 1,000 times the power level of -100dBm. ;-) -- KevinO --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Linux or :video editing software?
I like Lives as I find it easy to use. http://lives.sourceforge.net/ From: mike enriquez myli...@cox.net To: Main PLUG discussion list plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 8:36 PM Subject: Linux or :video editing software? Does anyone on the list know of a good video editing software for Linux or for Winlows? I would like an software that does not have a steep learning curve. Thanks Mike Enriquez --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss--- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Linux or :video editing software?
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 8:36 PM, mike enriquez myli...@cox.net wrote: Does anyone on the list know of a good video editing software for Linux or for Winlows? I would like an software that does not have a steep learning curve. Thanks Mike Enriquez --- Distro: http://dream.dickmacinnis.com/forum/ --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OT: Weirdness With WiFi Access Point
On 09/21/2011 09:12 AM, Stephen wrote: good point -xxDbm is lower is better it is essentially a representation of signal loss. Well, not quite. It is an expression of a ratio against a standard value. dBm is a measurement of power, meaning Decibels relative to One Milliwatt. Decibels themselves work on a logarithmic scale and express the ratio between two values. Examples: If a signal is 10 milliwatts, its power level could be expressed in dBm as: 10*log10( 10mW / 1mW) = 10*log10(10) = +10dBm A signal of 1 microwatt is: 10*log10( 1uW / 1mW) = 10*log10(0.001) = -30dBm 1 watt = +30dBm, 1 picowatt = -90dBm, 100 femtowatts = -100dBm, etc.. A Linksys router transmitting at a power level of 250 mW, represents a power level of +24dBm. (You won't measure this outside of the unit, of course. It represents the power the unit is pushing into its antenna) But, I digress Note the importance of the sign. Cheers, KevinO --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: OT: Weirdness With WiFi Access Point
My Android WiFi analyzer only shows three channels - the two in my house (channels 3, 11) and a linksys next door (channel 1). The linksys next door has a max signal strength of around -90 dbm on a good day. I will try switching my DL-524 to channel 5 to see if there is any change. BTW, both the DL-524 and WRT54G are g devices. Be aware that, being spread spectrum, each channel operates on multiple frequencies, and that each channel shares a subset of its frequencies with some other channels. It is possible to have up to 3 non-overlapping channels in an area by using channels 1, 6, and 11. So to minimize interference I'd recommend using channel 6 rather than 5. -Dale --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
