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Wireless LAN Range Problem

post #1 of 15
3/12/04 at 9:24pm
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Just got mine and it is cool. Screen is certainly a little dull but will probably get used to it, although how do I disable brightness drop when on battery power.
My main problem is that the wireless lan card has a range of about 10 feet. After that it degrades and cuts out after about 5 mins and then is very difficult to get back again. Any hints??
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post #2 of 15
3/13/04 at 2:43pm
I'm sitting 3 feet away from my router and I sitill don't have "Excellent" signal.. =(
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post #3 of 15
3/13/04 at 2:53pm
I wason a bus 100 yards away w/ GREAAT performance, maybe its your AP.
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post #4 of 15
3/13/04 at 3:21pm
Wireless devices are prone to interference from other devices, try changing channels on the router.
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post #5 of 15
3/14/04 at 1:03am
My Dad once gave me advice about fighting girls that might help.........

Bob, Jab, Weave.............Bob, Jab, Weave..............
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post #6 of 15
3/14/04 at 1:22am
you know, I have a bluetooth connection, an 802.11b AND a cordless phone within 10 feet of each other, they all run on 2.4 ghz I believe, that COULD be a problem...
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post #7 of 15
3/14/04 at 5:59am
I have 2.4ghz phone, BT, wifi, ati rf remote wonder, and gyration rf KB all w/i 2 ft of one another w/ no problems ar all!! I bet its ur access point.
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post #8 of 15
3/15/04 at 6:30am
I've been having problems with my NEW LinkSys AP. Had a second sent to me as it was worse then using a friends Dell to be the AP. Both LinkSys AP's had very bad range - they are going back!
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post #9 of 15
3/18/04 at 5:54am
This is starting to get off topic, but can anyone give me a recommendation on a wireless router? Something to plug my cable modem into and serve 11b and 11g clients. Obviously it would need to work well with the card that comes in the Sentia
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post #10 of 15
3/18/04 at 6:07am
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Originally Posted by doughnuts
This is starting to get off topic, but can anyone give me a recommendation on a wireless router? Something to plug my cable modem into and serve 11b and 11g clients. Obviously it would need to work well with the card that comes in the Sentia
I use the linksys products and am very impressed with them, they have also improved 10 fold since they were bought by Cisco.

Have a poke around their site & find a product that fits your needs.

(And it does work well with my Sentia)
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post #11 of 15
3/18/04 at 6:17am
SMC has some nice models using 200mW prism chipset.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/A...le.php/3322231

The current card on the Sentia is the 802.11b Intel 2100 which will work great with the above featured SMC router. Intel is planning to release the Intel 2200 802.11g mini PCI card at the end of this month.
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post #12 of 15
3/18/04 at 11:40pm
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Originally Posted by comstrac
Just got mine and it is cool. Screen is certainly a little dull but will probably get used to it, although how do I disable brightness drop when on battery power.
My main problem is that the wireless lan card has a range of about 10 feet. After that it degrades and cuts out after about 5 mins and then is very difficult to get back again. Any hints??
Join the club, dude. Hardly anybody is having success with that craptacular wireless card.
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post #13 of 15
3/18/04 at 11:56pm
The Intel 2100 that comes with the Sentia is a great performer. The antenna is also routed to the LCD for best reception. The Intel 2200 802.11g is slated for release March 30, 2004.

I hope to see change in th cards used with the Area-51m2 which has many reports of reception issues.
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post #14 of 15
3/19/04 at 12:37am
My wireless is great at home microsoft mn-500 broadband router and at work Belkin AP.
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post #15 of 15
3/19/04 at 6:56am
Thanks guys, that helps. I've picked out a Linksys router that looks pretty good, and has good reviews too.
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