Hello,
I just got a new 1.67 GHz PB 15" for my son and after plugging everything in and going through the initial setup program, I discovered that the wireless card couldn't connect with my Linksys access point (WAP11). At the time, I simply plugged in the ethernet cable in his room and continued the setup, downloaded the latest software, and then went back to investigate the wireless problem. It turns out that the signal strength was not high enough for it to connect. In my house, the WAP is in my office in the basement at one end of the house, and my son's bedroom (where we were doing this and where he will use it most of the time) is on the second floor at the other end of the house. However, my other son's Gateway notebook can receive a good signal (about 40%) at the same location and works fine. Once we moved the PB downstairs to the first floor it connected fine, but going back upstairs the signal became too weak. I tried playing around with the two dipole antennas on the WAP, but the best signal I was able to get was about 2-3 bars out of 15, and the internet connection was very slow and flakey. As a result, I had to move the WAP upstairs closer to his bedroom, in a not-so-ideal location.
Does this seem reasonable, or is there something potentially wrong with the PB Airport? Has anyone else noticed a significant difference in signal strength of the PB AP cards vs. other notebooks with built-in wireless radios?
Thanks,
Allen
I just got a new 1.67 GHz PB 15" for my son and after plugging everything in and going through the initial setup program, I discovered that the wireless card couldn't connect with my Linksys access point (WAP11). At the time, I simply plugged in the ethernet cable in his room and continued the setup, downloaded the latest software, and then went back to investigate the wireless problem. It turns out that the signal strength was not high enough for it to connect. In my house, the WAP is in my office in the basement at one end of the house, and my son's bedroom (where we were doing this and where he will use it most of the time) is on the second floor at the other end of the house. However, my other son's Gateway notebook can receive a good signal (about 40%) at the same location and works fine. Once we moved the PB downstairs to the first floor it connected fine, but going back upstairs the signal became too weak. I tried playing around with the two dipole antennas on the WAP, but the best signal I was able to get was about 2-3 bars out of 15, and the internet connection was very slow and flakey. As a result, I had to move the WAP upstairs closer to his bedroom, in a not-so-ideal location.
Does this seem reasonable, or is there something potentially wrong with the PB Airport? Has anyone else noticed a significant difference in signal strength of the PB AP cards vs. other notebooks with built-in wireless radios?
Thanks,
Allen
