Access point on top of my tower in the room. Laptop usually sits on the coffee table in front of the couch as I watch TV. My bedroom is next to the living room. Right when I walk through the door of the bedroom and turn the corner going to the living room, the signal drops off.
If I run a Cat5 cable to the living room and have the Access point out in the living room, works fine. But hell, if I have to do that, what is the point of going wireless... At 01:41 PM 10/1/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Just to ask, where and how is your access point mounted and how is your >laptop oriented? > >I have to say that I'm not to trusting of SMC's site, they say the >antenna on the access point is an, "External Dipole" and I'm currently >downloading the 9.6 Mb TIFF image (!?!?) > >Hatton > >Jacob wrote: > > >Now I am spiderman... > > > >I have tried that also... It is like there is a force field around the > >room...LOL > > > >At 10:58 AM 10/1/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > >>It's that radioactive spider that bit you. That's the problem. > >> > >>Alternatively, you can try rotating your antenna 90% on different axis to > >>see if that makes a difference. > >> > >>Kevin Graeme > >> > >> > >> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>>Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 10:52 AM > >>>To: CF-Community > >>>Subject: Wireless woes... > >>> > >>> > >>>I have a wireless setup on my laptop at home. I am using a SMC Wireless > >>>Adapator w/ a SMC access point. If I leave my room, about 20 > >>>feet, I lose > >>>the signal. > >>> > >>>Does anybody know if there is a way or a device that can "boost" > >>>the signal > >>>or increase the range? > >>> > >>>I have turned off all electrical devices, moved equipment around, and > >>>turned off cordless and cell phones. I do not live next to an airport, > >>>radio station, or nuclear reactor. > >>> > >>>Thanks in advance > >>>Jacob > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
