What are the studs in your walls made out of? If metal that may interfere with the signal.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 1:47 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Wireless woes... > > > 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
