On Jul 14, 2009, at 9:08 PM, cindy brandt wrote:
Am I wrong in assuming that the signal strength indicates that we are getting the signal everywhere but the response time and the lengthy hanging is another issue altogether? I know that some of the problems with response time might be explained by one artist uploading a large photo. Even on my Fios at home I sometimes have a slow response time when I am the only user. But I have used many wifi networks in hotels and elsewhere and don't ever remember having this hanging problem which is only corrected by turning off and on the wireless on my computer.
Since you are showing good signal strength I would put that possibility aside and first look for external factors that can disrupt the operation of your network. Survey the site looking for sources of interference: a rogue access point, a microwave oven, large electrical equipment, an artist using an arc welder, etc. Another thing to look at is the capability of your access points to handle different speeds. Some access points will drop down to the speed of the slowest connected device. On such a network, just one person connecting at the old 10MBPS speed would slow everybody down to 10MBPS.
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