jbart1965;362528 Wrote: > Thanks DeVerm. I redid the setup and connected to the powerline adapter. > Worked great for a few minutes then lots of drops. A network test showed > a steady 100% bar, suddenly a quick and brief drop to zero. This pattern > persisted and I could not get a reliable signal, so the powerlines go > back today. My house was built in 1933 and the attic has new wiring, > unlike rooms on the bottom three floors. I have to assume it's my old > wiring causing the problem. > > Weird problem with Squeezebox. I cannot get a good wireless signal when > accessing the music on my harddrive during the morning, at least not in > the attic. Oddly, my laptop says the Wi-Fi signal is 'excellent, > usually 88% to 100%, in the attic.
If you're in the US, I have one suggestion before you toss the powerline stuff. US houses are frequently wired with two phases (two different 110 supplies, to keep it simple). Outlets throughout the house (and often in each room) are mixed between the two to spread the load. Powerline signals reputedly don't always cross phases readily, and so adapters on different phases can be nonfunctional. If your server side adapter is plugged into a circuit on a different phases from the one in the attic, you could have problems. The suggestion, is try the server side adapter in a different wall plug. It may or may not make a difference. Plan B suggestion - there are do-it-yourself signal boosters, that take about 5 minutes and require ZERO technical capability. We're talking glue, aluminum foil and paper or cardboard. Google, you'll find many choices. I did this and the improvement was shocking. Alternatively, you could try buying new antennas for your router. Boosting the signal is a way to get the result without disturbing the status quo (if you choose to get a new router or repeater). Oh, I forgot - maybe you're getting interference from neighbors or in-house devices. Try netstumbler to see if you're on a crowded channel, check your wireless phone frequency. Good luck -- Goodsounds ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27990 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
