fmayhar Wrote: > > I do have a 2.4GHz phone about, but as I said it doesn't seem to have > anything to do with the wireless connectivity as far as I can see. > According to the AP, the signal stays near 100% pretty much constantly, > which makes sense as the SB3 is only about eight feet from the AP > (albeit through a wall and a thin piece of particle board). >
Just a general FYI, with 802.11 devices, 'Strength' is sort of a meaningless number. It's slightly useful in if it's "very low" that is a problem, but the real number that matters (which most devices won't really record) is 'signal quality'. Microwaves, cordless phones, wireless alarm systems, neighbors on close channels, all contribute to noise, lowering the quality of the signal, but not the strength. I guess the audio equivalent is having your amp set to max volume, but someone drives by with a CB and nicely broadcasts his "10-4, Good buddy" into the middle of your concerto. Yes, your music is at full volume, but that doesn't mean it's listenable like that. Unfortunately, most hardware doesn't monitor signal quality at all so you're left to guess what the problem is. (Cisco/Aironet devices did, but then they cost a bundle compared to the $50 routers we all use... my Belkin doesn't even tell me the strength, let alone quality or packet retransmits or radio retrains...) In other words: even with 100% signal strength, something may be spitting on your wireless signal. Have you tried changing which channel you're on? That may move it away from whatever it is that is causing problems. -- snarlydwarf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20057 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
