Yes, getting wireless up and running and running reliably can be a black art.
Your experience sounds similar to what I went through when I originally set my network up 2 years ago. My issues all boiled down to interference. I live in a neighborhood where the houses are spaced pretty far apart, yet I could see up 3 other networks depending on where I was in the house. Once I realized this, I started playing around with using different channels. Through trial and error, I was finally able to settle on a channel that was reliable for me. Keep in mind that things like microwave ovens will interfer because of the frequency range WiFi operates in. So, if you are streaming audio via wireless and turn on the microwave, things may stop working altogether. In my setup, I actually have a double hop with wireless. My server is in the basement connected to my home network via a Linksys wireless card (with SpeedBoost) with an external antenna that sits on top of the PC. My Linksys WRT54S router (with Speedboost) is on the second floor of the house, so there is a floor inbetween my server and router. My Squeezebox is on the first floor and is using the wireless capability. I have been using my Squeezebox a lot and have not experienced any dropouts. Signal strength on my squeezebox hovers around 60% and my signal strength in the basement is around 40-50%. Certainly not powerhouse signal strength, but is enough to get the job done. In short, you may want to experiment with a variety of WiFi channels. You may also want to see if your dropouts and failures coincide with electrical devices (microwaves, cordless phones, etc.) being turned on in the house. Good luck. Rich -- maggior ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31330 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
