Brian Ritchie;292209 Wrote: > Those signal strengths aren't very good. I can't blame the central > heating, as it's not on. The only things on in the kitchen at the > moment are the fluorescent tube (hmm?) and the fridge on which the SBC > sits (hmmmm...) I can't rule out the possibility of interference from > the neighbours, but it's a bit unlikely at this time of night. Right > now, even the laptop is claiming a lower-than-usual speed (36Mbps). > > Maybe it's time to check out my router; it gets power-cycled each > night, but hasn't had a firmware upgrade for a while. > > I don't suppose there are any known issues with the LinkSys WRT54G > router... ?
I hope not, since that's what I use for all of my demo kits. Well, either the WR54G or the WR54GL (the "open source" version). I haven't seen anything out of the ordinary with those. The fact that your laptop is showing a lower-than-expected data speed means there is a reasonable chance that there is some external source of interference. I'd try running NetStumbler (Windows) or iStumbler (Mac) and take a look at the wireless networks in your area. See if any routers/APs are sitting on your channel (with decent signal strength)... if there are any, trying a channel as far away from the ones with the strongest signals. > It's all a bit frustrating... I bought the SBC mainly to use in sync > with my SB3, but this doesn't seem to be working reliably. I doubt > that it's the units themselves, or the server; more likely it's poor > signal or too much noise. But I'm running out of options - moving the > router, or wiring-up one or both units would not be practical. (I guess > I should add that the router is upstairs, and the server is wired to > it.) I could try swapping the SB3/SBR round again, but that's not ideal > either. > > -- Brian I can imagine it would be frustrating. I was certainly frustrated when I couldn't keep the Controller, or any of my notebook computers connected to my 2wire residential gateway. I finally turned off the 2wire wireless module and connected a WR54GL, which has been solid-as-a-rock for me. If I had any inspired ideas, I'd certainly share them. Hopefully, you'll find a solution using one of the Stumbler apps. I can't think of anything else right now. -=> Jim -- JimC "well, she wasn't all of that, but she sure was some of that." -- BKlaas' college buddy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45679 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
