Hi people,

How good is the Squeezebox at picking up weak wireless signals? I have
one up in the bedroom, signal strength is about 20-25% but fluctuates a
little. The squeezebox works pretty well, very happy with it.

I have just got my hands on a laptop and have networked it through the
Squeezebox in bridge mode. Can browse the web ok on it, file transfers
from another pc are quite slow. I'm also trying to stream satellite TV
to the laptop, have a satellite tuner card in the pc. This doesn't
really work, very choppy picture most of the time. But sometimes it
does work ok, which is making me persevere. Works fine if the laptop is
wired directly to the router.

Anyway, I am going to get a wireless adaptor for the laptop, is the
squeezebox a good indicator of the signal strength I will get with the
adaptor? Is the Squeezebox particulary good or particulary bad at
picking up weak signals? I don't really have any experience with
wireless networks - I just plugged the Squeezebox in and followed the
instructions and it worked. Streaming TV is requiring a little more
effort, and I suspect I might have to buy a better/more powerful
wireless router.

Also, what's the best type of adaptor to get for the laptop - pcmcia
card or usb dongle thing?

Thanks for any advice or comments,
12bore


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