Ok I’ve finally jumped on the wi-fi train but it ain’t moving. I just purchased a Linksys BEFW11S4 ap router and a Netgear wireless card for my laptop. In a matter of minutes I was up and running with a 100% signal strength. Of course my laptop was only 13 inches away from the AP. Once I started to move away for the AP is when the problems started. At 5 ft the signal strength went down to 80%. At 8 ft it was a wimpy 40%. Both distances had direct line of site. Once I turn the corner to the next room at about 10 ft the signal was lost completely. I tried playing around with the antenna and although it helped some it didn’t do that much. I also tried 3 –4 different channels but that didn’t work either.
Did I buy a garbage AP and wi-fi card or is there something else I can do to enjoy surfing the web from my couch? Ruben -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
