I do have a 2.4Ghz cordless phone in the vicinity but it wasn't in use at the time. I'll see if i can find an Orinico card to test.
side note: I gotta tell ya, even though it was only 8 feet it was really cool. I don't know why i waited so long to enter the wi-fi world. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions --- "Ben N. Serebin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hello Ruben, > > Yes, you have learned all wireless is not created equal. Quality >varies dramatically (sometimes I feel like a broken record about this). But, >I've never heard such bad signal strength though. 8 feet, and it's 40%. That >could be interference from other factors, defective equipment, or a steel >laptop (joke). I recommend you borrow some other equipment to test this >against, such as starting out with a different wireless card (my favorite, >an ORiNOCO Silver PC Card, ~$40) and then maybe a different AP. > >-Ben > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ruben Rivera" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 10:47 AM >Subject: [nycwireless] wi-fi newbie question > > >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/ -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
