On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 at 20:27 -0700, Dave wrote: > You might find out an IP address to the Access point he connects to. > Then you can ping the Access point, also ping someplace a few hops > beyond his ISP. If you can ping the AP and loose packets at the ISP > level, the ISP is over provisioned. If you loose packets at to the AP it > could be a signal issue. If he in using 2.4 spectrum, the problem is > almost for sure Digis noise pollution. Digis has ruined the 2.4 spectrum > here in the Utah with all their illegal signal levels.
Unfortunately the ISP's AP doesn't respond to ping, however the next hop in a traceroute, which is likely their router, shows the packet loss. No digis out here in Vernal. In fact, the only 802.11* signal I pick up outside with my laptop is my dad's linksys, so perhaps it's not 2.4 (or perhaps the gain is relatively low and requires a better antenna). I don't know about illegal signal strength, but I do know that just about anywhere in Utah valley I can pick up a couple of digis signals with my laptop. I'll give smokeping and the papers Halcrow recommended a try. Welcome back, Josh. -- Hans Fugal ; http://hans.fugal.net There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. -- Johann Sebastian Bach
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