CNET is a great resource for all things technical when it comes to computers, electronics and gadgets. They recently had two How-To videos about wireless trouble shooting. Go to the link below, and then search for "wireless troubleshooting" and the two videos come up on top. The videos are very short, only a few minutes each, have a pad of paper ready to jot down some of the things to try. It's mostly basic stuff like changing channels, but many wireless problems could be solved with no money and minimum effort.
http://cnettv.cnet.com/# Glen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Sullivan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [TiVo Central] Re: Slow Transfers and transfering between series 2 and 3 > Bill raises a good point. If your neighbors are on the same wireless > channel you are then your data transfers won't be as fast. You can try > different channels to see if there is an improvement. The best channels > (due to less overlap) tend to be 1, 6, and 11. > > To use wired network connectivity without having to pull Ethernet cables, > Powerline is another option. It utilizes network adapters you plug into > your power sockets and use your existing wiring. > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Bill Kearney <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, April 5, 2010 9:02:06 AM > Subject: Re: [TiVo Central] Re: Slow Transfers and transfering between > series 2 and 3 > > > > And consider that someone else nearby may also be running wifi. Too many > devices or networks in a given area can degrade performance quite a lot. > > The antennas generally work by radiating a round pattern. Think of a > doughnut, spreading out from around the pole of the antenna. You want to > make sure your antennas are lined up to make that doughnut radiating > pattern > overlap. If the devices are all on the same floor of the house then the > antennas would be vertical. But if they're on different floors then > they'd > need to be pointed in a way that best lines up. It may require reposition > both the antennas and the base station, perhaps even moving them to a > better > location entirely. For USB connections you can use up to a 15ft extension > cable and not degrade the USB performance. > > Our 1950's era house is notorious for blocking all sorts of wireless > traffic. It's a problem just getting wifi to spread between the floors. > I > had to resort to using a second access point in the attic in order to get > enough coverage upstairs. > > As has been suggestion, REALLY look into pulling wire. Wireless is not a > good solution for bulk traffic transfers like movies. It's just not > suited > for it. Web surfing, e-mail, sure. But not for pulling a virtual freight > train of data from one box to another. Wire is cheap and installing is > actually not all that difficult. And sometimes a lot cheaper that you > might > expect, ask a local electrician for a quote. They've already got the > tools > and pulling CAT5 wire is a LOT easier for them than electrical wire. > > -Bill Kearney > >> Your bedroom TiVo is the common denominator here, and it's most likely a >> signal strength issue. Go Messages & Settings, and then Network & Phone >> (this is from my memory on my series 2) and see what percentage it >> reports >> for the signal. Probably your bedroom TiVo is getting a weaker >> connection >> to your wireless router than your daughter's or the living room units. >> >> You can play around with the placement of your wireless adapter to see if >> you can get a better signal. If you've not lifted the top of your >> wireless adapters you should. There is an antenna there, and it works >> best when pointed straight up. >> >> Distance, number of walls and their composition all degrade wireless >> signals. If you can't get a better signal and really want to speed up >> the >> copies your other options are to move your router closer, or switch one >> or >> more of your TiVos to wired connections. Though not as convenient, wired >> connections will be much faster than wireless. > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.800 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2791 - Release Date: 04/04/10 14:32:00
