If my cable router and my wireless router are closer than ~4 ft, I see significant (30-50%) packet loss. If they are further than 4 ft apart, I usually get away with 1% packet loss. Needless to say, they are as far apart as possible.
I f-ing hate cable, though. Comcast really gave me the runaround in the beginning (although to be fair, it has been relatively steady for the past year). If DSL was available in my area, I'd jump at the chance, despite the higher cost and lower bandwidth. -- Brian C. Merrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Ritchie, Josiah S. wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: UM Linux User's Group [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > Of J. Milgram > > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 9:53 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [UM-LINUX] Wireless router recommendation? > > > > Thanks everyone. Sounds like "it can be done". > > > > BTW when I first unpacked the no-name wireless router and put it on > the > > desk near my Netgear ethernet hub, it (the Netgear) started acting > > strange to the point of shutting down my network. Never did that > > before. And I hadn't even plugged the wireless in!? Then I moved the > new > > box out of sight of the Netgear router, and it all works fine. I guess > > it was highly offended at the crappy junk I bought to keep it company. > > Haha! That has got to be one of the strongest arguments for the "little > demons in the computer" I've heard in a long time. :-) > > JSR/ >
