Turn off power-save mode on both ends. make sure there is not an aluminum
window screen or High E glass between the two end's antennas. If all else
fails, change back to the original antennas on our end or change access
points.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Pham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 11:36 AM
Subject: [BAWUG] 75 feet 11dBi = inconsistent signal


>
>
> I have a d-link 614+ and I just recently mounted a 11dBi 90 degree
vertical sector panel antenna
> http://www.superpass.com/SPDG13F.html  I am merely trying to get the
signal across the street to my
> neighbor which is no more than 75 feet across, with a window to the living
room. The antenna is
> mounted to my roof pointing to his house, he is on the second floor so it
is straight across with
> maybe 1-5 degrees. I can't seem to get a reliable consistent signal, It
peaks at 75-100 but drops to
> zero intermittently.  He has winxp so he has to constantly click on the
icon tray to re-enable the
> network.  Am I doing something wrong?  The d-link doesn't allow me to turn
off the other antenna,
> which has the stock small duck small antenna, could this be the cause?
Please help.  I would think
> 11dBi and that short distance would work. I have dropped the encryption
from 26key to 10key to no
> wep at all and I still get complete signal drops, and cycles up to 100%. I
haven't secured the cable
> to the side of the house so there could be some slight movement, and the
antenna is secured against
> a small pipe coming out from the house.  It too may be able to move but
only with some force
> applied.  I'm going crazy here, do I need to get a stronger antenna? Or a
repeater?
>
> Also is there a way in xp to automatically keep the wireless signal? If
the signal drops I have to
> click the system tray again to select the network I want to connect to,
this gets a bit annoying.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
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