Name: iamloco724 Date: July 20, 2005 at 20:30:22 Pacific Subject: Wireless 802.11g questions OS: windows xp CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:
irst off..all my pcs get knock offline at some point every day for either 10 min or 20 sec..also is there anything i could download to boost my mbps and my signal strength or any settings that i should check and also what would you suggest i buy if nothing else works what kind of booster to help this out half the time our signals are low and the mbps speed is only 11...please help dont know much about wireless know more then the average about pcs..i just know it shouldnt be this hard to set this all up to work perfect..by the way i have a viewsonic wr100 wireless router..please someone help
802.11b is 11 mbps, and 802.11g is 54 (or, if you use proprietary systems, they can use two channels for an effective 108 mbs)
Some routers are designed to be able to support both b and g, so maybe you have a b device?
Signal strength is determined by router position in respect to clients, as well as walls the signals encounter. If you want, you can replace the antenna (either buy a better one, or do a google search for a cantenna...a home-made antenna using a tin can).
If all of your devices are G then there has to be a mis-configuration somewhere. I know that the radios they are integrating into laptops now-a-days need to be tweeked and messed with depeding on what brand of AP they are connected to. If you have a laptop, I would take it right next to the router and see what kind of report you get. If it's still 11, its definitly a mis-config somewhere, most likely in the router.
The Motorola WiAp-100 802.11b/g AP that I use has a setting for the mode of 802.11x you want it to use, and the data fall back rates. I think my options are 802.11g, 802.11g-wifi, and 802.11b only. What the difference is between 802.11g and 802.11g-wifi is beyond me, but this is just an example.
Your computers are claiming to run at 11 mbps because they are not close enough to connect at 54 mbps.
In addition, your true speed is figured like this:
54mbps / 2 = 27 mbps, half for transmitting, half for receiving. Then you divide 27 MBps by the number of computers connecting to the router. That will get you close to your true speed. Don't believe the system tray...it lies.
If you are losing your connections all the time, you have interference. If this is a business, have a professional come out and perform a wireless site survey. That will pinpoint where your problems are.
There are some networking companies that offer to check for wireless interference and antenna placement to get the most out of your wireless network.
A wireless site survey will determine what channels you should use, the best place to install your antenna, what construction materials in your building will interfere with the signal, (have building blueprints available), what electronic equipment will interfere with your signals, etc.
Some hospitals use wireless technology and you may try asking who performed their wireless site survey.
But I would not go through all that if this is for home use...
