Something is affecting my WLAN signal...

Mar 17, 2006 3 Replies

...but I don't know what it can be.



I sought advice in here about a month ago about a poor signal from my SMC barricade running 802.11b and was pointed in the direction of NetStumbler, which showed a non-constant signal/noise ratio (the display on NetStumbler for my network looked like a comb compared to the two other WLAN signals in my area which were nice steady green blocks).



I've now replaced the SMC Barricade with a Belkin Pre-N 802.11g router, and whilst the network signal is stronger than before, the diagram in NetStumber still resembles a comb.



I've changed channels to see if the signal improves on both the old and WLAN routers but there is no noticeable improvement. The other WLANs I can pick up emit a consistent signal whereas mine doesn't - even when in the same room.



It's not the cordless phone and I don't have a microwave. The router's position is on the top of a shelf unit.



Any other ideas or suggestions gratefully received.


Other than this last I would have said it's your client, are you sure you don't have any power saving features of this laptop turned on?

It's not the client(s) - I get the same results with two different wlan-enabled laptops.

Well, then, Occam says it's the power {cord,brick,strip,outlet} that you are plugging the routers into.

Sure is a strange one!

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