On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:47:45 +0000 (UTC), snipped-for-privacy@XReXXWirel.usenet.us.com wrote in :
Thanks!
On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:47:45 +0000 (UTC), snipped-for-privacy@XReXXWirel.usenet.us.com wrote in :
Thanks!
Hey, you're not going to believe this...
So I bought myself a nice shiny new 11g access point, nice unit, 3Com OfficeConnect ADSL, 11g & Router.
Hmm. QCheck now shows that my throughput is roughly 500k to 1Mbps in both directions. The Intel statistics show that there's around 75% transmit errors. I've played with all the settings I can imagine, to no avail. This is slower than I was originally getting when checking throughput from laptop to desktop when I was using the old (broken?)
11b access point.Fortunately the access point came with a free USB 11g network adaptor stick. I plug that in instead of using the laptops built-in Intel
2200bg adapter, and bingo, my throughput goes to roughly 15-20 Mbps. I can't see the Intel statistics on this because the Intel software won't recognise it.Huh?
Dave
Ok, so I had a revelation while walking the dog. I wonder what will happen if, as has been pointed out several times to me (he said in an embarrassed tone of voice), I move the laptop further away from the access point.
Yeah, well now I'm getting 10-15 Mbps.
Hardware..... it's a mystery to me. I used to understand it once.
Dave
"Dave Brown" hath wroth:
Be sure to thank the dog. I've often worked on a problem for literally days without any results. I eventually press the mental reset button and blunder off to do something else. That's when the divine inspiration or cosmic revelation arrives with the answer.
Message-ID:
RF is mostly magic. Nobody really understands magic.
I'm curious how far away you have to be in order to keep the error rate down. It would be a nice addition to the FAQ.
On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:24:00 -0700, Jeff Liebermann wrote in :
The three laws of prediction (particularly #3):
-Arthur C. Clarke
John Navas hath wroth:
My version:
Believe me, he's very useful. I've lost count of the number of times I've been stuck on some code, then resolved the problem during a dog walk. Always carry a voice recorder with me for that very reason. Along with a collection of poo-bags.
I'll run some tests. What was also interesting was that the USB stick performed admirably when the AP was close (about 3 feet).
Dave
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