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cable connection drops by half when wireless
I have Inspiron 600m with Intel 2100 wireless card and netgear b wireless router. This computer is the only 1 I have, so no network. When I am physically connected to the router the cable connection and download speed are normal. When I go wireless it drops by half. Moreover, when i use only battey and wireless there is barely any connection.
Any idea to what is going on?
thanks
Jerry Park
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Posted November 13th, 2003 16:00
If you click on your wirless connection icon, it may have a 'Link Status' tab which will probably display both signal strength and noise. That might provide a clue.
Have you tried changing channels? It is possible you are near another AP using the same channel or some other device in your area may be using the same frequency.
Other than that, I've no idea what might be happening.ok, so the strenght of the signal is excellent; I'll be sitting next to the router and it still drops speed. I don't know if there is any intereference. I am running Inspiron 600m SXGA+; 1.7 Ghz Centrino processor; 64 MB Video card; 256 MB Memory and 30GB hard drive; DVD +CD RW Drive; ; Netgear router (don't remember the model number, but it only supports b data transfer) Router; Intel2100 Card.
hope this helps
thanks
Jerry Park
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Posted November 13th, 2003 18:00
@johnallg wrote:
Using a WEP key will slow things down also.
I know it does, but I use the same access point at home and at work, same ADSL provider. At work, the connection uses WEP. At home, I have left the system open. I can't tell any difference in the speed of the systems. I know there is a delay associated with encryption/decryption, but it is not apparent in normal use.well, I installed the new intel 2100 card firmware as well as the latests firmware for the router. I also changed the channels, but still the problem persists. Also why does the connection drop even more (almost to the level of 56k modem) when Inspiron runs only on battery. I'll try calling the Netgear
Jerry Park
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Posted November 13th, 2003 13:00
The speed of a wireless network far exceeds normal cable or ADSL speed. If the speed is dropping, you may have very low signal strength or you may be getting interference . You might try changing the channel of the wireless router to see if you get better results.