Wireless Network Setup Question

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Hi
Wireless Distance in general.
2.GHz. is the microwave band; it looses energy on Water molecules. It is
susceptible to 2.4GHz noise, and there is a lot of it around (Microwaves,
Cordless Phones, etc.)If you reside in a Dry climate (like Phoenix AZ.) You
get better Wireless performance then being 200' from the Humid Atlantic
Ocean (which is my bad luck concerning this issue).
Indoors - No obstructions (no walls, or Baroque type furniture), it will go
up to 100' -120'
Once walls get in to the equation it is a fast decline.
One or two "flimsy" (I.e. not concrete full of metal) walls will reduce the
distance to 40-70'.
Three walls or more? You never know until you try.
If you are almost there, a good external Antenna can save you.
Outdoors - With Entry Level Equipment as it is out of the box. You can
cover a little more than above 100 'With Direct line of sight. Using High
towers, and very good directional Antennae it can work for few miles.
The above is a quote from: http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Hardware.html
All numbers should be considered as a broads examples. Your actual Wireless
Distance depends on the specific makeup of your envioroment.
Extending Distance: http://www.ezlan.net/Distance.html
Wireless Bridging: http://www.ezlan.net/bridging.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).


"Barry Higginbottom" <barryh@kentra.co.uk> wrote in message
news:12dbd3v4hvckb.i1atrbe8q7cs$.dlg@40tude.net...
> Hi all
>
> I'm a complete novice at this wifi lark so please bear with me. This is
the
> scenario:
>
> I am trying to set up a simple wireless network.
>
> The house in question is 18th Century stone built, but the main office is
> in a new build brick annexe. The office is approx. 20' x 15' in plan. In
> this office is the main PC (PC1) which is connected to a 3COM ADSL modem
> router with hardware firewall, this unit works very well for me at home.
>
> Adjacent to this in another room is the second PC (PC2) which is separated
> from the office by a back to back chimney breast OR two outside walls with
> windows.
>
> PC2 is fitted with a PCI wireless network card, but I cannot get better
> than a 'Low' or 'None' signal reported by XPSP2. My laptop which is fitted
> with a 3COM Wireless PCCard reports a 30% 'Fair' signal adjacent to PC2.
>
> What is confusing me is that my laptop will only report a 98-100% signal
> within 3" of PC1's router's antennae. Within the same office at the other
> end of the room it drops off to 40-50%. The claimed range for this device
> (I guess line of sight) is 100 metres (328ft). I can't get 328 inches!!
>
> I've tried changing from 11g to 11b, all the different channels from 1 -
13
> without any noticeable difference.
>
> My original plan was to site a 'repeater' approx midway between the two
PCs
> but I have had to give up on that for the time being as I couldn't get the
> repeater to 'talk' to both the PCI wireless network card and the router. I
> could get PC2 to find the repeater and report a 100% signal but I then
> lost my network connection. :>(
>
> Am I missing something or am I expecting too much?
>
> --
> Best regards
> Barry

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Use Wire
 

"Barry Higginbottom" <barryh@kentra.co.uk> wrote in message
news:12dbd3v4hvckb.i1atrbe8q7cs$.dlg@40tude.net...
> Hi all
>
> I'm a complete novice at this wifi lark so please bear with me. This is
the
> scenario:
>
> I am trying to set up a simple wireless network.
>
> The house in question is 18th Century stone built, but the main office is
> in a new build brick annexe. The office is approx. 20' x 15' in plan. In
> this office is the main PC (PC1) which is connected to a 3COM ADSL modem
> router with hardware firewall, this unit works very well for me at home.
>
> Adjacent to this in another room is the second PC (PC2) which is separated
> from the office by a back to back chimney breast OR two outside walls with
> windows.
>
> PC2 is fitted with a PCI wireless network card, but I cannot get better
> than a 'Low' or 'None' signal reported by XPSP2. My laptop which is fitted
> with a 3COM Wireless PCCard reports a 30% 'Fair' signal adjacent to PC2.
>
> What is confusing me is that my laptop will only report a 98-100% signal
> within 3" of PC1's router's antennae. Within the same office at the other
> end of the room it drops off to 40-50%. The claimed range for this device
> (I guess line of sight) is 100 metres (328ft). I can't get 328 inches!!
>
> I've tried changing from 11g to 11b, all the different channels from 1 -
13
> without any noticeable difference.
>
> My original plan was to site a 'repeater' approx midway between the two
PCs
> but I have had to give up on that for the time being as I couldn't get the
> repeater to 'talk' to both the PCI wireless network card and the router. I
> could get PC2 to find the repeater and report a 100% signal but I then
> lost my network connection. :>(
>
> Am I missing something or am I expecting too much?
>
> --
> Best regards
> Barry

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:28:30 GMT, Joe Dow wrote:

> Use Wire
>  

I know, I know!

--
Best regards
Barry