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All,
I recently moved from a location where my router (wrt54g v2) was on the
second floor and computer on the first floor to a location where the router
and computer (uses wpc54g v1.1) are both in the basement, 12 ft from one
another, and only separated by one wooden wall; they are the only two
devices on the wireless network. Unlike the last installation, this is "G"
only - in my last house, I had a "B" device on the network as well.
All drivers/firmware are updated to latest. Updated the router from
1.42.2 to 2.02.4 after the move. I also changed the router's settings to
reflect the "G" only configuration (turned CTS off).
Here, unlike the old house, the devices settle at 18Mbps, pretty much
regardless of what the signal strength is (usually good), which tends to be
much better than the old house, where, even during "low" conditions, it
would be at 48 or 54 Mbps. It actually seems that autonegotiation is only
working one way - down; once it gets down, it does not seem to try to go
back up again. Any ideas as to why they settle on such a low speed? Is
there a know issue with the latest firmware, or does turning off "B" support
or not having a "B" device actually degrade the other links? Thanks in
advance.
Joe
All,
I recently moved from a location where my router (wrt54g v2) was on the
second floor and computer on the first floor to a location where the router
and computer (uses wpc54g v1.1) are both in the basement, 12 ft from one
another, and only separated by one wooden wall; they are the only two
devices on the wireless network. Unlike the last installation, this is "G"
only - in my last house, I had a "B" device on the network as well.
All drivers/firmware are updated to latest. Updated the router from
1.42.2 to 2.02.4 after the move. I also changed the router's settings to
reflect the "G" only configuration (turned CTS off).
Here, unlike the old house, the devices settle at 18Mbps, pretty much
regardless of what the signal strength is (usually good), which tends to be
much better than the old house, where, even during "low" conditions, it
would be at 48 or 54 Mbps. It actually seems that autonegotiation is only
working one way - down; once it gets down, it does not seem to try to go
back up again. Any ideas as to why they settle on such a low speed? Is
there a know issue with the latest firmware, or does turning off "B" support
or not having a "B" device actually degrade the other links? Thanks in
advance.
Joe