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Wireless signal dropped from excellent to good

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10-11-2009 9:18am

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k123456

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Wireless signal dropped from excellent to good, and according to the wireless adapter graphic is 2/4

Have wireless router (Router Name
Motorola Netopia
Model
2247-62)
with Eircom,

and Wireless adapter Intel Pro Set 2200b

Both antennas on router in the vertical position
Encryption is WPA - PSK

Laptop (XP) is 6m from Netopia, has to go thru one partition wall, so not far

I enabled Mac filtering on the Netopia, and password protect the router could this be a factor ?

Have reset the router and laptop

Anything else I could check

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#2 10-11-2009 3:09pm
dub45

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If its not affecting your speed dont worry about it.

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#3 10-11-2009 3:14pm
Big Lar

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It could be that you have something else in the house (or your neighbour) operating at the same frequency.

Try a setting your router to broadcast on a different channel

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#4 10-11-2009 9:09pm
k123456

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Have a dect phone, could that be the issue.

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