Comments on: Wireless Woes http://adrianspender.com/blog/2006/08/27/wireless-woes/ Cycling, software and random other thoughts Sat, 05 May 2012 04:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Drive Through… » Belkin Wifi Phone for Skype review http://adrianspender.com/blog/2006/08/27/wireless-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Drive Through… » Belkin Wifi Phone for Skype review Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:04:16 +0000 http://www.adrianspender.com/blog/?p=44#comment-186 [...] but not as clear. We’ve experienced call drops a few times, but that could be down to problems with our wireless or even on the other end. The phone makes the usual Skype noise when your contacts come and go. One [...] [...] but not as clear. We’ve experienced call drops a few times, but that could be down to problems with our wireless or even on the other end. The phone makes the usual Skype noise when your contacts come and go. One [...]

]]> By: Dominic Evans http://adrianspender.com/blog/2006/08/27/wireless-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Dominic Evans Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:25:17 +0000 http://www.adrianspender.com/blog/?p=44#comment-38 If you have carpets I would suggest putting "Gigabit Ethernet (CAT 6) Cable Super Flat" (with the double quotes) into a search on ebuyer. If you have carpets I would suggest putting “Gigabit Ethernet (CAT 6) Cable Super Flat” (with the double quotes) into a search on ebuyer.

]]> By: Adrian Spender http://adrianspender.com/blog/2006/08/27/wireless-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Adrian Spender Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:22:55 +0000 http://www.adrianspender.com/blog/?p=44#comment-36 No, I wouldn't, but over the weekend it has become a joke. I've seen up to 15 APs at any one time and there are no unused channels. Neither my Thinkpad or the iBook can maintain a connection for more than five minutes. I've tried most channels and also played with the settings on the Thinkpad wireless driver to no avail. Turning on "Interference Robustness" on the iBook's Airport didn't make any difference either. There doesn't seem to be a particular pattern to when it happens, rather it seems to be all the time. Hence I don't think it is likely to be a baby monitor or other interference, just the sheer number of APs. For now I've had to go back to good old Cat5. No, I wouldn’t, but over the weekend it has become a joke. I’ve seen up to 15 APs at any one time and there are no unused channels. Neither my Thinkpad or the iBook can maintain a connection for more than five minutes. I’ve tried most channels and also played with the settings on the Thinkpad wireless driver to no avail. Turning on “Interference Robustness” on the iBook’s Airport didn’t make any difference either.

There doesn’t seem to be a particular pattern to when it happens, rather it seems to be all the time. Hence I don’t think it is likely to be a baby monitor or other interference, just the sheer number of APs.

For now I’ve had to go back to good old Cat5.

]]> By: David Currie http://adrianspender.com/blog/2006/08/27/wireless-woes/comment-page-1/#comment-37 David Currie Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:24:38 +0000 http://www.adrianspender.com/blog/?p=44#comment-37 Although of course you wouldn't surf away happily as to do so would be <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4721723.stm" rel="nofollow">illegal</a>. ;-) Although of course you wouldn’t surf away happily as to do so would be illegal. ;-)

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