Bob Goodwin wrote: > > This is a current updated f-13 computer connected to our home LAN. I > have been using a Buffalo Airstation WLI-TX4-AG300N, essentially an > Ethernet wireless adapter to access the system. I recently bought a > Netgear WNDR330 dual band "N" wireless router and am having a lot of > trouble getting it to perform as advertised. This is a less than 20 > year old typical two story frame house. I would expect the walls to > be essentially transparent to RF energy. > > Normally the distance between the router and the wireless adapter is > less than forty feet and there has been no problem operating in the > 2.4 gHz band however I find that with equipment located as it has > been for several years the new router will not function at that > distance in the 5 gHz band. In fact to get any connection at all I > have to reduce the distance to about ten feet which pretty well > negates the advantage of a wireless system. I decided several years > ago that running cables in this house is out of the question. > > Does anyone have experience with a similar system? I would be > interested to know if my observations are typical or if I have an > equipment problem. I am considering obtaining a different wireless > adapter device to replace the Buffalo unit since it is the only > thing unchanged here. > > Any suggestions or observations will be appreciated. I feel,like I > am operating in a vacuum with no one to consult. > When Wireless-n was approved I bought a cheap Rosewill AP from Newegg and a USB dongle, and a PCI USB card so I could learn ad hoc networks. I am in an 1895 three story Victorian house, my computer room is on the 2nd floor. I bought this equipment because it was cheap and I could return it. Haven't yet. I work all over the house, on the porch, in the back yard, it's all good. My usual workplace is a recliner in the library, in front of the TV. Get 100Mb or so, not bonding, little of what I do needs speed, but dead reliable. I hope this is similar enough to be useful. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
