On 11/17/2017 6:33 PM, T wrote:
On 11/17/2017 02:54 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 11/17/2017 4:33 PM, T wrote:
On 11/17/2017 02:18 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Â*Â* I've noticed that the wifi signal to my shop is misbehaving - I
open the "status" window to monitor the data transfer rate , and as
soon as I initiate a data transfer by any means the rate drops
radically . Like from 130 Mb/s to 6.5 . I hooked up an access point
halfway between the wifi router and the comp (about 60 ft from
router to shop comp) with no improvement . The AP is a Cisco
VEN601-AT originally from an AT&T U-verse network , but the link and
paired lights both come on so I believe it's working . Is this drop
in transfer rate normal ? Caused by distance ? Maybe the inexpensive
wifi card I put in the computer ?

Â*Â* Comp is a home built , using an Asrock N68C-GS4FX motherboard ,
Phenom X4/2.3Ghz with 8 Gb of RAM , running Win7 Pro/64 and the wifi
card is made by Ralink .

Â*Â* --

Â*Â* Snag

Hi Terry,

Routers go bad ALL-THE-TIME.Â* I carry them with me as
they are an easy sale.Â* Routers are just too cheap to
be reliable.Â* (A reliable unit is in the $400 range).

1) how far away are you from the router?

2) have you directly (wired) plugged into to your
router to see if the issue persists?

-T

Â*Â* About 60 feet , and the connection is flawless when wired . The
wireless router also feeds 2 laptops and 2 ROKU units inside the house
with no problems . I also have 2 desktop comps running on wired
connections from that same router . I don't think the router is the
problem ... and the shop comp didn't do this when I had it in the
house recently for maintenance .

This is sounding like your wireless card is the issue.

Wireless can not shoot though metal, especially mirrors and
computer cases.Â* Make sure you are line of sight with your
antenna and your router.Â* Wireless can shoot through wood and
sheet rock.

Also test with a Linux Live USB/DVD to make sure it is not
your operating system.

https://spins.fedoraproject.org/en/xfce/

These can be directly dd'ed to a USB, unlike stinking
Windows ISOs.

If that dose not work, try another wireless card.Â* Start Tech
would be a good place to start.Â* They are not the best quality,
but they are good quality and have somewhat good tech support.


Never thought of a mirror but I had metal filing cabinets blocking
computer and smart TV. Moving cabinets solved problem.