Wireless problem (Long)

[J57ltr]

The laptop is a Dell Inspiron 2200 with a Dell wireless 1370 WLAN mini PCI. It is running XP SP2 as stated previously.

It's not a laptop problem or a problem with the wireless on either device (the laptop or the tower). Now that they are both connected wirelessly if I am losing the signal for 1 I lose the signal for both. It has to be some kind of interference. I still have yet to have a problem since Monday this week. This week no matter what I do I can't shake the signal. I can walk out to the end of the driveway or anywhere in the house or backyard and I still have 5 bars and it's connected at 54 mbps. What's weird is that this problem seems to happen from time to time then goes away for some time.

It seems I tried all 4 routers during this time of affected signal. The next time I have this problem I will get my buddy to bring his laptop and try to connect. With me having trouble with my tower an old laptop and my newer laptop I think I can rule out settings in the computers.

Jeff

[J57ltr]

Well it's doing it again, but this time after messing with the router moving it here and there a few feet it starts working again. What could cause interference with the wireless router?

Jeff

Originally Posted by J57ltr

Well it's doing it again, but this time after messing with the router moving it here and there a few feet it starts working again. What could cause interference with the wireless router?

Jeff

Anything and everything. Everything from the radio waves bouncing around in your neighborhood to the type of wood in your walls and everything in between can effect RF wireless signals

[J57ltr]

Well unless the radio waves are at the same freq or a harmonic there of I don't see a problem. As far as the type of wood it hasn't changed since we moved in and since it's an open floorplan house I can't see that as a problem either. I give up, I guess I will see what's around that has a really strong signal.

Jeff