What's required to make wireless reliable?

[Otto Haliburton]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-install-list-
> bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mark Knecht
> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 5:52 PM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: Re: What's required to make wireless reliable?
> 
> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:47:56 -0600, Otto Haliburton
> <ottohaliburton at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-install-
> list-
> > > bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Otto Haliburton
> > > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 5:42 PM
> > > To: 'Mark Knecht'; 'Getting started with Red Hat Linux'
> > > Subject: RE: What's required to make wireless reliable?
> > > > For those of you using wireless what sort of signal strength do you
> > > > see for your connections and are those connections really reliable?
> > > > With these levels it generally takes 5 minutes for the PC to
> establish
> > > > a connection with the router in the morning and we get dropouts all
> > > > day long.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > I'm not sure what your problem is but in general, a wireless
> transmitter
> > > has
> > > a range of about 300 feet and since all of your wireless stuff is
> within
> > > that range since you are in your house, I don't think your problem is
> with
> > > the strength of signal unless... If all of your computers, I seem to
> > > remember your have 3 are dropping the signal then you might have a
> faulty
> > > router, otherwise you have something that is interfering, which
> happens.
> > > The thing to do is move the router to a different location and see if
> it
> > > improves.
> > >
> > >
> > I have heard that some people do the thing they used to do to tv
> antennas
> > and that is added aluminum foil to the antenna and sometimes a coat
> hanger
> > with aluminum foil.  Don't know if it works or not hahaha
> 
> Yeah, I've thought of the tin foil idea, but these antenna are not
> metal on the outside. (Or so it seems.)
> 
> I've moved the router to all the convienient places. It got
> significantly better, but not nearly good enough.
> 
> Thanks Otto!
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark
> 
I don't think it has to be metal to work, in fact I am sure it does not and
move it vertical also, I mean to a higher location and I also have heard
that some brands are not as good as others so you might use the old Frys 15
day money back thing and try a different brand to see if it is better.