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WiFi issues
serafis
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#21
2007-07-25, 08:31 PM
I use 802.11g/b Wifi (WPA) on my GBPVR PC, and on the laptop I use to RDP to it, and on two other laptops, and (mostly) it's pretty solid. The access point is on the 1st floor, and I generally access it from the ground floor. I use the XP/SP2 inbuilt Windows Zero Configuration client, and never install the vendor WiFi software, only the drivers.

When I first set up Wi-fi many moons ago, I did have constant problems with dropouts and found a few tricks. The obvious ones are to get as close as possible to the access point, avoid solid objects (especially reinforced concrete) between you and it, and minimise external electrical interference where possible.

The biggest non-obvious trick was when i found the connection would sometimes drop when I was right next to the access point, and wouldn't reconnect unless I disabled / renabled the wireless network adapter.

Eventually tracked this down to a conflict with my teenage daughter - every time she picked up the DECT phone (which with teenage daughters is quite often), the Wifi would drop. Even if she was right at the other end of the house.

Fixed it by changing channels on the access point until i found one that didn't drop when the phone was on (for me, in NZ, with Uniden DECT phones, this was channel 11). Now it's solid and if it does ever drop, I just do a Windows "repair connection" and it comes back smiling.

Having said that, wireless will never be as reliable (or as fast) as copper or fibre and for a really reliable connection, e.g. if I was streaming video or using network attached storage, I'd probably still use Cat5/6.
[SIZE="1"]Near-silent budget HTPC: X-case w/ ACBel 400W quiet PSU, 2x undervolted (5V) 80mm case fans, ASUS M2A-VM-HDMI, silent Asus nVidia 9400GT, AMD X2 4800+, 2GB Corsair DDR800, Windows XP/SP3, Hauppauge HVR-900 hybrid tuner + PVR150MCE analog, GBPVR PVRX2 (latest), CyberLink H.264 PDVD(7), Monogram AAC, FFDShow video & audio, VMR9-FSE

HDMI -> Panasonic PTAX100E 100" 720p/1080i projector, S-Video -> 27" CRT TV, SP/DIF -> Denon AVR3805 (7.1) + Q-Acoustics 1030 / 1010 speakers, Harmony 525 remote[/SIZE]
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#22
2007-07-25, 08:34 PM
gEd Wrote:download a copy of network stumbler and run it on a pc with a wi-fi connection. see what other wi-fi devices you can see nearby and choose a channel for your router that is as far away from the other channels listed as possible.

It's best to use non-overlapping channels, and from memory I think these are channels 1, 6 and 11.
[SIZE="1"]Near-silent budget HTPC: X-case w/ ACBel 400W quiet PSU, 2x undervolted (5V) 80mm case fans, ASUS M2A-VM-HDMI, silent Asus nVidia 9400GT, AMD X2 4800+, 2GB Corsair DDR800, Windows XP/SP3, Hauppauge HVR-900 hybrid tuner + PVR150MCE analog, GBPVR PVRX2 (latest), CyberLink H.264 PDVD(7), Monogram AAC, FFDShow video & audio, VMR9-FSE

HDMI -> Panasonic PTAX100E 100" 720p/1080i projector, S-Video -> 27" CRT TV, SP/DIF -> Denon AVR3805 (7.1) + Q-Acoustics 1030 / 1010 speakers, Harmony 525 remote[/SIZE]
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2007-07-26, 03:00 AM
re DECT, this is a bit strange, as DECT operates at 1880-1900 or 1920-1930 (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECT). WiFi networks are at 2.4 Ghz as much as I know.

Actually, I knew that the 2.4 cordless phones (or Microwave ovens...) are the big problem. I am actually shopping for a DECT to replace my 2.4 phone...
* Rogers Analog Cable [Canada]
* Hauppauge WintTV PVR USB2
* IBM Thinkpad T42 / 1GB Mem / Centrino 1.6Ghz / 60GB HD / ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 + VGA/DVI out
* MCE Remote + Keyboard
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2007-07-26, 03:47 AM
Ooops I stand corrected - I meant WDECT not DECT.

"Wideband Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications or simply WDECT is similar to DECT except that it is a frequency hopping protocol. The protocol will jump pseudo randomly between different parts of the 2.4 GHz radio spectrum to prevent interference and eavesdropping. Unfortunately this is the same part of the radio spectrum that wireless networking uses. Uniden is one of the largest producers of WDECT phones."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDECT

The description makes it kinda obvious why there might be WiFi problems though. In my case, having the access point on Channel 11 fixed it.
[SIZE="1"]Near-silent budget HTPC: X-case w/ ACBel 400W quiet PSU, 2x undervolted (5V) 80mm case fans, ASUS M2A-VM-HDMI, silent Asus nVidia 9400GT, AMD X2 4800+, 2GB Corsair DDR800, Windows XP/SP3, Hauppauge HVR-900 hybrid tuner + PVR150MCE analog, GBPVR PVRX2 (latest), CyberLink H.264 PDVD(7), Monogram AAC, FFDShow video & audio, VMR9-FSE

HDMI -> Panasonic PTAX100E 100" 720p/1080i projector, S-Video -> 27" CRT TV, SP/DIF -> Denon AVR3805 (7.1) + Q-Acoustics 1030 / 1010 speakers, Harmony 525 remote[/SIZE]
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2007-07-26, 01:24 PM
serafis Wrote:Ooops I stand corrected - I meant WDECT not DECT.

"Wideband Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications or simply WDECT is similar to DECT except that it is a frequency hopping protocol. The protocol will jump pseudo randomly between different parts of the 2.4 GHz radio spectrum to prevent interference and eavesdropping. Unfortunately this is the same part of the radio spectrum that wireless networking uses. Uniden is one of the largest producers of WDECT phones."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDECT

The description makes it kinda obvious why there might be WiFi problems though. In my case, having the access point on Channel 11 fixed it.
Hey - that's good to know! I didn't even know WDECT existed (I know quite well about DECT). Will keep this in mind when I shop for my next DECT system, to make sure it doesn't have a little "W" in front...
DECT phones should co-exist with WiFi with no issues. That's the whole reason I want to buy it now...
(but then - what happans if the next door neighbor has 2.4 phones?)
* Rogers Analog Cable [Canada]
* Hauppauge WintTV PVR USB2
* IBM Thinkpad T42 / 1GB Mem / Centrino 1.6Ghz / 60GB HD / ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 + VGA/DVI out
* MCE Remote + Keyboard
* Win XP SP2 / GBPVR [Latest version. always]
* Pioneer HDTV via VGA (1360x768)
* MS Remote Keyboard
* Logitech Harmony 880 [via MS Remote Control Reciever]
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