wireless internet....HELP PLZ

[=(e)= Suicide[FL] :]]

i have wireless internet and i just moved and am getting resettled.....but my signal is rly low its a good signal but its just rly low compared to what it was at b4...........is there like a range of how far u should be away from it?

 

[MorbidEwok]

Umm... yes? It also depends on whats between you and the router. Say there is a bunch of steel or iron (doubtful) between you and the router... the signal would be low. Sheetmetal reeks havoc too..

 

[Food_Fight!]

Yeah, what's between you and the router? Share with us.

 

[Blindsfell]

wait a minute..i have wirless link system too. and my 2ndsat is like lagging like crazy during the game and my router or wutever(the main one) dosent lag.

 

[=(e)= Suicide[FL] :]]

hrmm like a refrigerator and a micro and a oven so its quite a bit of steel but its being moved but the signal isnt to bad anymore...i got it so i got my 50-68 ping in game

 

[Scragg -RR-]

You can also add high gain antenas to your router and network card. If you do make sure your network is secured properly because you can shoot your signal pretty far with good antenas.

What others said about radio-dense objects being in the line of sight will also effect your ability to connect.

Some routers and wireless cards have power settings in the software. Turn it up....

 

[LegendOfChaos13 -TR-]

try and make sure if you have a cordless phone that it is not 2.4 ghz if so i would suggest going to a 5.8

 

[Rogue Sniper]

50 - 68 ping is good compared to 210 - 350 of what i get

 

[=(e)= Suicide[FL] :]]

lol well i can spike upwards around 1000 cuz it looses signal shortly

 

[Rogue Sniper]

are you using a laptop with intergrated or external, or using a comp that has a wireless reciever by it?

EDIT: mainly what is your setup?

 

[=(e)= Suicide[FL] :]]

comp with wireless antenna card thingy...but we are moving the router tomoro so xD hopefully i wont have those probs anymore

 

[Rogue Sniper]

so is the wifi card in a PCMCIA aka wifi card slot in the back or front of comp

 

[=(e)= Suicide[FL] :]]

yep......i hope that the router will be placed sumwere so i can get atleast a 80% link to it which equivilates to a constant 54.0 mbps...........which is rly good

 

[=(e)= Suicide[FL] :]]

they moved it a whole 2 feet....which did nothing for my connection............and they expect me not to be mad?

 

[Dominion]

Wireless is usually not reliable enough for gaming. Run a cat 5 wire through the house. There are some wire routers you can buy to make it look neat.

Edit: Let me be more specific. I'm talking about the little horseshoe shaped things you can stick to walls.

 

[Rogue Sniper]

yeah 2 feet usually no difference and Dominion i dont even have a clue about the horseshoe shaped things yuo're talking about ... but then again ive rarely used wifi

 

[=(e)= Suicide[FL] :]]

well the wireless was doing a good job wen it was in a good spot but its not....:[