OT: Weirdness With WiFi Access Point

[Mark Phillips]

Stephen,

Thanks for your comments. My Android WiFi analyzer only shows three channels
- the two in my house (channels 3, 11) and a linksys next door (channel 1).
The linksys next door has a max signal strength of around -90 dbm on a good
day. I will try switching my DL-524 to channel 5 to see if there is any
change. BTW, both the DL-524 and WRT54G are g devices.

Thanks!

Mark

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:

> Check the Channels you are running on. If you are using a channel that
> has allot of surrounding traffic that would explain why as they try to
> "shout" and be heard over each-other.
>
> If you cna find some "unused" channels or at least lightly populated
> you should get better results.
>
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Mark Phillips
> <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
> > I setup a new Roku box with an older DL-524 WiFi access point (channel 3
> > with security running). I noticed that fairly often the Roku looses the
> > signal from the DL-524 and the show I am watching stops. I used a WiFi
> > analyzer on my Android phone and noticed that the signal strength from
> the
> > DL-524 varies from -50 dbm to -70 dbm, with an occasional spike to -100
> dbm
> > over about a 10 minute period.
> >
> > I have another access point at the other end of the house (WRT54G,
> channel
> > 11 with security running), and it shows a +/- 10dbm variation in signal
> > strength with a few spikes to -100 dbm in a 10 minute period as well. The
> > -100 dmb spikes between the two devices do not seem to be correlated.
> >
> > 1. Is this behavior normal for WiFi access points?
> > 2. Could the Android WiFi analyzer be the cause of this strange behavior?
> > 3. Do I need a new access point for Netflix? Any brand recommendations?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mark
> >
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