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 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 > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss