Re: Is there anything better than Atheros mini pci wifi?

On Sun, 06 May 2007 09:06:37 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
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KG0WX <kg0wx@xxxxxxxxxxx> hath wroth:

I currently have an Atheros AR5212A minipci wifi card installed in my
T23 laptop. I ran my own coax cables to two Linksys 7dbi antennas
on the back of the LCD. Works OK but sometimes I have to get closer
to my router, aquire the signal then go back to my desk where the
signal "holds" better. If I loose my connection, I have to repeat
that.

You should NOT have to do that. My guess(tm) is that your Linksys
client software is scanning around for a better connection and not
locking onto your router. The scanning is by SSID. Does your router
have a unique SSID? Does your Linksys client software have a
"preferred" SSID? Any possibility of local interference from other
WLAN networks that are causing the disconnects? If so, try a
different channel (1, 6, or 11).

I agree that it _should_ not be necessary, but my experience is that it
sometimes _is_ necessary, that connection sometimes cannot be made
without better signal, whereupon it will continue to work (slowly) with
poor signal. SSID seems to have nothing to do with it. Perhaps the
client software is too intolerant of errors during the initial
connection process and/or trying to connect at too high a speed.
Perhaps the access point is failing to shift speed down during the
initial connection. I personally consider it a bug, albeit a relatively
minor one. One of these days I intend to see if locking down speed
would help.

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