I bought a new desktop system and put it on the desk where my old laptop was. I didn't move the router (it's sitting on the desk next to me) but my new machine shows "low" signal strength. I am currently using an ethernet connection or wouldn't be able to get online at all.
2007-01-05 08:54:57 · 3 answers · asked by Riki C 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
It could be that your router is a wireless B/G router and your laptop was running on the B range. G is higher bandwidth but has less penetration through objects due to the smaller waveform. You may be able to tell your new machine to use B before G. This normally doesn't make any issues as B is 11MBPS and G is 54MBPS which sounds like a big difference but your internet connection is usually .75 - 1.54 MBPS so that is going to be the limiting factor in all cases.
2007-01-05 09:04:21 · answer #1 · answered by goindrinkn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be that your router is a wireless B/G router and your laptop was running on the B range. G is higher bandwidth but has less penetration through objects due to the smaller waveform. You may be able to tell your new machine to use B before G. This normally doesn't make any issues as B is 11MBPS and G is 54MBPS which sounds like a big difference but your internet connection is usually .75 - 1.54 MBPS so that is going to be the limiting factor in all cases.
2007-01-05 17:29:38 · answer #2 · answered by Soundjata 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be that your router is a wireless B/G router and your laptop was running on the B range. G is higher bandwidth but has less penetration through objects due to the smaller waveform. You may be able to tell your new machine to use B before G. This normally doesn't make any issues as B is 11MBPS and G is 54MBPS which sounds like a big difference but your internet connection is usually .75 - 1.54 MBPS so that is going to be the limiting factor in all cases.
2007-01-05 17:05:47 · answer #3 · answered by kam_cute_bai 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋