Node 627

Tyler Booth

2008-02-06 21:31:02 UTC

Signal "percentages" are unfortunately a very unreliable measurement
of signal quality, usability, and overall signal strength. You're
likely just seeing a lower percentage due to a higher level of
interference/noise. The way to test here is to use netstumbler or
something like that to give you overall signal strength of the AP as
well as competing sources on nearby channels. If you find a
significant level of interference, it might be wise to change the
channel of the AP to something a little less congested.

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Post by TechnoMage
Node 627 Powell's Technical issue.
Router is exact same place it has always been. A re-check of Signal
Strength showed a 100% jump from 20-30% to a 35-45% signal. This must be an
environment issue since nothing has changed but the weather.
And they our on the outer fringes of range. Will check it time to time to
see the trend of this node on signal strength variations at
different times
of the day.
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