20 feet from the router, case closed, gets a VERY low signal, crazy packet loss.

open the case 1 inch or more, perfect signal, no packet loss.

haven't tried a different pci wireless card.


is it the card? the case itself? or the interference from the MB/cards?

8/7/2005 8:45:06 PM

confusion... isn't the antennae "outside" the case b/c i have 2 of those same cards and my antennaes are outside the case, so i don't really understand why the case being open or closed would have anything to do with it

8/7/2005 9:01:51 PM

yea i'm pretty sure this guy is a n00b

8/7/2005 10:32:33 PM

Thius would be a case of antena not working/shorted to the shield on the card.

8/7/2005 10:45:59 PM

yeah, my wife's computer has that card and it sucks ass w/ my wrt54g. It's like 5 feet from the router and always has issues. It's wired now and, of course, hasn't had any issues.

8/7/2005 10:48:22 PM

this is one of several reasons why MS got out of the networking peripherals market with a quickness.

8/8/2005 6:19:06 AM

^

Agreed, we have a microsoft router and its signal strength is so god aweful from anything >10 feet.

8/8/2005 10:13:58 AM

reinstall Microsoft Wireless and try again

8/8/2005 10:50:24 AM

^ or replace with some netgear or lynksys products

8/8/2005 8:23:35 PM

^ Or catch the sarcasm.

8/8/2005 8:52:36 PM