From: noone@nowhere.noway.con   
      
   On 28/05/2012 14:57, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:   
   > On Sun, 27 May 2012 08:13:02 -0700, Steve Urbach   
   >   wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sun, 27 May 2012 08:53:37 -0500, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Win XP has a "meter" that shows wireless speed.   
   >>> In my case, the speed varies frequently and widely.   
   >>> I s that a router issue? A modem issue? Or, a   
   >>> provider issue?   
   >>> Thanks.   
   >> A propagation or interference issue. That indicator is the WiFi signal part.   
   >>   
   >> Poor signal from your PC to the Router (for any reason) and the /negotiated/   
   >> speed adjusts to try and keep the connection.   
   >> Placement (of BOTH pieces) and clear sight distance also affect this.   
   >>   
   >> Interference is most likely *IF* you can Visually see the Access Point (in   
   the   
   >> Router) antenna from AT the Antenna location of the PC and signal is crap.   
   >   
   >    The router and cable connected modem sit side by side in a basement   
   > room --- well separated From computers (2) which are also well   
   > separated --on separate floors.   
   > different floors.   
      
   What Steve meant was that *if* the PC and router were in the same room   
   and in line-of-sight to each other, and *if* you still got a bad   
   signal, then external interference would be almost certainly the cause   
   of your problem.   
      
   As your PCs are on different floors to the access point, the problem   
   will be a combination of poor signal propagation and possibly   
   interference, too.  A lot depends on the construction of the building.   
      
   As long as the PCs work OK (ie internet connection speed is good enough   
   for you), just ignore the meter displays.   
   --   
   Rob   
      
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