Not detecting wireless signal

I have a desktop and a laptop computer in the same room as my wireless
router.
The laptop has an internal wireless card, and the desktop has a PCI D-Link
wireless
card.
I am running Network Stumbler on both computers. The laptop shows my router
and
a couple of near by neighbours. The desktop only shows my router.
I was just curious why I would not see the outside access points on my
desktop computer?

Thanks.

Ron Stone

"Ron Stone" <> wrote in message news:e%...
>I have a desktop and a laptop computer in the same room as my wireless router.
> The laptop has an internal wireless card, and the desktop has a PCI D-Link wireless
> card.
> I am running Network Stumbler on both computers. The laptop shows my router and
> a couple of near by neighbours. The desktop only shows my router.
> I was just curious why I would not see the outside access points on my desktop computer?
>

One possible reason - the laptop card is B+G, the desktop - B only.

--PA

Pavel A.

On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 14:04:40 -0400, "Ron Stone"
<> wrote:

>I have a desktop and a laptop computer in the same room as my wireless
>router.
>The laptop has an internal wireless card, and the desktop has a PCI D-Link
>wireless
>card.
>I am running Network Stumbler on both computers. The laptop shows my router
>and
>a couple of near by neighbours. The desktop only shows my router.
>I was just curious why I would not see the outside access points on my
>desktop computer?

Wild guess: The Access Point is 802.11abg, the desktop's card is
802.11a only?
Or the desktop's antenna has very poor placement, hence very
limited range. (Test: move the laptop to the desktop and
watch...)

--
Kind regards,
Gerard Bok

Gerard Bok

"Gerard Bok" <> wrote in message news:...
> Wild guess: The Access Point is 802.11abg, the desktop's card is
> 802.11a only?

There are no A only cards, wi-fi standard prohibits this.
An AP however can run in A only mode.

Regards,
--PA


> Or the desktop's antenna has very poor placement, hence very
> limited range. (Test: move the laptop to the desktop and
> watch...)
>
> --
> Kind regards,
> Gerard Bok

Pavel A.

Thanks for the replies.
Both cards are 'G' and the router (Belkin) is set to only us 'G'.
The desktop sits about 10' in a straight unobstructed line from the
router. Putting the laptop as close as I physically can to the desktop,
the laptop still sees signals the desktop does not.
The desktop is about a foot from an outside wall. I know the outside
are coming from my neighbours (I'm in a 2 storey house), I am just curious
why my desktop wireless card does not see these signals.

"Pavel A." <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Gerard Bok" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Wild guess: The Access Point is 802.11abg, the desktop's card is
>> 802.11a only?
>
> There are no A only cards, wi-fi standard prohibits this.
> An AP however can run in A only mode.
>
> Regards,
> --PA
>
>
>> Or the desktop's antenna has very poor placement, hence very
>> limited range. (Test: move the laptop to the desktop and
>> watch...)
>>
>> --
>> Kind regards,
>> Gerard Bok
>
>

Ron Stone