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Hi:
I placed one of PCs with XP in the back-room that is further away from
Router/Modem Combo and most of time, ..... at the far right bottom, ....
indicating,
'Signal is Low,' .... or the other time, 'No Signal.'

However, I can access any web-sites as fast as the other PC with XP which is
sitting close to Modem/Router Combo. It says, .... 'Signal is Excellent'

If any of you could explain about it, I'd truly appreciate it.

Thanks,

Hi
It depends on your Internet Speed.
The Low Wireless signal can be hi enough for low Internet speed.
Example, a normal 802.11g Wireless at close proximity can yield 20Mb/sec.
If at the end of the house it yields only 4Mb/sec., it considered low.
However if your Internet is 3Mb/sec. standard DSL, the Low Wireless Speed is
still higher than the Internet speed.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)


"Frankster" <> wrote in message
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> "MapleE." <someone|@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> Hi:
>> I placed one of PCs with XP in the back-room that is further away from
>> Router/Modem Combo and most of time, ..... at the far right bottom, ....
>> indicating,
>> 'Signal is Low,' .... or the other time, 'No Signal.'
>>
>> However, I can access any web-sites as fast as the other PC with XP which
>> is sitting close to Modem/Router Combo. It says, .... 'Signal is
>> Excellent'
>>
>> If any of you could explain about it, I'd truly appreciate it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
> Two things.
> -The signal strength display is often not very accurate and varies from
> one wireless program/adapter to another, even when they are the same
> distance from the Wifi.
> -The further away you are, the weaker the signal.
>
> Also, if you actually measured the speed of a download you'd then probably
> see a difference, if one signal was actually low. It's hard to see on
> simply browsing web pages.
>
> -Frank

[farneville]

try getting closer to the router