wireless signal strength problems

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T5

Before I installed vista beta preview I would get a full strength signal
from my router (BT voyager 2091) to my laptop from at least 30ft away now I
only get 3 bars from 5ft away. Is this a vista/router problem?
 
Since you're on a laptop the power config may have the power for the adapter
set lower when you are running on battery. Check "Control Panel>Power
Options", "Power saver" should be selected since it's a laptop click
"Change plan settings" under whichever plan is selected. Then "Change
advanced power settings" and then you'll find an option for "Wireless
adapter settings>Power Saving Mode"


Stephen
 
Guys, firstly thanks for your replies
I am not on battery power, i am on mains and I never got this problem with
xp setup.(scenario) my laptop running xp home......full signal strength
wireless........download and install vista on same machine .....3bars signal
strength. Nothing changed, not in distance from router so why the drop in
signal strength?
 
Hey, T5 hang in there.

Guys listen to what T5 is saying. He is in the same place in the house as
before Vista. Same distance as before. Same power from the wall outlet as
before. He did not move the computer into another room or out into the yard!

The only difference now he is running Vista instead of XP and his signal
strength has dropped. Mine has dropped as well. Every once in a while it
drops out completely.

If I re-boot my laptop with the wireless card (pcmcia) in place Vista
freezes just after booting up. This has only happened since VISTA was
installed.

IT IS A VISTA ISSUE!

He is just asking for some assitence in correcting the problem.

Oh, and by the way I know this is beta and I am not running this on a
production PC or my only PC, and I enjoy working and testing beta software
for Microsoft.

Mark
 
Thx Mark
Problem is solved, after three reboots SS is up to five bars, the problem I
have now is that i can only use an unsecu
red network as the vista laptop cannot work with encryption
 
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