Bug 3677 – Much lower signal strength reported

Bug 3677 - Much lower signal strength reported

Summary:

Much lower signal strength reported

Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME

Product:	SB 2/3
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Wireless
Version:	55
Platform:	PC Windows XP

Importance:	P2 normal (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Chris Owens

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Reported:	2006-07-01 17:24 UTC by Marc Auslander
Modified:	2008-12-18 11:38 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Marc Auslander 2006-07-01 17:24:56 UTC

Fireware 55 is reporting much lower signal strenth than previous firmware - but nothing else has changed.  Also, I see no performance problems, and net test shows similar throughput to previous firmware.  Sb3, linksys wrt54g v2.

Comment 1 Blackketter Dean 2006-07-07 17:57:00 UTC

chris to follow up.

Comment 2 Chris Owens 2006-07-18 15:41:58 UTC

I tried using the internal router 'AYB' but didn't notice any difference between 48 and 59.  Both firmware versions gave me 89%-92% consistently.  

In bug 3694, Marc notes most of the time he gets approx 50%-60% signal strength.

I will try to come up with a network setup that gives me a lower signal strength to test with.  There ought to be enough wireless networks in this place for me to find one suitable. :)

Comment 3 Chris Owens 2006-07-18 16:18:38 UTC

I used Rico's WGR614v5, which is on the other side of a heavy wall.  With FW48 I got 36-41%, and with FW55 I got 38-41%.

Marc, what kind of wireless security are you using?  I have a Linksys WRT54g v2, so maybe it's a matter of testing the same hardware.

Comment 4 Chris Owens 2006-07-25 15:18:14 UTC

I'm marking this as 'worksforme' for now.  If anyone else notices this problem, please feel free to re-open the bug and I'm happy to look into it.