[plug] Wacky packet loss/delays on wireless

[Ben Jensz]

How close together are the laptop and AP?

Because its possible that the transmit power is too high for the 
distance the devices are apart and particularly in a house you could be 
getting signal reflection (i.e. the same signal reaching the AP or your 
laptop multiple times).  I had problems when I networked my Dad's 
computer to an AP in my folks place... the network connection 
performance was incredibly slow and it would drop out randomly.

I was using a D-Link AP and PCI card in the computer, and lowering the 
transmit power on the AP fixed the problems.


/ Ben


Cameron Patrick wrote:

>Ello all,
>
>Has anyone else here observed intermittent horrible latency on their
>wireless links?  I'm seeing packets being delayed (not lost entirely)
>for several seconds between my laptop with ipw2100 wireless and hosts
>on the local network.  I'm using 128-bit WEP, cheapo Minitar access
>point.  The same machine is fine when directly plugged into ethernet.
>
>Ping traces below.
>
>Cameron.  (Confused.)
>
>  
>