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		The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Access Points / Extenders => DAP-1522 => Topic started by: SeksiBeast on October 17, 2009, 09:30:09 PM
		
			
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				I can't seem to figure out what the problem is.  I have a DIR-825 with the 2.4ghz & 5ghz networks enabled both in draft n mode only.  I have a DAP-1522 in bridge mode connected to the 5ghz network.  The signal fluctuates between 90 - 98%, but my Rate (mbps) doesn't go over 108 mbps.  Shouldn't it be in the high 200's?  I have the dap-1522 about 30 ft away with no walls.  The only time I get 270 mbps is when the bridge is right beside the router.  These are my settings:
 802.11 mode: 802.11n only
 wireless channel: ch 161 5.805 ghz
 transmission rate: best (automatic)
 chanel witth 40 mhz:
 
 If I fix the rate to mcs 13-104[216] or higher, the bridge keeps dropping the connection.
 
 If I try the 2.4ghz network in draft n mode, then I max out at 130 mbps.
 Any advice on what I could try?
 
 SB
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				Try other channels
			
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				Channel 161 gives the strongest signal out of all of them so that's why I manually selected it.  If I enable auto scan chanel the the signal strength goes down to 60%
			
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				Wi-Fi can be funny that way. The best signal "may" not give you the best performance. You could try all of them while transferring a large file/HD movie and check the errors/speed for each.
 
 there is more to it than that but i'm trying to keep it simple.
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				Ok, so I checked all the channels while trasfering a 50gb file.  I noticed that on ch40 I only get 45-60% signal, but the trasfer speed fluctuates between 54mbps & 240mbps.  On ch161 I get 95% signal, but the trasfer rate doesn't seem to fluctuate at all.  So how can I get a stable trasfer at 200mbps or higher?
 
 I'm going to try the 2.4ghz frequency, but with that one I can only get to 130mbps with the bridge right beside the router.  I don't know why, but I thought draft n even at 2.4ghz should be able to do 300mbps.
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				placement would be something you could try
			
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				Tried moving around as much as I can, but not much.  I have the signal at 92%, but the speed is at 108mps.  I'm starting to feel it's not a very good quality unit.  I think my best bet is to return it and run a cable along the wall.  I won't look as nice, but at least it will work  :'(
 
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				108 mbps is not good enough ?? what do you have that transfers at that speed ?
			
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				108 mbps is not good enough ?? what do you have that transfers at that speed ?
 
 
 Gee I don't know, maybe whatever he bought 802.11N hardware to transfer.
 
 Who else finds this kind of response completely annoying?
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				get something like dumeter or bitmeter and see what kind of TRANSFER speeds you are getting on a comp with 300Mbps  connection speed , tell me it is anywhere near 300Mbps  , besides that  what is the transmit rate of the client sending the data ? Besides 300Mbps is the max rate under ideal conditions that are POSSIBLE , not guaranteed .  Pretty sure nobody has the ideal conditions in their setup , to many variables . 
			
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				did you ever get this fixed?