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Author Topic: 5 GHz works; 2.4 GHz drops  (Read 3654 times)

t4bz

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5 GHz works; 2.4 GHz drops
« on: April 08, 2010, 09:01:03 PM »
My DIR-825 is hooked into an Actiontec M1000 with AT&T DSL.  The 5GHz network seems to work just fine on my n-equipped laptop, but anything that is 2.4 GHz (wife's laptop, other laptops) repeatedly slows and drops.  Any ideas?
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Mackerel

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Re: 5 GHz works; 2.4 GHz drops
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2010, 09:35:34 PM »
Could be there is some interference... Have you tried setting the channel manually, to a less used channel? You could check how much activity is in the area on the 2.4 GHz.

Use your laptop (disconnected from your network to improve scanning-results) with a tool, called INSSIDER (link here), to see what else is happening, and which channels are less used.

Most of the time a very strong signal in your neighbourhood may interfere with your connections dramatically.
« Last Edit: April 08, 2010, 09:38:27 PM by Mackerel »
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t4bz

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Re: 5 GHz works; 2.4 GHz drops
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2010, 08:51:35 AM »
Thank you; I'll try this and report back.
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