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[cc999]

I am on the fence here. Seems that 1.11 has a stronger wireless signal. Can anyone
verify this? If I am not interested in securespot or the USB share option
is the 1.21 OS any better then 1.11?

   It does seem that 1.21 Beta may be a bit quicker. Please advise...

Thanks
Charlie

[EddieZ]

You measured that through the wirelesss status. In reality there is no difference between the signal strengths. In fact I think that the newer firmwares present a more honest picture.

[cc999]

Eddie is the DNS relay fixed in the latest 1.21 Beta?

[EddieZ]

Yes it is.

[cc999]

Great, ok is it worth it to goto 1.21 beta or stay with 1.11???

[Lycan]

Firmware can't really dictate the radios broadcast ability. They can change things about the broadcast pattern and the sensitivity to other radios and that can have adverse effects.

[EddieZ]

Great, ok is it worth it to goto 1.21 beta or stay with 1.11???

Missing Lycan's point here...

"If it aint broke, don't fix it". It is still beta. If you have no use for Shareport or the Guest option, stick to 1.11.

[Lycan]

just a general statement about firmware and wireless performance.

[EddieZ]

just a general statement about firmware and wireless performance.

aha...slow day? 

[cc999]

OK experimented 2 times to make sure.
 
Ver 1.11 - 3  connections 100% 1 connection 90%

Ver 1.21 - latest Beta 1 connection 100%, 1 connection 87%, 1 connection 80%, 1 connection at 60%

   I tried twice with basically same results, I did NOT move any wireless connecting in, all I did was reset and re-flash to the firmwares above.

   Using Time Warner speed tests, ver 1.11 consistently was faster. No question in my mind that ver 1.11 is the best out period.

Charlie C

[MitchSchaft]

I would hardly consider that a "real" test.

[EddieZ]

the 1.21 firmware is more accurate in measuring the signal strength. So there is no real difference in actual strength...  Trust me, you will see when you measure the signal on the client side.

[cc999]

Eddie then how do you explain consistently better d/l u/l speeds from each computer? I would also mention that the streaming video is better on 1.11. Not sure if I buy that statement.

Charlie

[cc999]

Eddie one more note.

2 computers with wireless are withing 5 and 15 feet of the DIR-655 with no obstructions.
On 1.11 the signal is 100% on both with 1.21 one is 100 and the other is 87%. Looks to me like the
1.11 is the correct signal strength and the 1.21 is NOT correct.

Charlie

[EddieZ]

Eddie one more note.

2 computers with wireless are withing 5 and 15 feet of the DIR-655 with no obstructions.
On 1.11 the signal is 100% on both with 1.21 one is 100 and the other is 87%. Looks to me like the
1.11 is the correct signal strength and the 1.21 is NOT correct.

Charlie

Unless they are placed exactly next to each other and the antenna's heve the same alignment  that comparison would be right. Since from your lines I assume they are not (5 - 15 feet), the reported difference is correct. Why? See below

I will try to explain in a simple way:
There is a lot more to it then just the distance. The radio signal is transmitted through the antenna's and that signal has a certain pattern ('spread'), ans has a certain shape. Omni directional does not mean that the signal is equally spread in every direction. The signal is donut shaped around the antenna. Also, the MIMO requires the 3 antenna's to be aligned in a certain way to optimize the strength: they depend on each others send/receive direction to supply more spread through the house. This does not mean that you will get 300 mbps all over the place. Although the reach is bigger, there will also be more static in the signal which limits the connection speed.

This means that even though the distance is about the same, the alignment of antenna's is crucial and if the clients are placed in a different angle to the router/antenna's there will be a difference in connection speed and transfer speed.