Re: OT - Thompson wireless ADSL modem-routers
chris morris <[email protected]>
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Would foil backed wall coverings also affect cordless phones? The router has a cordless phone base right next to it, but the phone works fine anywhere in the house. chris Fraser Burns wrote: > That would make me suspect foil backed wallpaper or foil backed Gib. > I have been caught by both of those in places that I didn't suspect. > The easiest way to test for this without fancy gear is to : > do a test up close to the wall on one side, > then another test up close on the other side. > Since the wall is only 100mm thick the results should be identical. > If there is a significant difference, then there is something in the > wall. > > regards > Fraser > > > chris morris wrote: >> Its in a room one wall away from the area where he wants sit with his >> vista laptop and use it. In a straight line, maybe 8-10 metres. >> The wall appears to be standard issue modern house construction ( no >> visible concrete/steel/corrugated iron ) >> You can sit in the same room as the router and use the net fine - >> leave the room and the connection ( while still reading 90% >> connectivity ) drops out as soon as you try to do anything. >> When you try to reconnect, the router is no longer detected ( all of >> the neighbors ones are still visible though ) so you take the lappy >> back into the router room and still nothing. Pushing the wireless >> button on the front of the router seems to kick it back into life and >> you can now detect it and connect... >> >> chris >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug > -- Chris Morris Sportsimages Photography, Computer Repairs, Websites, 560 Lowe Street Hastings 4120 06 878 3573 021 2537925 http://www.sportsimages.co.nz