Re: WiFi troubleshooting

Dean Hamstead <[email protected]> Fri, 20 May 2011 08:52:43 +1000
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theyre not on the same channel?

D



On 20/05/2011, at 8:20 AM, "Voytek Eymont" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have an old Netgear WGR614v4 unit, I've put 'in service' at home to
> extend the range of my home WiFi, and used it with Palm h/held (b), it
> always worked with no problems, as long as Palm was within range, it
> connected as expected, signal increased and decreased as device moved
> closer/further, no issues.
> 
> Now that I have a WiFi Atrix (b/g/n) I'm finding real problems with the
> phone connecting to the Netgear: the old Palm connects normal, Atrix has
> big problems:
> scanning/getting ip/scanning/getting ip and so on
> Phone indicates signal 'excellent'
> eventually, it will connect, at some indeterminate time
> 
> any thoughts how to troubleshot it (apart from ditching the old router)?
> 
> 
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