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Your connection on the network seems intermittent.
■ In addition to other factors, the strength of a wireless connection is
determined by the distance from the access point router and
structural material that the signal must travel through (such as walls,
cabinets, ceilings, and floors.)
If you cannot relocate, see if you can improve the connection by
changing the channel of the access point router.
Your wireless network is running slower than you expect
■
If your wireless network is running slower than you expect, you
should check your network signal strength. If you find the signal
strength is low, try moving to a new location to increase the signal
strength.
To check the signal strength of your wireless network:
1
Click
Start
, then click
Control Panel
. The Control Panel window
opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click
Network
and Internet Connections
. The Network and Internet Connections
window opens.
2
Click/Double-click
Network Connections
. The Network
Connections window opens.
3
Right-click
Wireless Network Connection
, then click
Status
. The
Wireless Network Connection Status dialog box opens. The meter
shows the signal strength for wireless networking on your
computer if other computers with the same network name are
within range of your computer.
You can see the network, but cannot communicate, send files, print,
or get to the Web.
■
If WEP is used by your access point router, go to the Windows XP
Wireless Networking Properties window and make sure that both the
WAP and the WLAN in the notebook have matching WEP keys.
Important Signal strength is affected by the distance between
your wireless network devices, by radio
interference, and by interference from natural
obstructions such as walls, floors, and doors.