theniteowl
Programmer
Hi Folks,
We have been having major WiFi issues for quite some time now. The signal strength is good but devices keep dropping the connection and have to reconnect. The speed drops to a crawl or completely stops.
Plugging in directly gets a good solid speed but WiFi drops out even in the same room with the router.
The problem is always present but sometimes gets significantly worse and I have not been able to determine a pattern.
I suspect interference to be the issue. I used a scanning app on my cellphone and found no issues with other routers and channels. Nobody around me has a strong WiFi signal.
My signal is hovering between 72 and 81 dBm most of the time. What is a good range for this to be in?
Are there any good inexpensive tools for tracking down interfering signals?
The issue cannot be just noisy electrical motors or the microwave because it is too consistent at all hours of the day. There could be electrical noise in the wiring in some area of the house but I have no way of tracking it down. I have tried plugging the router into different circuits in the house without improvement.
I frequently work from home but my connection to work drops out constantly. Any ideas on how to track down the issue would be appreciated.
At my age I still learn something new every day, but I forget two others.
We have been having major WiFi issues for quite some time now. The signal strength is good but devices keep dropping the connection and have to reconnect. The speed drops to a crawl or completely stops.
Plugging in directly gets a good solid speed but WiFi drops out even in the same room with the router.
The problem is always present but sometimes gets significantly worse and I have not been able to determine a pattern.
I suspect interference to be the issue. I used a scanning app on my cellphone and found no issues with other routers and channels. Nobody around me has a strong WiFi signal.
My signal is hovering between 72 and 81 dBm most of the time. What is a good range for this to be in?
Are there any good inexpensive tools for tracking down interfering signals?
The issue cannot be just noisy electrical motors or the microwave because it is too consistent at all hours of the day. There could be electrical noise in the wiring in some area of the house but I have no way of tracking it down. I have tried plugging the router into different circuits in the house without improvement.
I frequently work from home but my connection to work drops out constantly. Any ideas on how to track down the issue would be appreciated.
At my age I still learn something new every day, but I forget two others.