have you checked to see you have the transmit signal or 100% or full -
have you changed the channel number etc.
also check for any settings on the DLink AP
On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:51:06 -0400, "M. Saddy"
<khgskd@kjhgaklghdNOGOOD.com> wrote:
>Hi, Thanks again!
>
>No Xpress! As far as I can tell, it is standard G! I heard somewhere long
>time ago that some manufacturers limit the bandwidth speed of their cards
>for some reasons! I am trying to think where I read or heard that but I am
>drawing blanks!! When you need it....
>
>
><ngcomp@ntlworld.com> rote in message
>news:8c7ui1t1e5llnnc5davo6943thquj9tag2@4ax.com.. .
>> does the Acer use the new Broadcom 54g or Xpress Technology to get a
>> far superior connection than the standard 802.11g - I would disable
>> the Xpress Technology on the Acer Broadcom wireless and see if this
>> improves performance as I suspect the DLink does not support this
>> method therefore you are getting a poor connection/speed.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:03:47 -0400, "M. Saddy"
>> <khgskd@kjhgaklghdNOGOOD.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Used both, same results! Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>><ngcomp@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>>>news:n75ui153crptk2t8jltkc7o1a3n5b712bq@4ax.com ...
>>>> are you using XP also when configuring the your wifi connection on the
>>>> Acer are you using Windows Zero Wireless Configuration or Acer
>>>> spropeity wireless configuration software - I would swap and see if
>>>> this makes a difference
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:16:14 -0400, "M. Saddy"
>>>> <khgskd@kjhgaklghdNOGOOD.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>>Hope some of you folks can help me out and thanks in advance!
>>>>>
>>>>>I just got this Acer laptop with a Broadcom 802.11g wireless card built
>>>>>in!
>>>>>I also had a Toshiba ,which my husband is using now, which has an Intel
>>>>>pro
>>>>>2200BG built in! We are running a wireless home network using a D-link
>>>>>DI-624 http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=6. Now, with the Toshiba
>>>>>which
>>>>>is
>>>>>a year old I get internet speed of 2200-2500 kbps when next to the
>>>>>router
>>>>>and in
>>>>>the 1700kbps when in my office upstairs! The new Acer hardly gets 1400
>>>>>kbps
>>>>>when next to the router and 400-600 kbps when upstairs!!
>>>>>
>>>>>I assumed before buying that the Acer should perform better, or at lease
>>>>>the
>>>>>same, knowing that it had a dedicated G card unlike the Toshiba which
>>>>>has
>>>>>a
>>>>>B/G card! Do I have a faulty card or is this just a matter of settings?
>>>>>It
>>>>>is new so I can always take it back or replace it! Thank you for your
>>>>>time
>>>>>and hope to hear from you!
>>>>>
>>>>>Lisa.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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