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    Weak wireless signal on G51

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ronli_84, Jul 9, 2009.

  1. ronli_84

    ronli_84 Notebook Geek

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    Hi,

    Have anyone experieneced low wireless strength (for wireless N) on their G51 machines?

    I have been having drops randomly while streaming video and playing games.

    Setting I used:
    Channel Width 2.4: Auto
    Roaming Aggresiveness: Low
    Throughput enhancement: High
    Transit Power: High
    Allow the computer to turn of this device to save power: Unchecked

    Router setting (DIR 655)
    Wireless Channel: 11, 7
    Channel Width: Auto
    Security: WPA2, AES

    Location of router: Middle of the second floor
    Bad signal location: Bedroom of the second floor (with walls and doors in between)

    Tried swapping the 5100 with a 5300 I bought from Ebay and attached the third antenna, still getting similar result.

    In comparison, my Thinkpad T60 with a Atheros G mini card can get stable signal, though streaming is slow in comparison to wireless N streaming
     
    ronli_84, Jul 9, 2009
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  2. howard911s

    howard911s Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    i have this problem, nothing I do, update driver helps. always drop off, even fi i restart and connect, will disc again.
     
    howard911s, Jul 31, 2009
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  3. trentbg

    trentbg Notebook Consultant

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    Update the driver first, than change that WiFi channel to something not that common like 11, probably half of the routers around you are using 11, I changed mine to 10 way back and never had an issue after that, I also use 5300.
     
    trentbg, Jul 31, 2009
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