From: Richard B. 

On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 14:57:19 -0400, Mike N.  wrote:

>I finally got wireless here in the apartment in Zurich.  The connection is
>only 6 feet away in the same room - strong signal.  The least bit of
>electrical interference such as a hair dryer or blender will render the
>connection useless for 6 to 10 seconds.  I have WPA enabled for the
>connection and I believe this makes the connection slower to recover;  a
>single packet drop requires a dozen packets to rebuild the encrypted
>packet.

Thanks for the info, at least I don't think I'm doing anything stupid that
would cause my APs to not be set up properly.  The WPA along with a weaker
signal at times sure sounds like the cause of my headaches.

I've since got a total of 4 APs and I'm getting some better antennas, two
directional and two non-directional.  So far the signal seems to be better,
less likely to drop significantly.  Here is a link to the directional one I
am trying:

http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=32&FamID=58&ProdID=15
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Did I miss the thread...what the heck are you doing in Zurich?  I take it
your job has taken you there?

- Richard

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