Improving wireless performance

[RWil85]

while on this topic..I do have an airpost extreme base station and worry about the strength of signal that it puts out..

are there any manipulations to the factory settings that I should make to enhance the signal? (obviously, aside from setting up my network, etc..once that is done..what steps should i take?)

 

[intelgrande]

Not when people don't know that SNR = signal noise ratio, which I would wager is the majority of those who would claim to experience the issue

Fixed.

 

[Bill Gates]

Not when people don't know that SNR = signal noise reduction, which I would wager is the majority of those who would claim to experience the issue. Besides Mr. Gates, you of all people should know that sometimes you have to state things in terms the layman understands even if it's not "proper". Please...tune your antennas down a bit.

I do admit that I should have been more descriptive and I apologize. It was late and I was feeling a bit fussy.

The signal in dBm as well as the noise level in dBm can be found in the System Profiler. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is simply the noise level - the signal level.

 

[Fabiano]

Before I got my Airport Extreme, my only option was cantenna.

Just point them in the right direction and they will keep your from losing connection, if that's your problem.

Thats cool! Too bad I cant do that on my work.

 

[SurferMan]

yeh airport is weak on the macbooks, I had drop a nice chunk of money on a high end N router to finally get good wireless performance on my mpb. The G router I had, and others I tried worked perfectly with my windows machines and fast as well... but sucked donkey balls with the MBP even if I was right next to it.

 

[revelated]

Fixed.

Thank you. My point was never clearer.

 

[Fabiano]

yeh airport is weak on the macbooks, I had drop a nice chunk of money on a high end N router to finally get good wireless performance on my mpb. The G router I had, and others I tried worked perfectly with my windows machines and fast as well... but sucked donkey balls with the MBP even if I was right next to it.

this.