Wireless sucks.
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I'm so close to giving up on wireless entirely. Every time the microwave oven is in use, I see my data transfer rate drop--that by itself I could live with--but more often than not I get disconnected entirely if this persists for more than a minute. One of the routers I've tried even has a tendancy to freeze when this happens, and I have to power-cycle it. I tried using different channels in the router--no difference. I tried using different routers (a D-Link 624 and a Linksys WRT54G)--no difference. I have high-gain antennas on both the Linksys router and the PC (also using a Linksys PCI card)--no difference. I have a range extender--no difference. I tried using different wireless cards, including a USB adapter--no difference. I've updated to the most recent versions of the firmware for both my routers, boosted the signal, etc--no difference. Relocating the microwave oven isn't an option--it's got a space in the kitchen cabinets designed for it. The router is on the second floor. The PC accessing it is located in the basement, directly below in a straight line. It's only got two hardwood floors to go through. This isn't an apartment building with metal beams or anything--just a two-storey house out in the country. The neighbours are far away enough that I can't see my wireless signal if I bring my laptop over. They don't have wireless hardware of their own. I think I've exhausted all the common advice and FAQs I came across. Short of running good ol' CAT-5 through the walls, what else can I try? Is it time to break out the tin-foil hat and use it to wrap the microwave oven itself? :-D Oh, and those who believe the radiation produced by wireless hardware causes cancer--but will stand right in front of their microwave oven to watch their food spin around while cooking--can kiss my A$$.
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I'm so close to giving up on wireless entirely. Every time the microwave oven is in use, I see my data transfer rate drop--that by itself I could live with--but more often than not I get disconnected entirely if this persists for more than a minute. One of the routers I've tried even has a tendancy to freeze when this happens, and I have to power-cycle it. I tried using different channels in the router--no difference. I tried using different routers (a D-Link 624 and a Linksys WRT54G)--no difference. I have high-gain antennas on both the Linksys router and the PC (also using a Linksys PCI card)--no difference. I have a range extender--no difference. I tried using different wireless cards, including a USB adapter--no difference. I've updated to the most recent versions of the firmware for both my routers, boosted the signal, etc--no difference. Relocating the microwave oven isn't an option--it's got a space in the kitchen cabinets designed for it. The router is on the second floor. The PC accessing it is located in the basement, directly below in a straight line. It's only got two hardwood floors to go through. This isn't an apartment building with metal beams or anything--just a two-storey house out in the country. The neighbours are far away enough that I can't see my wireless signal if I bring my laptop over. They don't have wireless hardware of their own. I think I've exhausted all the common advice and FAQs I came across. Short of running good ol' CAT-5 through the walls, what else can I try? Is it time to break out the tin-foil hat and use it to wrap the microwave oven itself? :-D Oh, and those who believe the radiation produced by wireless hardware causes cancer--but will stand right in front of their microwave oven to watch their food spin around while cooking--can kiss my A$$.
Perhaps it's time for a new oven, before you irradiate yourself. It's the only variable that you haven't changed yet... I don't have any problems at all with my wireless/microwave setup. (Mind you, I'm still using 80211.B, so the slower transmission speed might be able to deal with the interference better)
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I'm so close to giving up on wireless entirely. Every time the microwave oven is in use, I see my data transfer rate drop--that by itself I could live with--but more often than not I get disconnected entirely if this persists for more than a minute. One of the routers I've tried even has a tendancy to freeze when this happens, and I have to power-cycle it. I tried using different channels in the router--no difference. I tried using different routers (a D-Link 624 and a Linksys WRT54G)--no difference. I have high-gain antennas on both the Linksys router and the PC (also using a Linksys PCI card)--no difference. I have a range extender--no difference. I tried using different wireless cards, including a USB adapter--no difference. I've updated to the most recent versions of the firmware for both my routers, boosted the signal, etc--no difference. Relocating the microwave oven isn't an option--it's got a space in the kitchen cabinets designed for it. The router is on the second floor. The PC accessing it is located in the basement, directly below in a straight line. It's only got two hardwood floors to go through. This isn't an apartment building with metal beams or anything--just a two-storey house out in the country. The neighbours are far away enough that I can't see my wireless signal if I bring my laptop over. They don't have wireless hardware of their own. I think I've exhausted all the common advice and FAQs I came across. Short of running good ol' CAT-5 through the walls, what else can I try? Is it time to break out the tin-foil hat and use it to wrap the microwave oven itself? :-D Oh, and those who believe the radiation produced by wireless hardware causes cancer--but will stand right in front of their microwave oven to watch their food spin around while cooking--can kiss my A$$.
Yeah, use wires, but go Cat-6.
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I'm so close to giving up on wireless entirely. Every time the microwave oven is in use, I see my data transfer rate drop--that by itself I could live with--but more often than not I get disconnected entirely if this persists for more than a minute. One of the routers I've tried even has a tendancy to freeze when this happens, and I have to power-cycle it. I tried using different channels in the router--no difference. I tried using different routers (a D-Link 624 and a Linksys WRT54G)--no difference. I have high-gain antennas on both the Linksys router and the PC (also using a Linksys PCI card)--no difference. I have a range extender--no difference. I tried using different wireless cards, including a USB adapter--no difference. I've updated to the most recent versions of the firmware for both my routers, boosted the signal, etc--no difference. Relocating the microwave oven isn't an option--it's got a space in the kitchen cabinets designed for it. The router is on the second floor. The PC accessing it is located in the basement, directly below in a straight line. It's only got two hardwood floors to go through. This isn't an apartment building with metal beams or anything--just a two-storey house out in the country. The neighbours are far away enough that I can't see my wireless signal if I bring my laptop over. They don't have wireless hardware of their own. I think I've exhausted all the common advice and FAQs I came across. Short of running good ol' CAT-5 through the walls, what else can I try? Is it time to break out the tin-foil hat and use it to wrap the microwave oven itself? :-D Oh, and those who believe the radiation produced by wireless hardware causes cancer--but will stand right in front of their microwave oven to watch their food spin around while cooking--can kiss my A$$.
I've been using wireless in a few different place I've lived, always using G and never had a problem with a connection. I've always been around or infront of a microwave with no loss in signal strength and never had it drop. As suggested above, maybe the problem isn't the wireless at all.
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I'm so close to giving up on wireless entirely. Every time the microwave oven is in use, I see my data transfer rate drop--that by itself I could live with--but more often than not I get disconnected entirely if this persists for more than a minute. One of the routers I've tried even has a tendancy to freeze when this happens, and I have to power-cycle it. I tried using different channels in the router--no difference. I tried using different routers (a D-Link 624 and a Linksys WRT54G)--no difference. I have high-gain antennas on both the Linksys router and the PC (also using a Linksys PCI card)--no difference. I have a range extender--no difference. I tried using different wireless cards, including a USB adapter--no difference. I've updated to the most recent versions of the firmware for both my routers, boosted the signal, etc--no difference. Relocating the microwave oven isn't an option--it's got a space in the kitchen cabinets designed for it. The router is on the second floor. The PC accessing it is located in the basement, directly below in a straight line. It's only got two hardwood floors to go through. This isn't an apartment building with metal beams or anything--just a two-storey house out in the country. The neighbours are far away enough that I can't see my wireless signal if I bring my laptop over. They don't have wireless hardware of their own. I think I've exhausted all the common advice and FAQs I came across. Short of running good ol' CAT-5 through the walls, what else can I try? Is it time to break out the tin-foil hat and use it to wrap the microwave oven itself? :-D Oh, and those who believe the radiation produced by wireless hardware causes cancer--but will stand right in front of their microwave oven to watch their food spin around while cooking--can kiss my A$$.
I'd be looking at a new microwave oven - you have problems if that is really what's causing the interference. Microwave ovens operate in the 2.4 GHz band; they work because the water molecule is slightly polar with a resonant frequency of about 2.41 GHz. Because of the resonance, the microwaves cause the water molecules to vibrate within the food, resulting in frictional heating throughout. If it's radiating out-of-band, or leaking sufficiently to cause severe interference, it could become a health hazard.
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I'm so close to giving up on wireless entirely. Every time the microwave oven is in use, I see my data transfer rate drop--that by itself I could live with--but more often than not I get disconnected entirely if this persists for more than a minute. One of the routers I've tried even has a tendancy to freeze when this happens, and I have to power-cycle it. I tried using different channels in the router--no difference. I tried using different routers (a D-Link 624 and a Linksys WRT54G)--no difference. I have high-gain antennas on both the Linksys router and the PC (also using a Linksys PCI card)--no difference. I have a range extender--no difference. I tried using different wireless cards, including a USB adapter--no difference. I've updated to the most recent versions of the firmware for both my routers, boosted the signal, etc--no difference. Relocating the microwave oven isn't an option--it's got a space in the kitchen cabinets designed for it. The router is on the second floor. The PC accessing it is located in the basement, directly below in a straight line. It's only got two hardwood floors to go through. This isn't an apartment building with metal beams or anything--just a two-storey house out in the country. The neighbours are far away enough that I can't see my wireless signal if I bring my laptop over. They don't have wireless hardware of their own. I think I've exhausted all the common advice and FAQs I came across. Short of running good ol' CAT-5 through the walls, what else can I try? Is it time to break out the tin-foil hat and use it to wrap the microwave oven itself? :-D Oh, and those who believe the radiation produced by wireless hardware causes cancer--but will stand right in front of their microwave oven to watch their food spin around while cooking--can kiss my A$$.
Is the case on your Microwave still grounded?
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I'm so close to giving up on wireless entirely. Every time the microwave oven is in use, I see my data transfer rate drop--that by itself I could live with--but more often than not I get disconnected entirely if this persists for more than a minute. One of the routers I've tried even has a tendancy to freeze when this happens, and I have to power-cycle it. I tried using different channels in the router--no difference. I tried using different routers (a D-Link 624 and a Linksys WRT54G)--no difference. I have high-gain antennas on both the Linksys router and the PC (also using a Linksys PCI card)--no difference. I have a range extender--no difference. I tried using different wireless cards, including a USB adapter--no difference. I've updated to the most recent versions of the firmware for both my routers, boosted the signal, etc--no difference. Relocating the microwave oven isn't an option--it's got a space in the kitchen cabinets designed for it. The router is on the second floor. The PC accessing it is located in the basement, directly below in a straight line. It's only got two hardwood floors to go through. This isn't an apartment building with metal beams or anything--just a two-storey house out in the country. The neighbours are far away enough that I can't see my wireless signal if I bring my laptop over. They don't have wireless hardware of their own. I think I've exhausted all the common advice and FAQs I came across. Short of running good ol' CAT-5 through the walls, what else can I try? Is it time to break out the tin-foil hat and use it to wrap the microwave oven itself? :-D Oh, and those who believe the radiation produced by wireless hardware causes cancer--but will stand right in front of their microwave oven to watch their food spin around while cooking--can kiss my A$$.
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I'm so close to giving up on wireless entirely. Every time the microwave oven is in use, I see my data transfer rate drop--that by itself I could live with--but more often than not I get disconnected entirely if this persists for more than a minute. One of the routers I've tried even has a tendancy to freeze when this happens, and I have to power-cycle it. I tried using different channels in the router--no difference. I tried using different routers (a D-Link 624 and a Linksys WRT54G)--no difference. I have high-gain antennas on both the Linksys router and the PC (also using a Linksys PCI card)--no difference. I have a range extender--no difference. I tried using different wireless cards, including a USB adapter--no difference. I've updated to the most recent versions of the firmware for both my routers, boosted the signal, etc--no difference. Relocating the microwave oven isn't an option--it's got a space in the kitchen cabinets designed for it. The router is on the second floor. The PC accessing it is located in the basement, directly below in a straight line. It's only got two hardwood floors to go through. This isn't an apartment building with metal beams or anything--just a two-storey house out in the country. The neighbours are far away enough that I can't see my wireless signal if I bring my laptop over. They don't have wireless hardware of their own. I think I've exhausted all the common advice and FAQs I came across. Short of running good ol' CAT-5 through the walls, what else can I try? Is it time to break out the tin-foil hat and use it to wrap the microwave oven itself? :-D Oh, and those who believe the radiation produced by wireless hardware causes cancer--but will stand right in front of their microwave oven to watch their food spin around while cooking--can kiss my A$$.
It seems that this thread has quickly gone from "wireless sucks" to "your microwave is trying to kill you and your unborn children" :laugh:
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I'm so close to giving up on wireless entirely. Every time the microwave oven is in use, I see my data transfer rate drop--that by itself I could live with--but more often than not I get disconnected entirely if this persists for more than a minute. One of the routers I've tried even has a tendancy to freeze when this happens, and I have to power-cycle it. I tried using different channels in the router--no difference. I tried using different routers (a D-Link 624 and a Linksys WRT54G)--no difference. I have high-gain antennas on both the Linksys router and the PC (also using a Linksys PCI card)--no difference. I have a range extender--no difference. I tried using different wireless cards, including a USB adapter--no difference. I've updated to the most recent versions of the firmware for both my routers, boosted the signal, etc--no difference. Relocating the microwave oven isn't an option--it's got a space in the kitchen cabinets designed for it. The router is on the second floor. The PC accessing it is located in the basement, directly below in a straight line. It's only got two hardwood floors to go through. This isn't an apartment building with metal beams or anything--just a two-storey house out in the country. The neighbours are far away enough that I can't see my wireless signal if I bring my laptop over. They don't have wireless hardware of their own. I think I've exhausted all the common advice and FAQs I came across. Short of running good ol' CAT-5 through the walls, what else can I try? Is it time to break out the tin-foil hat and use it to wrap the microwave oven itself? :-D Oh, and those who believe the radiation produced by wireless hardware causes cancer--but will stand right in front of their microwave oven to watch their food spin around while cooking--can kiss my A$$.
Well I always trust wire. Question, how have you oriented the antena's? This is NOT my area of expertice but I do not think most radiate up or down but radial patterns. have you tried with the antennas horizontal versus vertical?
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Well I always trust wire. Question, how have you oriented the antena's? This is NOT my area of expertice but I do not think most radiate up or down but radial patterns. have you tried with the antennas horizontal versus vertical?
Michael A. Barnhart wrote:
I do not think most radiate up or down but radial patterns.
According to the manual that came with my new high gain antenna, you're correct. The primary pattern is a torus arond the long axis of the antenna. Unless, of course, it's one of the directional antennas. :~
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