atheros terrible reception in x40

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dorin · #1 Post by **dorin** » Tue May 15, 2007 8:58 am

hi there,

i just bought an atheros b/g card, fru 93P3475, but its reception capabilities are terrible.

with intel 2200bg i get full bars anywhere in the house, while with atheros only one (by bar i mean the 5bars in windows wireless network).

the latest driver was installed, the antenas properly mounted but....
i put back the intel, back to 5 bars

any ideas what to do?

thanks,

dorin

#2 Post by **underclocker** » Tue May 15, 2007 9:32 am

That card arrived quickly!

Poor reception with the Atheros is very odd. I got much better reception in my X40's with Atheros adapters than Intel's.

I'd try again and make sure the antenna connection is solid - those little connectors are sometimes tough to snap.

I'd also try completely removing the Intel drivers.

Good luck.

seneca · #3 Post by **seneca** » Tue May 15, 2007 9:57 am

Also make sure you have both antenna connectors firmly attached, both main and aux. If you only have one, you will have problems with reception and throughput.

dorin · #4 Post by **dorin** » Wed May 16, 2007 6:46 am

believe it or not the problem was in the ibm driver! the antenas where properly inserted, and still only one bar.
after i found an atheros driver, voilla, full reception!
thanks guys for your help!

dorin

ps: underclocker, that was the fastest buy i have ever made (pay-recieve, what, 3 days?- to switzerland) big THANKS!!!

#5 Post by **underclocker** » Wed May 16, 2007 8:50 am

Good to hear. Atheros cards are great.

USPS does amaze me, sometimes it take longer to deliver within the US than ship to Europe.

atheros terrible reception in x40

atheros terrible reception in x40

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