Had a similar issue with a wifi IPcam mounted on the outside of my garage.
1Mbps and 11Mbps are the two lowest connection rates supported by the wifi
protocol, so it sounds like you are just cycling between the two as the router
tries to establish a decent connection.
Two things probably helped me:Raise the wifi router higher. Having it higher
helps spread the signal a bit better, even just a few feet, depending on what
obstructions or things are in the way. Easy to try. Obviously a different
spot in the house might work depending on how much of the house the signal has
to move through to reach the garage, but that can involve running new cables
to reach it, more work, etc.
Research a larger (longer, higher dbi) omnidirectional antenna for your
router. If you have a Verizon FIOS router like me, and you're a computer
geek, you might already have one laying around. If not, a place like this will
help you figure out what connector or adapter you need:
http://www.data-alliance.net. A cantenna is good for point to point
connections over long distances but you still need an omnidirectional to
spread the signal to the rest of your house.
If you want to try you could put one of these on your router antenna. I have
one on my ip camera pointing back to my home router, and it does
helphttp://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/just use some aluminum or
metal sheet like you'd use for flashing on your house, cut it with tin snips,
put it together, done.
Other alternatives are being a high powered external wifi adapter like these..
I've got a few myself for wifi security work and messing around, highly
recommended.http://www.data-alliance.net/-strse-158/Alfa-AWUS036NH-2000mW-100
0mW/Detail.bok
-PJ
> From: bob at texmog.com
> To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 22:56:02 -0500
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Wifi to the garage
>
> Ibve been trying to use my laptop in the garage so I can listen to the
ball
> game while working. Problem I am having is the garage is right on the
fringe
> of our wifi network.
> What I have noticed is that the strength will vary from 1 mbps to 11 mbps
> without moving the computer or anything changing. When it falls to the low
> side I loose the broadcast.
> Any simple tricks to increase the signal strength that tiny bit I need to
keep
> it from dropping out right in the middle of a great play? Why does the
> signal strength change when noting else has changed?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions
>
> Bob
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