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Quake / Wireless Internet.. Good, Bad, Okay?
« on: June 14, 2004, 07:48:08 PM »
Hiya majik! Wireless can be "moody" because the signal is affected by lots of things. Open air is a very unstable transmission medium, esp compared to coax or UTP. If your Line of Sight (LoS) is obstructed, bouncing signals can cause delays in reassembly/retransmision of data. Even with clear LoS, the path loss (signal power loss in the air) will vary with temperature, atmospheric conditions, interference, solar flares, etc etc...
Didja know that your microwave oven is smack-dab center of the 2.45GHz WiFi band? UNRegulated (like WiFi) spectrum is a free-for-all... your mileage *will* vary. Of course, the lack of spectrum is just an illusion created by the FCC for profit.. but I digress
You could try a higher gain antenna for your setup, or maybe setting up a wireless repeater/bridge somewhere halfway... but if you've got $$$ to burn, get ISDN for a stable ping
Didja know that your microwave oven is smack-dab center of the 2.45GHz WiFi band? UNRegulated (like WiFi) spectrum is a free-for-all... your mileage *will* vary. Of course, the lack of spectrum is just an illusion created by the FCC for profit.. but I digress
You could try a higher gain antenna for your setup, or maybe setting up a wireless repeater/bridge somewhere halfway... but if you've got $$$ to burn, get ISDN for a stable ping
