wireless signal strength s

Before I installed vista beta preview I would get a full strength signal from my router (BT voyager 2091) to my laptop from at least 30ft away now I only get 3 bars from 5ft away. Is this a vista/router problem?

Since you're on a laptop the power config may have the power for the adapter set lower when you are running on battery. Check "Control Panel>Power Options", "Power saver" should be selected since it's a laptop click "Change plan settings" under whichever plan is selected. Then "Change advanced power settings" and then you'll find an option for "Wireless adapter settings>Power Saving Mode"
Stephen
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Before I installed vista beta preview I would get a full strength signal from my router (BT voyager 2091) to my laptop from at least 30ft away now I only get 3 bars from 5ft away. Is this a vista/router problem?

As stephen said, you should consider power settings. In addition, your router should be in an open area accessible by your laptop. sometimes it is caused by interference like solid wall or anything that causes signal to bounce, limiting your connection. try to elevate your router's location :P
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Guys, firstly thanks for your replies I am not on battery power, i am on mains and I never got this problem with xp setup.(scenario) my laptop running xp home......full signal strength wireless........download and install vista on same machine .....3bars signal strength. Nothing changed, not in distance from router so why the drop in signal strength?

"Stephen J. Froman" wrote in message

Since you're on a laptop the power config may have the power for the adapter set lower when you are running on battery. Check "Control Panel>Power Options", "Power saver" should be selected since it's a laptop click "Change plan settings" under whichever plan is selected. Then "Change advanced power settings" and then you'll find an option for "Wireless adapter settings>Power Saving Mode"
Stephen
"T5" wrote in message Before I installed vista beta preview I would get a full strength signal from my router (BT voyager 2091) to my laptop from at least 30ft away now I only get 3 bars from 5ft away. Is this a vista/router problem?

Hey, T5 hang in there.
Guys listen to what T5 is saying. He is in the same place in the house as before Vista. Same distance as before. Same power from the wall outlet as before. He did not move the computer into another room or out into the yard!
The only difference now he is running Vista instead of XP and his signal strength has dropped. Mine has dropped as well. Every once in a while it drops out completely.
If I re-boot my laptop with the wireless card (pcmcia) in place Vista freezes just after booting up. This has only happened since VISTA was installed.
IT IS A VISTA ISSUE!
He is just asking for some assitence in correcting the problem.
Oh, and by the way I know this is beta and I am not running this on a production PC or my only PC, and I enjoy working and testing beta software for Microsoft.
Mark
"ressen" wrote:

As stephen said, you should consider power settings. In addition, your router should be in an open area accessible by your laptop. sometimes it is caused by interference like solid wall or anything that causes signal to bounce, limiting your connection. try to elevate your router's location :P
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Thx Mark Problem is solved, after three reboots SS is up to five bars, the problem I have now is that i can only use an unsecu red network as the vista laptop cannot work with encryption
"Mark S-123" wrote in message

Hey, T5 hang in there.
Guys listen to what T5 is saying. He is in the same place in the house as before Vista. Same distance as before. Same power from the wall outlet as before. He did not move the computer into another room or out into the yard!
The only difference now he is running Vista instead of XP and his signal strength has dropped. Mine has dropped as well. Every once in a while it drops out completely.
If I re-boot my laptop with the wireless card (pcmcia) in place Vista freezes just after booting up. This has only happened since VISTA was installed.
IT IS A VISTA ISSUE!
He is just asking for some assitence in correcting the problem.
Oh, and by the way I know this is beta and I am not running this on a production PC or my only PC, and I enjoy working and testing beta software for Microsoft.
Mark
"ressen" wrote:
As stephen said, you should consider power settings. In addition, your router should be in an open area accessible by your laptop. sometimes it is caused by interference like solid wall or anything that causes signal to bounce, limiting your connection. try to elevate your router's location :P
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