Wireless problems *sigh*

[V4NT0M]

Hey guys, I know a lot of the time wireless can be a bit hit and miss, wondering if anyone has got any tips for me that I may have missed... Currently have a laptop connected to a wireless access point, wired I get perfectly fine net speed (11-12mbps) when I go over to wireless it is up and down like a yo yo between 4-9mbps... Signal strength is excellent and I have tried every channel under the sun...

Have yet to test another wireless device to see if it may be the wireless in my laptop, but it seems a bit weird to me that even with interference 5-9mbps from a 54mbps connection is pretty horrible.

 

[V4NT0M]

From memory the router is a linksys WAG54GS, now you mention it there is a cordless phone quite close, thats something I really forgot about when thinking wireless, theres also a wireless mouse around, aswell as headset for my xbox... Not sure if that would be interfering too. I have had the laptop right next to it getting crappy speeds, but in general its in a different room.

I think I'll have to try it somewhere else and see if I can get a better signal when Its further away from the phone and the xbox... Only problem with that is that the pc in the room it is currently in would have to go wireless and be slow

I'll give netstumbler a go, thanks.