Difference between revisions of "Fix Harry's wifi"
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* Portlandia: 54Mbps (802.11g) | * Portlandia: 54Mbps (802.11g) | ||
* ahub: 36Mbps (mixed 802.11b+g) | * ahub: 36Mbps (mixed 802.11b+g) | ||
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| + | Other possibilities are: | ||
| + | * 802.11n (2009) | ||
| + | * 802.11ac (2012) | ||
Revision as of 06:04, 2 February 2014
Background
A friend suffers from crappy wifi. I keep telling him that I'll fix it, but I haven't yet. We spend time talking or eating instead of poking at the wifi. Before I go over again, I want to have a streamlined process for diagnosing the problem with all the necessary tools pre-loaded on my laptop so I can look like a rock star.
So I'm practicing on our wifi and trying to make sure I've got all my tools together.
Wifi Analyzer for signal strength
At home I get a maximum signal of about -50 db from Portlandia when the phone is less than 5 feet from it. I get about -75 db from ahub which is one floor down from the phone.
Identify protocol
Standard android wifi settings page tells me link speed, security type, and IP.
- Portlandia: 54Mbps (802.11g)
- ahub: 36Mbps (mixed 802.11b+g)
Other possibilities are:
- 802.11n (2009)
- 802.11ac (2012)
