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marsislav Joined: Oct 07, 2008 Posts: 8 Other Topics	Posted Jan 15, 2009 at 2:31:13 PM Subject: Low wireless signal Why wireless signal in any Linux distro`s /I was try *nuntu, Mandriva, Backtrack, gOS, Tilix, Debianm Fedora, Redhat/ is worse than wireless signal in Windows /Windows XP/. How can I fix the problem ? Thanks. Marsislav
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Rubberman Joined Jul 30, 2007 Posts: 944 Location:40 miles west of Chicago Other Topics	Posted: Jan 15, 2009 4:16:32 PM Subject: Low wireless signal How do you know the wireless signal is worse? The number of "bars" the desktop icon shows? Or is it the speed you get out of the adapter? If the latter, it might be that you have the wrong driver installed. For example, many Broadcom-based cards can use the native b43 driver, but a lot of systems have the legacy ndiswrapper version installed. So, you need to be more specific and perhaps do some investigation to see what card and driver you have installed. Personally, I haven't seen this problem on my Dell D630 laptop when I use Ubuntu 8.10. Sometimes real fast is almost as good as real time. Remember, Google is your friend!
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proopnarine Joined Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 590 Location:San Francisco Other Topics	Posted: Jan 16, 2009 4:38:15 AM Subject: Low wireless signal The signal depends on the broadcast strength and your wireless card, not the operating system. Take the red pill Climate Change Blog Food Weblog
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