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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 06:45:50 -0400
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Subject: Re: RTL8192CU continually reconnecting
From: Timothy Rundle <tgrundlesr@gmail.com>
To: Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk>
Cc: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>,
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@Larry,

The patch/firmware seemed to help a little with the range (increased
from 12 to about 20), but I still can't connect to the mail router
about 30 feet away.

@Mike,

Yes my routers are 802.11b/g only.  Been meaning to upgrade, but
things have been working well so I have been putting off.

Timothy

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 2:48 AM, Mark Cave-Ayland
<mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk> wrote:
> On 19/09/13 01:42, Timothy Rundle wrote:
>
>> I found that if I setup a old wireless router as a repeater and keep
>> it within 10-12 feet I have a stable connection.  If I move it back to
>> 12-15 the connection becomes less reliable.  Anything past 15 feet is
>> unusable.
>>
>> I see there have been lots of conversations on the topic and you are
>> working on some power management changes.  If you need me to do any
>> testing let me know.
>
>
> Hi Timothy,
>
> Thanks for the information. It's just a hunch at the moment, but is your
> wireless router 802.11b/g only, i.e. it either doesn't have 802.11n enabled
> or doesn't support 802.11n at all?
>
>
> ATB,
>
> Mark.