[Smith10]

Hi,

Now I hope someone here could help me, considering AT&T was not helpful.

Ok, so upstairs is where my 2wire router is, with a steady 54 mbps signal speed and a excellent signal strength for any computer upstairs, BUT any computer downstairs will have the signal strength goes from 1 through 24 mbps alot.

Now, I do have other computers connected to the router, none are taking up the speed, and all have the same signal strength. All of these computers are upstairs as well...

I know for a fact it isn't the computer, since when my computer was upstairs it would work fine, but with everything exactly the same it'll be horrible downstairs.

Only things I have thought of might be interference... but have zero idea how to find what would be causing the interference if any exist.


Can anyone help?

 

[etaf]

Only things I have thought of might be interference...

it maybe interference or the signal downstairs is being effected by the construction of the house

lets see an xirrus screen shot and what wireless networks are in the area and may cause interference
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Run Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector Download and install
If you cannot access the internet with this PC, then you will need to copy the program across to the faulty PC

Xirrus: The Leader in High Performance Wi-Fi - Advanced IT Wi-Fi Networking Tools
Direct link to the program is here Xirrus: The Leader in High Performance Wi-Fi - Advanced IT Wi-Fi Networking Tools
Then run and install the program
if you get an error - You need NET Framework installed for the WiFi Inspector to function.

Run the program

post a screen shot of the program running - if there are a lot of networks showing can you click on "networks" top lefthand area - so we can see all the network information, and also post which network "Adapter Name" (1st column) is yours on the list

To post a screen shot of the active window, hold the Alt key and press the PrtScn key. Open the Windows PAINT application and Paste the screen shot. You can then use PAINT to trim to suit, and save it as a JPG format file.
To upload it to the forum, open the full reply window and use the Manage Attachments button to upload it here.
Full details are here TSG Posting a Screenshot - TSG Library of Knowledge

Note:
For a reliable (or robust as the Xirrus user guide says) wireless connection you need a signal of about -70 dBm or better.
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[Smith10]

Imageshack - 2wireo.jpg

Just click on that.

The 2WIRE255 is mine, the linksys is my neighbors... there not on the same channel or frequency so....?

 

[etaf]

as you say that looks OK - i suspect its just the fabric of the house blocking the signal - try repositioning the router slightly - i know just a few feet can make a huge difference