Trying to get the most out of my wireless network...

[Imakeholesinu]

Still attempting to get the most out of the wireless network I have setup down at school. Right now, we've found out that by moving the router away from anything metallic or with a magnet has increased our signal strength and preformance dramatically. The only problem I'm having is getting a clear reading with the two applications I'm using to monitor my connection, both say I have Very Good to Excellent signal strength but when I look at bandwidth it says I'm only getting 1Mbps when I'm pretty sure it should be somewhere in the 48 to 54 Mbps range.

I can ping CS:S servers fine in the mid 40's, but I'm just attempting to figure out why the reading on the connection is so off, or maybe is it at it's optimum and windows and the Linksys Wireless tool just can't decypher it to put it into a number where it can read.

Now the only problem I've been having lately is that the network that the internet connection is attached too has been suffering some severe instability and the internet T1 has definitely been unreliable. Is there a program where I could maybe monitor, allocate, or hog a certain amount of bandwidth client side to where the one connection always gets the same amount of bandwidth no matter what else is going on in the network? Or do I have to be the one with the keys to the T1?

[SineSwiper]

You pretty much need access to the T1. It's called packet prioritizing. I think the bigger thing you should be worrying about is making sure you have the highest level of encryption and security available. Maybe the problem with the T1 is people hacking into the wireless network and sucking up the bandwidth. Wireless connections are amazing easy to hack into.

[Kupek]

Wireless connections are amazing easy to hack into.

More like accidentily sign on. "Hack" implies intent. When the wireless router in my apartment goes down, my roommate's laptop just finds the next strongest signal, and she's able to use the internet with no problems. I think mine is the only one in range that has a WEP key.

[Lox]

Wireless connections are amazing easy to hack into.

More like accidentily sign on. "Hack" implies intent. When the wireless router in my apartment goes down, my roommate's laptop just finds the next strongest signal, and she's able to use the internet with no problems. I think mine is the only one in range that has a WEP key.

I guy I worked with was at a friend of his parent's one time and jumped right on his wirless network. He even had access to his Router settings because he knew the brand and never changed the admin password.

Silly people.

[SineSwiper]

More like accidentily sign on. "Hack" implies intent. When the wireless router in my apartment goes down, my roommate's laptop just finds the next strongest signal, and she's able to use the internet with no problems. I think mine is the only one in range that has a WEP key.

Hacking, too. Check out the 1st video on this web site. (It might be the 3rd one, I forgot.) Yes, that is Kevin Rose drinking a 40.