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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1208828" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>All signs definitely point to a weakened AP, but often that's the result of some kind of interference. It's amazing how many devices emit RF, and since the 2.4GHz band is incredibly crowded, it's not at all that uncommon to see a sudden, drastic decline in performance when a new one comes on board.</p><p></p><p>If you can't replace the AP (and I agree with the sentiment of others that claim an appreciable increase in performance with new 'n' routers), then I would experiment with different placement of the device. I know that your wireless devices are close to the AP - but there may be some environmental factor in the proximity of your AP that you're just not aware of.</p><p></p><p>For example, I visited a friend's home who was having issues with his wireless router that cropped up seemingly out of nowhere. The first step in troubleshooting any problem is to ask "what changed?". Sure enough, he had gotten a new refrigerator. This was on the other side of a wall from his AP and so he hadn't really considered that it may play a factor in the functionality of the AP.</p><p></p><p>We moved the AP to the opposite end of the room and the trouble miraculously disappeared. You wouldn't think a refrigerator would disrupt a wireless device, but apparently this one could.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1208828, member: 24098"] All signs definitely point to a weakened AP, but often that's the result of some kind of interference. It's amazing how many devices emit RF, and since the 2.4GHz band is incredibly crowded, it's not at all that uncommon to see a sudden, drastic decline in performance when a new one comes on board. If you can't replace the AP (and I agree with the sentiment of others that claim an appreciable increase in performance with new 'n' routers), then I would experiment with different placement of the device. I know that your wireless devices are close to the AP - but there may be some environmental factor in the proximity of your AP that you're just not aware of. For example, I visited a friend's home who was having issues with his wireless router that cropped up seemingly out of nowhere. The first step in troubleshooting any problem is to ask "what changed?". Sure enough, he had gotten a new refrigerator. This was on the other side of a wall from his AP and so he hadn't really considered that it may play a factor in the functionality of the AP. We moved the AP to the opposite end of the room and the trouble miraculously disappeared. You wouldn't think a refrigerator would disrupt a wireless device, but apparently this one could. [/QUOTE]
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