is my wireless a shambles?

[method man]

I’m after some advice guys from the more technically minded.

I’m streaming music from a PC to a Squeezebox only about 18 foot. But I’m still getting dropouts etc.

I realise the reliability is 90% down to ones own wireless setup and strength. Heres my problem.

its a bit of a dark art to me. I have quite a new Dell PC on Vista connected to
the interent with a

Fairly old Speedtouch 570. I understand this is an internet modem/wireless router combo? I was sent this by Tiscali a few years back when we went on Broadband. But it doesn’t have enough outputs so I linked up a Belkin Wireles G Router that someone had lying around to the Speedtouch.
Somehow it worked and the Squeezebox worked straight out of the box. (it wouldn’t
connect to the Speedtouch just the Belkin).

The controller is a bit flakey, and I getbuffering when trying to play FLAC.So I
was wondering if, my kit is a shambles, and if so whats good stuff to buy. (ps
we run a laptop off of the wireless too

 

[Anonymous]

I had some problems when i had my wireless modem/router and airport express right next to each other. A friend said they thought it might be the laptop not being sure which access point to use.

Since your squeezebox likes the belkin, why don't you set that up to be your main router and modem and just put away the speedtouch? it'll save you electricity too.

You'll have to go into the setup and enter your username password etc for your isp, but that should be fairly simple.

 

[method man]

hi. but the belkin has no modem

 

[PJPro]

I got a free Speedtouch with my broadband connection. I binned that and got a Netgear.

 

[Gerrardasnails]

PJPro:I got a free Speedtouch with my broadband connection. I binned that and got a Netgear.

Yep, would never bother with anything but Netgear.