kevineugenius
[H]ard|Gawd
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2006
- Messages
- 1,415
Picture two adjacent rooms. Room A has a wireless router (TP-Link TL 3600) and then on the other side of the wall between the rooms is a TV. The rest of room B has laptops and people using their phones on the wireless and everything works splendidly.
I installed a mini PC stick from Quantum Suppliers in an HDMI port on the back of the PC. It really struggled to use the network well and I had been troubleshooting it as though that device had a hard time with the wireless. After a while, I noticed the phones and laptops also struggling, so I figured my wireless was just messed up and rebooted the router to no effect. After more tinkering and speed tests, I found that all the other devices work perfectly when the mini PC is not using the network. Once it tries doing something on the network, everything in room B (where the TV and phones etc are) stops working immediately. I can take the phones into room A and they work fine.
It's as if the mini PC has created a dead zone within 10 feet of itself somehow. It is itself included in the dead zone, meaning it doesn't ever get good wireless connectivity. I toggled wifi on phones and whatnot to make sure there was no interference between devices or IP conflicts, but to no avail. I also plugged in a USB wireless dongle with a powered USB hub and tried moving it to different locations in the room with a USB extension cable. I disabled the bluetooth in the mini PC in case it was broadcasting too much. Nothing has helped.
This is the first time I've ever seen something like this. I apologize that I rarely visit hardforum unless I have some sort of problem, but this is beyond my expertise.
I installed a mini PC stick from Quantum Suppliers in an HDMI port on the back of the PC. It really struggled to use the network well and I had been troubleshooting it as though that device had a hard time with the wireless. After a while, I noticed the phones and laptops also struggling, so I figured my wireless was just messed up and rebooted the router to no effect. After more tinkering and speed tests, I found that all the other devices work perfectly when the mini PC is not using the network. Once it tries doing something on the network, everything in room B (where the TV and phones etc are) stops working immediately. I can take the phones into room A and they work fine.
It's as if the mini PC has created a dead zone within 10 feet of itself somehow. It is itself included in the dead zone, meaning it doesn't ever get good wireless connectivity. I toggled wifi on phones and whatnot to make sure there was no interference between devices or IP conflicts, but to no avail. I also plugged in a USB wireless dongle with a powered USB hub and tried moving it to different locations in the room with a USB extension cable. I disabled the bluetooth in the mini PC in case it was broadcasting too much. Nothing has helped.
This is the first time I've ever seen something like this. I apologize that I rarely visit hardforum unless I have some sort of problem, but this is beyond my expertise.