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    Wi-FI Drops when I close lid.

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by peter12321a, Jan 18, 2013.

  1. peter12321a

    peter12321a Newbie

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    When I close the lid of my M11x R2 it signal is so slow you cannot use it?
     
    peter12321a, Jan 18, 2013
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  2. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    This is because the antenna are routed in the LCD screen. When you close the lid the antenna are too close to the chassis that causes the singal to get blocked.
     
    ejohnson, Jan 21, 2013
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    ejohnson makes a godo point on this. Have you tried changing the power settings on Windows to high performance?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jan 24, 2013
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    DrGoodvibes Notebook Deity

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    I thought it was the position of the Antenna in relation to the WiFi AP router.

    If I close the lid of an M11xR1 next to a WiFi AP router I may see a drop of 5dBm from say -25dBm to -30dBm.

    WiFi lid closed.jpg

    If I'm 15m away from the router I can see up to 15dBm drop in signal from -60dBm to -75dBm.

    WiFi lid 15m closed.jpg

    Bob's Country Bunker = 2.4GHz (green)
    Dark Bunker = 5GHz (blue)

    Interestingly, I see no signal change on 5Ghz. It just stays flat lined. Probably something to do with frequency wave length which some WiFi guru could explain to us.
     
    DrGoodvibes, Jan 25, 2013
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