Hey everyone,

I have ubuntu 8.10 with a lot of stuff and ya I won't go into that but my computer is connected to a linksys wrt150n wireless router. I KNOW wireless N has a stronger broadcast than any other wireless iteration but in my ubuntu session, it tells me my wireless signal has about one bar of signal. when I roll my cursor over it it says somewhere between 2-6% strength and the router is only in the room next to mine so I don't know what could be causing this. Any possible fixes for this problem would be happily accepted

Thanks in advance!First things first - if you have a 5Ghz range CORDLESS phone get rid of it or keep it as far out of the path of your Wireless N router and pc/laptop as possible. 2.4Ghz phones INTERFERED with Wireless G. 5.8Ghz phones interfere with Wireless N.

Keep in mind each wall the signal has to go through diminishes the signal distance by about 2 feet, up to 8 feet if it's GOING through the wall at a shallow angle.

But... you're only in the next room. How does the signal change if you go into the room where the router is?

If there are lots of wireless networks in your area have a look at what channel they're operating on and switch your router to one that isn't in use by other networks nearby (or is the least used of networks nearby).

A few THOUGHTS to get your started troubleshooting.
PhilAnother question. Does it work well? If so, maybe the Linux driver does not report the signal strenght correctly. Many Linux drivers are not tested in a laboratory where you have equipment to calibrate and verity everything. If it works good, leave it as it is.
But, you could have a broken antenna. That sometimes happens, but the device will work anyway at close range.
Right now I am on my neighbor's wireless instead of my own. He does hot have much signal here, but it works fine. I am using Puppy 4.1 and a realtek PCI wireless and I have not idea what the signal strength is, but I recall that in Windows it was very weak. Amd I have a wirell router close to me, but it does jnot seem to matter!