re: Connectus Interruptus
Friday, October 16, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by julee
(24 messages posted)
It would be (clear) but for the fact that the "signal strength" icon doesn't indicate
ANY of these ("low", "good", "very good", "excellent") until doing a handshake and
announcing "You are now connected"!!
So...I am "connected" but have no "connectivity"...???? What thu...?!
[put another way, signal strength = "NONE" until connected -- so it's not just measuring
the ambient signal as you'd hold]
Still not gettin' it. :(
On Friday, October 16, 2009 at 5:26 pm, MartinM wrote:
>
>Signal strength is exactly what it says - how much signal is your PC getting from
>the wifi device you are trying to talk to.
>
>Connectivity is what happens (if you are lucky) as a result of receiving the above
>signal. It means that your PC and the wifi device are successfull in talking to
each
>other.
>
>Just to illustrate, with an excellent signal your PC might still not be able to
communicate
>with wifi device because you have the wrong security key: signal strong, connectivity
>nil.
>
>Of course if you have no signal strength you cannot have any connectivity.
>
>Or, in human conversation terms:
>
>Signal strength: can I hear you ?
>
>Connectivity: can I understand you ?
>
>This was clear to me when I wrote it -- hope it is to you when you read it !
>
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