[$tinkle]

laptop sez "excellent".
pc sez "weak".

they're within a foot of each other. what could be causing degraded signal on the desktop?

(yes, i checked the antenna)

 

[ire]

laptop sez "excellent".
pc sez "weak".

they're within a foot of each other. what could be causing degraded signal on the desktop?

(yes, i checked the antenna)

Simple, your laptop sucked up all the signal Are there any devices behind the PC that could be causing interference?

 

[Arkayne]

It's kind of like home theater subwoofer placement where it sounds good 1 foot away from the wall and then sounds like shat flush against the wall. Try sliding your wireless router over a foot or two in any direction.