topic Wireless issues when closing lid on Sony Vaio VPCS11C5E in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/wireless-issues-when-closing-lid-on-sony-vaio-vpcs11c5e/m-p/365847#M16785 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>A friend of mine has a Sony Vaio VPCS11C5E. </P><P></P><P>He has his laptop setup with an external mouse, keyboard and monitor. The laptop lies under a stand, under the monitor with the lid closed. With the lid closed, running speedtest.net shows speeds of less than 1 Mbps on a 20 Mbps connection. With the lid open, the speed increases to 20Mbps.</P><P></P><P>The closed lid appears to be drastically attenuating the wireless signal. Has anybody else experienced this problem? Has anybody found a solution, other than plugging it into an ethernet connection?</P><P></P><P>Thanks for reading,</P><P></P><P></P><P>Martin</P><H1 style="font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"></H1></BODY></HTML> Sat, 06 Oct 2012 09:05:02 GMT martlee52 2012-10-06T09:05:02Z Wireless issues when closing lid on Sony Vaio VPCS11C5E https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/wireless-issues-when-closing-lid-on-sony-vaio-vpcs11c5e/m-p/365847#M16785 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>A friend of mine has a Sony Vaio VPCS11C5E. </P><P></P><P>He has his laptop setup with an external mouse, keyboard and monitor. The laptop lies under a stand, under the monitor with the lid closed. With the lid closed, running speedtest.net shows speeds of less than 1 Mbps on a 20 Mbps connection. With the lid open, the speed increases to 20Mbps.</P><P></P><P>The closed lid appears to be drastically attenuating the wireless signal. Has anybody else experienced this problem? Has anybody found a solution, other than plugging it into an ethernet connection?</P><P></P><P>Thanks for reading,</P><P></P><P></P><P>Martin</P><H1 style="font-size: 24px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"></H1></BODY></HTML> Sat, 06 Oct 2012 09:05:02 GMT https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/wireless-issues-when-closing-lid-on-sony-vaio-vpcs11c5e/m-p/365847#M16785 martlee52 2012-10-06T09:05:02Z Re: Wireless issues when closing lid on Sony Vaio VPCS11C5E https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/wireless-issues-when-closing-lid-on-sony-vaio-vpcs11c5e/m-p/365848#M16786 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi Martin,</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">I think your conclusion is correct in that that closing the lid is impeding the Wi-Fi antennas which are usually housed in the screen surround.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">You could try attaching an external antenna to the card but this will not be a tidy or easy solution.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Rich</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:58:28 GMT https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/wireless-issues-when-closing-lid-on-sony-vaio-vpcs11c5e/m-p/365848#M16786 rich912 2012-10-06T10:58:28Z