Is my wifi signal too weak?

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Sometimes I can’t connect to the configuration page or it connects but loads extremely slowly or only partially, rebooting my router fixes the issues though. I believe my router might just be too far away/going through too many walls, can you confirm?

7/06/21 20:59:51 WiFi disconnected.
7/06/21 21:05:09 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=192.168.0.111, channel=11, RSSI -84db
7/06/21 21:20:55 WiFi disconnected.
7/06/21 21:21:27 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=192.168.0.111, channel=11, RSSI -92db
7/25/21 12:32:10 WiFi disconnected.
7/25/21 13:32:10 WiFi disconnected more than 60 minutes, restarting.

** Restart **

SD initialized.
7/25/21 17:32:12z Real Time Clock is running. Unix time 1627234332 
7/25/21 17:32:12z Reset reason: Software/System restart
7/25/21 17:32:12z Trace:  1:3, 1:3, 1:6[1], 1:6[2], 1:6[2], 1:6[3], 1:5[5], 1:6[4], 5:0, 1:6[6], 1:1[8], 1:2[9], 9:0[9], 9:0, 9:1, 8:4, 8:6, 8:8, 8:9, 9:3, 9:5, 9:9, 1:2, 1:3, 1:3, 1:6[1], 1:6[2], 1:6[3], 1:5[21], 1:6[4], 21:0, 21:2
7/25/21 17:32:12z ESP8266 ChipID: 6308216
7/25/21 17:32:12z IoTaWatt 5.0, Firmware version 02_06_02
7/25/21 17:32:12z SPIFFS mounted.
7/25/21 13:32:12 Local time zone: -5:00
7/25/21 13:32:12 Using Daylight Saving Time (BST) when in effect.
7/25/21 13:32:12 device name: IotaWatt
7/25/21 13:32:12 HTTP server started
7/25/21 13:32:12 timeSync: service started.
7/25/21 13:32:12 statService: started.
7/25/21 13:32:12 dataLog: service started.
7/25/21 13:32:13 dataLog: Last log entry 07/25/21 13:32:10
7/25/21 13:32:17 historyLog: service started.
7/25/21 13:32:17 historyLog: Last log entry 07/25/21 13:32:00
7/25/21 13:32:23 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=192.168.0.111, channel=11, RSSI -92db
7/25/21 13:32:23 MDNS responder started for hostname IotaWatt
7/25/21 13:32:23 LLMNR responder started for hostname IotaWatt
7/25/21 13:32:23 Updater: service started. Auto-update class is MINOR
7/25/21 13:32:24 Updater: Auto-update is current for class MINOR.
8/03/21 23:55:15 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -14
8/07/21 15:04:01 Updater: Update from 02_06_02 to 02_06_05
8/07/21 15:04:01 Updater: download 02_06_05
8/07/21 15:04:07 Updater: Release downloaded 6413ms, size 834296
8/07/21 15:04:12 Updater: signature verified
8/07/21 15:04:21 Updater: firmware upgraded to version 02_06_05
8/07/21 15:04:21 Updater: Firmware updated, restarting.

** Restart **

SD initialized.
8/07/21 19:04:30z Real Time Clock is running. Unix time 1628363070 
8/07/21 19:04:30z Reset reason: Software/System restart
8/07/21 19:04:30z Trace:  18:2, 18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:4, 18:5, 1:6[6], 1:3, 1:3, 1:6[1], 1:6[2], 1:6[3], 1:5[21], 1:6[4], 21:0, 21:1, 21:10, 21:20, 21:21, 21:30, 21:99, 1:6[6], 1:3, 1:3, 1:6[1], 1:6[3], 1:5[5], 1:6[4], 5:0, 5:7
8/07/21 19:04:30z ESP8266 ChipID: 6308216
8/07/21 19:04:30z IoTaWatt 5.0, Firmware version 02_06_05
8/07/21 19:04:30z Updater: Installing update files for version 02_06_05
8/07/21 19:04:30z Updater: Installing GRAPH.HTM
8/07/21 19:04:30z Updater: Installing GRAPH.JS
8/07/21 19:04:30z Updater: Installing GRAPH2.HTM
8/07/21 19:04:30z Updater: Installing GRAPH2.JS
8/07/21 19:04:30z Updater: Installing INDEX.HTM
8/07/21 19:04:31z Updater: Installing TABLES.TXT
8/07/21 19:04:31z Updater: Installing CNFSTYLE.CSS
8/07/21 19:04:31z Updater: Installing EDIT.HTM
8/07/21 19:04:31z Updater: Installation complete.
8/07/21 19:04:31z SPIFFS mounted.
8/07/21 15:04:31 Local time zone: -5:00
8/07/21 15:04:31 Using Daylight Saving Time (BST) when in effect.
8/07/21 15:04:31 device name: IotaWatt
8/07/21 15:04:31 HTTP server started
8/07/21 15:04:31 timeSync: service started.
8/07/21 15:04:31 statService: started.
8/07/21 15:04:31 dataLog: service started.
8/07/21 15:04:32 dataLog: Last log entry 08/07/21 15:04:05
8/07/21 15:04:36 historyLog: service started.
8/07/21 15:04:36 historyLog: Last log entry 08/07/21 15:04:00
8/07/21 15:04:42 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=192.168.0.111, channel=11, RSSI -91db
8/07/21 15:04:42 MDNS responder started for hostname IotaWatt
8/07/21 15:04:42 LLMNR responder started for hostname IotaWatt
8/07/21 15:04:42 Updater: service started. Auto-update class is MINOR
8/07/21 15:04:43 Updater: Auto-update is current for class MINOR.
8/18/21 00:30:57 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -4
8/19/21 23:35:56 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -14
8/20/21 04:36:52 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -11
8/20/21 05:36:53 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -14
8/20/21 07:37:08 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -4
8/20/21 17:42:13 WiFi disconnected.
8/20/21 17:48:00 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=192.168.0.111, channel=11, RSSI -95db
8/20/21 19:09:03 WiFi disconnected.
8/20/21 19:13:28 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=192.168.0.111, channel=11, RSSI -94db
8/20/21 19:22:27 WiFi disconnected.
8/20/21 19:36:24 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=192.168.0.111, channel=11, RSSI -94db
8/20/21 19:41:56 WiFi disconnected.
8/20/21 19:48:00 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=169.254.121.65, channel=11, RSSI -96db
8/20/21 21:40:32 WiFi disconnected.
8/20/21 21:43:19 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=192.168.0.111, channel=11, RSSI -95db
8/20/21 21:43:48 WiFi disconnected.
8/20/21 21:46:14 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=192.168.0.111, channel=11, RSSI -95db
8/20/21 22:40:21 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -11
8/20/21 23:40:15 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -4
8/21/21 04:54:40 WiFi disconnected.
8/21/21 05:54:40 WiFi disconnected more than 60 minutes, restarting.

** Restart **

SD initialized.
8/21/21 09:54:41z Real Time Clock is running. Unix time 1629539681 
8/21/21 09:54:41z Reset reason: Software/System restart
8/21/21 09:54:41z Trace:  18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:2, 18:3, 18:4, 18:5, 1:6[6], 1:3, 1:3, 1:6[1], 1:6[3], 1:5[21], 1:6[4], 21:0, 21:2
8/21/21 09:54:41z ESP8266 ChipID: 6308216
8/21/21 09:54:41z IoTaWatt 5.0, Firmware version 02_06_05
8/21/21 09:54:41z SPIFFS mounted.
8/21/21 05:54:41 Local time zone: -5:00
8/21/21 05:54:41 Using Daylight Saving Time (BST) when in effect.
8/21/21 05:54:41 device name: IotaWatt
8/21/21 05:54:41 HTTP server started
8/21/21 05:54:41 timeSync: service started.
8/21/21 05:54:41 statService: started.
8/21/21 05:54:41 dataLog: service started.
8/21/21 05:54:42 dataLog: Last log entry 08/21/21 05:54:40
8/21/21 05:54:46 historyLog: service started.
8/21/21 05:54:46 historyLog: Last log entry 08/21/21 05:54:00
8/21/21 06:05:47 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=169.254.121.65, channel=11, RSSI -96db
8/21/21 06:05:47 MDNS responder started for hostname IotaWatt
8/21/21 06:05:47 LLMNR responder started for hostname IotaWatt
8/21/21 06:05:47 Updater: service started. Auto-update class is MINOR
8/21/21 06:35:00 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -4
8/21/21 06:46:11 WiFi disconnected.
8/21/21 07:05:56 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=192.168.0.111, channel=11, RSSI -93db
8/21/21 07:05:58 Updater: Auto-update is current for class MINOR.
8/21/21 07:07:48 WiFi disconnected.
8/21/21 07:21:32 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=169.254.121.65, channel=11, RSSI -96db
8/21/21 07:29:17 WiFi disconnected.
8/21/21 08:08:22 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=169.254.121.65, channel=11, RSSI -96db
8/21/21 12:08:54 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -11
8/21/21 13:08:51 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -4
8/21/21 13:53:05 WiFi disconnected.
8/21/21 13:59:39 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=169.254.121.65, channel=11, RSSI -96db
8/21/21 14:00:12 WiFi disconnected.
8/21/21 14:09:21 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=169.254.121.65, channel=11, RSSI -96db
8/21/21 14:12:23 WiFi disconnected.
8/21/21 14:28:51 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=169.254.121.65, channel=11, RSSI -96db
8/21/21 15:00:51 WiFi disconnected.
8/21/21 15:30:09 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=169.254.121.65, channel=11, RSSI -96db
8/21/21 16:12:44 WiFi disconnected.
8/21/21 16:17:09 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=169.254.121.65, channel=11, RSSI -96db
8/21/21 16:19:27 WiFi disconnected.
8/21/21 17:19:27 WiFi disconnected more than 60 minutes, restarting.

** Restart **

SD initialized.
8/21/21 21:19:29z Real Time Clock is running. Unix time 1629580769 
8/21/21 21:19:29z Reset reason: Software/System restart
8/21/21 21:19:29z Trace:  1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:3, 1:6[1], 1:6[2], 1:6[2], 1:6[3], 1:5[5], 1:6[4], 5:0, 1:6[6], 1:3, 1:3, 1:6[1], 1:6[2], 1:6[3], 1:5[21], 1:6[4], 21:0, 21:2
8/21/21 21:19:29z ESP8266 ChipID: 6308216
8/21/21 21:19:29z IoTaWatt 5.0, Firmware version 02_06_05
8/21/21 21:19:29z SPIFFS mounted.
8/21/21 17:19:29 Local time zone: -5:00
8/21/21 17:19:29 Using Daylight Saving Time (BST) when in effect.
8/21/21 17:19:29 device name: IotaWatt
8/21/21 17:19:29 HTTP server started
8/21/21 17:19:29 timeSync: service started.
8/21/21 17:19:29 statService: started.
8/21/21 17:19:29 dataLog: service started.
8/21/21 17:19:30 dataLog: Last log entry 08/21/21 17:19:25
8/21/21 17:19:34 historyLog: service started.
8/21/21 17:19:34 historyLog: Last log entry 08/21/21 17:19:00
8/21/21 18:17:07 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=169.254.121.65, channel=11, RSSI -96db
8/21/21 18:17:07 MDNS responder started for hostname IotaWatt
8/21/21 18:17:07 LLMNR responder started for hostname IotaWatt
8/21/21 18:17:07 Updater: service started. Auto-update class is MINOR
8/21/21 18:21:18 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -4
8/21/21 18:39:50 WiFi disconnected.
8/21/21 19:25:02 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=169.254.121.65, channel=11, RSSI -96db
8/21/21 20:25:06 Updater: Auto-update is current for class MINOR.
8/22/21 01:26:01 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -11
8/22/21 08:26:40 Updater: Invalid response from server. HTTPcode: -4
8/22/21 09:08:17 WiFi disconnected.
8/22/21 09:08:50 WiFi connected. SSID=virus.exe, IP=192.168.0.111, channel=11, RSSI -95db
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Yes, I can confirm that from the log. The RSSI should generally be better than -70. Sometimes it works fine in the -70s, and sometimes it can be problematic even better than -70 because of other devices and/or networks using the same channel or very powerful using a nearby channel.

I have not seen very many units sucessfully operate in the -90s.

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I discovered my girlfriends printer had been broadcasting it’s own wifi network on the same channel as the router so I disabled that since it’s not needed and it seems to have helped. The RSSI is sitting at around -88 or so and no disconnects since then.