range expansion/signal boosting
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Posted by Steve on December 22, 2004, 3:59 pm
Please log in for more thread options expander ? From their website it looks like it's just what I'm after - keen to hear any feedback or recommended alternatives (weak/poor signal strength and dead spots in upstairs rooms). Thanks Steve | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Lance on December 22, 2004, 10:52 am
Please log in for more thread options I use a WAP54G in repeater mode. I understand this is just about equivalent to a WRE54G. The WAP54G has the advantage of customizable firmware (see HyperWAP at http://www.hyperdrive.be). I had problems with very weak signal strength in upstairs rooms. This caused frequent drops of internet connection. My experience with the WAP54G has been that it didn't do magic things to my wireless network, but it did give me more reliable wireless connections and that's about it. If you're after increased speed - forget it. Three hints: The WRE54G is only compatible with WAP54G, WRT54G and WRT54GS. When setting up the connection between router and expander, follow the directions EXACTLY. No shortcuts. You have to experiment to find the best location for the expander. After I got everything working, I tried 4-5 places and walked around the house with a laptop each time to see which place gave the best coverage. Lance ***** | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by f/f george on December 22, 2004, 6:32 pm
Please log in for more thread options My dad got one and it didn't seem to help. He has the router
downstairs in a family room in a wooden cabinet. The extender is in a bedroom directly above and the computer is in a room down the hall. The numbers went from 36 to 54 but flucuated wildly back and forth BOTH with the extender on AND with it off! I really didn't notice a pickup in signal strength or reliability with it on. It could be that the router was putting out a good enough signal and the extender just wasn't designed for such a small area. We even moved the extender to line of sight with the computer and no increase in strength was noticeable. Yes the whole system is a LinkSys G. >Hi - has anyone used (or have experience of) the Linksys wireless-G range
>expander ? From their website it looks like it's just what I'm after - keen >to hear any feedback or recommended alternatives (weak/poor signal strength >and dead spots in upstairs rooms). > >Thanks > >Steve > | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Clark W. Griswold, Jr. on December 22, 2004, 12:11 pm
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>I really didn't notice a
>pickup in signal strength or reliability with it on. When you install an extender, you need to check very closely that your AP is associating with the extender and not the router. It's easy to overlook that. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Steve on December 23, 2004, 1:09 pm
Please log in for more thread options Thanks for the replies - seems like it's a bit hit and miss and probably not
going to make a big difference. | |||||||||||||||||||
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> expander ? From their website it looks like it's just what I'm after - keen
> to hear any feedback or recommended alternatives (weak/poor signal strength
> and dead spots in upstairs rooms).
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve