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| Thread ID: 126543 | 2012-09-03 20:14:00 | Extending wireless distance? | minster (9180) | Press F1 |
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| 1298685 | 2012-09-03 20:14:00 | Hi! I currently am using a Netcomm wireless router to supply wireless broadband to the 3 computers in my house, which works very well. As a hobby, I refurbish older XP computers in an outside room which is about 12-15 meters from where the netcomm router is but the sigbal needs to pass through 3 walls, one of which is the outer brick wall of my house and the wireless signal in my workshop is very low to non existent at times. What would be the most efficient and cost effective way of maintaining a good signal outside? At the moment I have the outside running using long extension cables but the need for wireless is becoming more important to me. Thanks for any help:) |
minster (9180) | ||
| 1298686 | 2012-09-03 20:18:00 | Is that wireless G or N? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1298687 | 2012-09-03 20:31:00 | Wireless N, I use a ADSL2+ Wireless N300 Modem Router | minster (9180) | ||
| 1298688 | 2012-09-03 20:46:00 | The one I'm using is meant to do wide coverage (www.asus.com). Since it uses 5db aerials, not 2 dbi aerials. I'm using its wireless atm. The computers are in the bedroom, the modem is in the lounge. There's one wall between them | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1298689 | 2012-09-03 20:55:00 | Not looking at changing what is already a good router Speedy, just looking for ways of getting the signal out through the 3 walls (One brick!) reliably... | minster (9180) | ||
| 1298690 | 2012-09-03 20:57:00 | you may need another one to extend it then. If it cant do it itself. Or change the aerial/s if you can | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1298691 | 2012-09-03 21:07:00 | I've installed a couple of These Extenders (www.netgear.co.nz) lately, they have worked really good. They extended the range in the houses nicely, giving Access to all the dead spots,no cabling or phone jacks required, only a standard power point, but I dont know how they would go through walls like you described.Any signal that has to go through a wall is going to be reduced. One that I installed last week, took the range from Zero to 100% in the persons lounge - their router was down the other end of the house in a bedroom. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1298692 | 2012-09-03 21:07:00 | Okay that sounds good:) To link the new router to the existing one, does the new one require a phone jack point and what network cable (if any) would be required? |
minster (9180) | ||
| 1298693 | 2012-09-03 21:21:00 | Wainui, Yes they look simple to use but at the price they are it may be just as cost effective to buy & install another wireless router outside if this is an option? |
minster (9180) | ||
| 1298694 | 2012-09-03 22:09:00 | Those range extenders are not much more expensive than a standard Wireless Router, in some cases they are cheaper. With a Wireless Router you have to set it up to a repeater/Bridge mode, it picks up the original wireless, and then sends it on its way again. Which is what the netgear one does but without all the hassles and problems of setting up the repeater/bridge mode. Keep in mind I said ROUTER, not modem/router. A modem/router is more expensive than the netgear one I linked and more expensive than a straight router. Another way, is having an access Point, that needs to be connected to the Main Router, generally by a Ethernet cable, that then extends one port from the router to the Access Point, and any wireless devices can connect to that . Generally you cant have two Modems/routers on the one Telephone line. So if yo have a phone line going outside, you cant attach another modem to it. Then of course theres Ethernet over power - but that can be more expensive than routers, and can give all sorts of problems.. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
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