Best-of-the-best router vs. adding an extender
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You could always try a pair of these: http://www.open-mesh.com/index.php/enterprise-mesh/mr500-mesh-router.html
Kind of pricey but it will out perform a lot of the other options.
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Thanks for the reply. I tried running a cable across the house a year or so ago and it didn't work. I wanted to drop the cable from by bedroom heat vent or cold air return and route it through the...
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Wireless Repeaters halve the throughput of data that they could provide if they were merely access points . There is also additional latency when connecting through an extender.
Yes, to get...
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WDS is a basic form of mesh. However, the open mesh boxes use their own system and are designed to scale and perform at a much higher level. They have implemented things like intelligent node...
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$200 at the very, very most. The Netgear router was $100.
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We've been using the supplied 2Wire residential gateway/router that comes with AT&T Uverse for about 3 years now. After low signal issues for the past 6 months, I finally bought a Netgear router and...
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In this case it might be worth it to get it professionally done. Shouldn't be that much since you are stringing one wire.
Once you start playing around with repeaters it can get very dicey very...
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You're right plaster is harder to deal with. It might even yield worse wifi performance than drywall.
Yes, different routers, locations of the router, antenna position/external antennas will all...
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Running a cable is out of the question. I have tried before and it's not possible without making a mess, to say the least.
So......would a better router be best or an extender? I know extenders...
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The best option is a hardwired link between two parts of the house and enabling wifi on both the 2 wire and netgear. If the type of wireless offered by the 2wire isn't satisfactory, add another...
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So how far is the router from the spot in your bedroom to which you refer? Where else is it spotty? What kind of obstacles are there in between (walls, electrical interference, etc)?
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you can try changing the channel and can you use 5ghz you may also want to look if under the 2.4 you can pick a wider bandwidth
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The bedroom is on the second floor, opposite side of the house. The router is in the family room next to the model/gateway and TV/peripherals.
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Hmmm any way to move it to the livingroom? If not, I'm thinking 5 GHz would not travel well through those walls and ceiling so 2.4 GHz will be your best bet as far as wireless N. If you can't close...
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$200 at the very, very most. The Netgear router was $100.
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$200 at the very, very most. The Netgear router was $100.
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I guess the most important question is, how much are you willing to spend on this? I agree with Menace33 that one of the newer high-end Cisco/Linksys boxes will likely solve your problem - you're...
