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djflish 10-25-2006 10:23 AM

Linksys wireless signal
 
I've got wireless broadband set up with a Linksys router and occasionally the signal strength drops down to Very Low and the internet pretty much stops.
Is there a way of boosting the signal some how?

shakran 10-25-2006 10:27 AM

how far away is the router from the computer? What construction (walls, what kind of walls, etc) is it going through?

Any cordless phones in the house?

djflish 10-25-2006 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shakran
how far away is the router from the computer? What construction (walls, what kind of walls, etc) is it going through?

Any cordless phones in the house?

The router is in the hall and my PC is in the living room, so about 4-5 metres in a straight line. There is a wall in between, but it's got a door-way. And I do have a cordless phone aswell.

shakran 10-25-2006 12:39 PM

if it's a 2.4 ghz cordless phone, it can interfere with your wireless signal. If you have a microwave that's running, that can also interfere.

The doorway doesn't matter unless you can draw a straight line between the computer, the doorway, and the router. Otherwise, radio signals don't tend to follow hallways ;) What are your walls made of? Do you have any weird wall hangings made of metal?

Cynthetiq 10-25-2006 12:44 PM

I use a hawking corner +15db gain ant.
http://www.amazon.com/Hawking-HAI15S.../dp/B0000DIET2

it's awesome and goes well through the concrete walls that we live in.

boosts my signal by about 30% from the RED/YELLOW range to the GREEN range

bendsley 10-25-2006 07:35 PM

I use two 9 dBi antennas from Hyperlinktech.com. If you decide to get them here, you need RP-TNC for Linksys products.

http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/rub...ck_antenna.php is the exact address to the rubber duck antennas, though there are many others to choose from. Also, if your order is less than $100, hyperlinktech.com will redirect you to another site to get the part from. The secondary site is very reliable I have found.

djflish 10-26-2006 03:06 AM

Thanks a lot, I think I might pick up one of those.

elsesomebody 10-26-2006 10:12 AM

Make sure you have the latest drivers on your PC for the wireless card.

Deltona Couple 10-27-2006 12:06 PM

I know everyone here is talking about the router and all the potential problems with it, but I want to know the brand and type of adapter you are using on the computer? Is it in the back of the computer? is antenna pointed the right way for optimum signal? Is it a USB adapter? is it a matching brand? Personally I have problems with adapters that are non linksys when using my linksys router.

yotta 11-09-2006 02:33 AM

I second the reccomendation for antennas from Hyperlinktech.com. I also think this sounds like an interferance problem. try changing channels.

ASU2003 11-09-2006 04:37 AM

I have boosted my router past what is allowed by the FCC. It still drops the connection when I or (I assume) any neighbor in my general area use their microwave.

Brewmaniac 11-09-2006 05:07 AM

Is there a booster, for a d-link router, I'm constantly having to use the repair function, my electric range, over the range microwave and refrigerator are on the other of my bedroom wall and I think all that steel is hard to penetrate.

bendsley 11-09-2006 03:22 PM

brewmaniac: do the antennas on the back of the dlink router come off? if so, you can go to the site i mentioned above to get better antennas.

viper11885 11-09-2006 10:36 PM

In addition to all the advice already given, make sure that the router has the latest firmware drivers.


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