Posted on 01/03/2022 11:03:56 AM PST by Red Badger
Ping!.................
Yeah, I just ordered a new router since apparently my old one is actually for a much smaller abode. Constant stops and drop out and notices that there is a poor internet signal, blah, blah, blah. The new one is enroute and supposedly gives 2,500 sq/ft coverage. We shall see.
Our old router was a little black plastic cased thing that looked like a toy but I could get a signal in my shop 250 foot away. They upgraded everyone’s router a couple of years ago with a big fancy looking thing with three antennas. Now I can’t get a signal in my shop.
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I have heard of people mounting the router in the ATTIC or CEILING crawl space if no attic, and got excellent coverage...............
What a tech dope!
“If you can directly plug your device to your router with a cable, such as an ethernet cable for a laptop, youâll improve your signal strength. Also avoid plugging your router into the wall via an extension cable as this will weaken its functionality.”
Using a cat 5 or 6 cable from the router to your laptop will definitely increase signal strength but that’s not wifi.”
Using a cat 5 or 6 extension from the wall outlet to your router infinitesimally reduces signal strength and adds infinitesimal noise
I’ve experienced the ‘microwave problem’. While working at home I noticed that my wifi connection would drop when my wife would heat something up. The exact moment I heard the stop ‘ding’ from the microwave the connection resumed...like clockwork.
The guy at the store gave me a strange stare when I asked if they had any ‘wifi safe microwaves’ - he’d never heard of it.
“I have heard of people mounting the router in the ATTIC or CEILING crawl space if no attic, and got excellent coverage...............”
Given the heat in the summer it is not a good idea to put any electronic device in the attic.
I bought a wi-fi mesh unit with 4 nodes. I also bought a network bridge. Here's now it's set up:
1. From the cable modem box I connect an Ethernet cable to the parent node of the wi-fi mesh unit.
2. From the parent node I connect to the network bridge box.
3. From the bridge box I run 3 Ethernet cables throughout the house and connect a wi-fi node to each one. Combined with the parent node, I have to nodes upstairs and two nodes downstairs, fairly evenly spread out on each floor.
This allows us to connect with a device from anywhere in the house to one wi-fi name without caring which node our phone/laptop is connected to. Because the nodes are connected together with Ethernet cables, there's no interference from items in the walls or between floors to interfere with the radio signal. Wherever I'm at in the house, there's a wi-fi node near me without much in between us to interfere with the signal. Also, if multiple devices are connected to the wi-fi, you may wind up connected to a node 2nd nearest to you if someone else (or another device) is hogging up the bandwidth to the node nearest you.
I needed to add a Laserjet 4100 using ethernet so I bought a WiFi Extender. Router is on 2nd floor, Extender on 1st floor. Ethernet runs from the Extender to the printer.
Unplug, count to 10; replug.
Test with: www. speedtest.org
I’m at 674.23 download, and 17.59 upload.
What people forget when doing that is they place the nice rounded section up on the floor in an attic, not realizing they have flipped the unit on its back and the radiation direction is now up towards the roof, rather than when its mounted on a ceiling and pointing down towards the users.
Thanks for the tip. We’ll see how the new router works.
Yep, bait and switch is a real thing. They absolutely knew that would be the case. Cuts down on bandwidth commitments and promises. Make it look like a Corvette and make it run like a Sunbird. Plausible deniability. “I has three antennas! So it is your equipment!”.
No... I’m not an idiot...
This guy is completely off-base on this quote.
When you directly plug in your device, via cable, you reduce its use of Wi-Fi to âZERO.â Turn off that device's Wi-Fi and stop having it clutter any airwave.
“Iâve experienced the âmicrowave problemâ. While working at home I noticed that my wifi connection would drop when my wife would heat something up. The exact moment I heard the stop âdingâ from the microwave the connection resumed...like clockwork.
The guy at the store gave me a strange stare when I asked if they had any âwifi safe microwavesâ - heâd never heard of it.”
Get ready! 5G is coming! Should help make that a more common experience!
âwifi safe microwavesâ - Should have asked for ‘microwave safe wifis’................
Also, take just a 20 Mhz swath of the low 2.4 Ghz bands and max out your 5 Ghz use. There is way too much neighborhood congestion with 2.4 Ghz and that interferes greatly with in-house use. The 5 Ghz frequencies barely make it out of the house walls, so it is much less likely to be compromised by a close neighbor's use.
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