Wireless repeaters

[baldheadedgit]

Hey Lost, you must still be on BHG's list 

he is........ your not. ! 

[Bird]

Well ****in after ****in **** loads of ****in swearing at the **** of a thing, I got the **** connected... what a ****in bitch bastard bloody ****er...

Well it wasn't the router, it was me... I was lazy pasting in my SSID and the bridge didn't like that.
After all the SSID has lots of @!#)($*!@@$^$&^%*^*&(*&)(*_*)*(%$*^&#@!)(#$*)@#(*$skldnvlskndvUY(*987987987LNKJHNJHuwiueyrtwerbnwj,bckjhkh in it, and I didn't wanna type it and get it wrong!!!!

Once I typed it in, it worked instantly. Did a firmware update too while connected, did it automatically, pretty kewl

Now to move it from the Puter room, to upstairs...

[Kit_e_kat9]

Netgear is the go ... now if I can just remember the blinking password I might be able to go wireless again.

Kit_e

[Bird]

Ok
the verdict:

 

[GeoffA]

Always rewarding when you get a good result.....

[Bird]

Hmmmm... still gettin "server droppped out" messages on the upstairs. Even though the signal from the new bridge is perfect
Bloke here has had similar issues with his FWG114P, so mine is pretty old, its time to buy a new router.
http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8707
http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=7348
http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9435
http://msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9668

[rossow]

This guys is pretty good on prices and excellent to deal with warranty wise.  have purchased 2 routers off him in the past without problems.

http://ozcableguy.com.au/

[Bird]

This guys is pretty good on prices and excellent to deal with warranty wise.  have purchased 2 routers off him in the past without problems.

http://ozcableguy.com.au/

the asians are impossible to beat on price.. 12+freight cheaper

www.staticice.com.au is where to find the cheapest.

[SteveandViv]

the asians are impossible to beat on price.. 12+freight cheaper

www.staticice.com.au is where to find the cheapest.

Lost, if it is in repeater mode and you still get drop outs I would think you have more data to add. There are several ways these can work and like others - yes we do a sh1t load with in my company IT team setting up remote health clinics. Some need their mac address as well in both devices for example

If you want a hand then feel fee to email me the config files and I can have a look.

Actually, we just set one up today in the Derby Health clinic, three devices. We use roaming (D-Link) mode rather than a repeater mode. You set a single SSID and then have three connections back to the switch but the AP's will hand you over to the better signal strength AP - very cool.

[peter2904]

If using a laptop check the wireless power settings.  We have issues a work where the laptop wireless power is reduced to save power ie runs for longer on battery.  I tell everyone to set to maximum as no use having a laptop that lasts for hours on battery but network keeps dropping out.

Peter

[Bird]

If using a laptop check the wireless power settings.  We have issues a work where the laptop wireless power is reduced to save power ie runs for longer on battery.  I tell everyone to set to maximum as no use having a laptop that lasts for hours on battery but network keeps dropping out.

Yea, we go thru that with HP and Dull Laptops and some workstations

Most modern laptops are by default setup to turn the network port off while on battery... dumbest **** idea in history!
Managers arent smart, and are impossible to talk thru getting to device manager and taking a tick out of a box..

[SteveandViv]

Yea, we go thru that with HP and Dull Laptops and some workstations

Most modern laptops are by default setup to turn the network port off while on battery... dumbest **** idea in history!
Managers arent smart, and are impossible to talk thru getting to device manager and taking a tick out of a box..

And that on battery they will actually disable the adapter Like Lost says - stupid...

[noel_w]

And that on battery they will actually disable the adapter Like Lost says - stupid...

Keeps me in a job.   

[SteveandViv]

Keeps me in a job.   

Oh Bugger you mate 

[Bird]

Well I thought my mind was made up... So I went out yesterday to buy a 3700 = then the bloke at MSY said its wireless sucked.
So went for the 3800... no longer made.
4100 -

So I got the WNDR4500...
http://www.netgear.com.au/home/products/wirelessrouters/ultimate-performance/WNDR4500.aspx

Its HUGE!
Awesome bit of gear.. full strength wireless and no lag shooting people pretending to be who they aren't on forums while upstairs last night until the big storm hit...
Really easy to setup, great interface, it pretty much set itself up once the network was plugged in.
First thing was to rename the Admin account and change password.

havent played with the settings yet, but theres only about 29420394 options..> Good lookin bit of gear.

My new wireless network is called UNCLE TOUCHY... it replaces Farkurnell - my home town which is not somewhere in the desert.

[Kdub]

I use these for my PC that is at the other end of the house...

http://www.netcommwireless.com/product/powerline/np204

They just plug into your power point (one at each end) and share the network over your power cables.

HTH.

Kent.

[Matto]

Kent,

How do the powerlink adapters go? Work OK? I've got a job that I could use them on, but haven't heard enough about them to warrant taking the plunge.

Personally, I've got an Apple Airport Express as the wifi base station, and am soon to buy another as a range extender. I cannot heap praise on these little boxes enough.

Good choice on the NetGear Lost, I'll be interested to see how you go with it. Personally, I have an intense dislike for anything DLink. For home I usually end up with LinkSys due to it's Cisco pedigree, but I've also had Billion in the mix at times (and would not recommend).

As far as wifi names, mine was a toss-up between "The Promised LAN" and "It hurts when IP".

Cheers,
Matto

[Kdub]

Matto: They are awesome! not lightning fast. but just fine for internet speeds.

k

[Kangaron]

Kdub Windoze 8 dosn't get a mention in the list of supported Operating Systems. Have you tried.

I wonder if they will work through a switch board to a unit out the back?

[Bird]

Kdub Windoze 8 dosn't get a mention in the list of supported Operating Systems. Have you tried.

thats cause nobody by choice uses windaz 8!

[noel_w]

Matto i haven't tried the powerline stuff yet but have a mate who plays with it regularly.
Biggest problem he has when he attaches them to different power ccts in the house. Some work OK but others seem to slow down heaps.
If they are on the same fuse cct then they seem to work OK.


I have been using some Asus AC routers and ap's lately.
Great interface and just seem to work. Had a mate with a Telstra cable/Netgear router combo (with N wifi) and the wireless was pathetic. Could not get a signal past 10 meters. Swapped it over to the new Asus and can get access 100 meters down the road.
Set the Netgear to bridged modem and used the Asus as the router.
The netgear NAT table used to fill up and then rebooted itself all the time. Known issue with these low end routers.
One interesting point is they have solar film on their ground floor back doors and windows. This blocks the wifi signal to just about useless. Open the doors and bingo wifi signal goes through the roof. There is also alfoil insulation in the outside cavity wall.
For the techy's by opening the door with the film went from -80dBm to -55dBm. I have a signal meter app on my droid (Wifi Analyser)
Surprised me.

[Kdub]

Kangaron: Think of it as a network hub. What i am trying to say is that it is independent to the operating system/device. So plug it into your router at one end. then the other end just plug into your PC.

Noel_w is also correct. If the outlets are on differing circuits, you can experience differing results, but this has never been an issue for me in all the years i have done it.

K

[boots-47]

Hi guys,

All the options are previously mentioned - wireless repeater, improving antenna performance, centralising the access point, inline power, changing channels and running a cable upstairs. You can also try 5Ghz instead of 2.4Ghz which will give much better strength but at lower throughput - though your hardware might not support it.

The best bang for buck and time will be running the cable (which whilst is technically illegal, its very easy to do yourself and doesnt present a safety risk - if you dont want to spend the $$). Insulation, plaster, timber, ducting etc all attenuate the RF signal more than you think.  If you want some more info on a self install, PM me.

On windows / android, get a freeware tool called "InSSIDer" and this will show you channel interference and power levels. I find channels 1, 6 and 11 are vendor defaults and I find 6 & 7 the best options for the 2 x access points I use.

Cheers

Steve

[peter2904]

I looked around and ended up trying a windsurfer -  google it.  My router is at front of house and now get great coverage.  Best of all it is free

Peter

[Bird]

Anyone looking, http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/event/46169/