mewzshn wrote:
> My wireless router (Linksys WRT54GS) seems to have hit bottom - I'm
> having to reset it multiple times a day just to get internet. The old
> one has 2 antennae which I replaced with ugly longer ones and my
> wireless coverage was not great but OK much of the time. I decided to
> try a range extender, and being the cheapskate that I am, bought a
> Belkin for $39. I have 3 squeezeboxes and the furthest one (which of
> course is in the music room with the best equipment) went from signal
> strength of around 32% to the mid 40's.
>
> To make a long story shorter, I replaced it with a Linksys WRT100
> Rangeplus, expecting wonderful things and my signal strength has gone
> DOWN to about 15%. The new router has internal antennae, so I can't use
> my big ugly extensions and I have not connected the Belkin extender.
>
> I'm interested in how others have solved similar problems. Do SB's
> work better with some routers than others, and have any of you found
> one router or configuration to deal with walls better than others?
One other idea is to consider Powerline networking.
I have a pair of Zyxel PLA-400 devices:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Search.aspx?q=LN21134
Both are plugged into extension boards yet still seem to work just fine.
R.
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