Eric Seaberg;564568 Wrote: > Well, I've been doing it this way for over 3-years... but if you say it > won't work then I must be mistaken. The problem is everybody's experiences with this are different.
It depends on the Router you are using and the layout of your network. It seems as if some of us in areas which are very congested with wireless networks can have more problems. I can now see about 12 different networks from my house. Most now are 802.11n which tends to stomp on any other wireless network in the vicinity. Because of this I think part of the problem I have is network "noise" and interference. Both my neighbours now have a "BT Home Hub" which is an ISP specific "n" wireless Router. Now I know that they broadcast over multiple channels, but one shows up as on Channel 1 and the other on channel 12, both at 100%. To get over this I have added a (probably illegal) 500mw signal booster to one of my Access Points broadcasting on Channel 6 which can cut through this mush and I now get a decent and clean signal at each SqueezeBox. I also have a parabolic reflector on the antenna making it directional so it should not interfere too much with my neighbours networks. I have tried HomePlug AV, but my wiring and sockets are not good enough to support it. The reason WiFi is so prominent in my area is that the houses are all around 105 years old and have both external and some internal solid brick walls (no cavity) as well as fitted carpets or wood laminate flooring. Consequently the cost and mess involved in laying Ethernet cable makes it prohibitively expensive and disruptive. -- TheLastMan Matt *SqueezeBoxes:* SB Duet (Controller + two receivers) *Server:* Synology Diskstation 107+ NAS (with firmware 2.3-1157) running Squeezebox Server 7.5.0 on Synology Package Manager *Network:* Netgear DG834GT ADSL modem/router, 2 x Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 as access points *Livingroom:* Receiver into Naim 42/110 amp, B&W CM2 speakers *Kitchen:* Receiver into Denon DM37 mini-system, B&W 686 speakers *Study:* Linn LP12, Naim 72/Hi-cap/Headline. LPs ripped usingBehringer UCA202 USB into Windows XP PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TheLastMan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80577 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
