I have that one right here...and that is the one I'm talking about below.
On 1/14/2012 3:45 PM, Brian Weeden wrote:
I'm looking to extend the same network (and not create a second wireless
network) so clients don't need to be set up with a second ssid/password.
This looks interesting:
http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-Wireless-Extender-WR300N/dp/B005D5M136/ref=dp_return_2
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Brian Weeden
Secure World Foundation
+1 202 683-8534
On Jan 14, 2012, at 15:41, "Anthony Q. Martin"<[email protected]> wrote:
I think part of my problem is that I had too strong a signal from the netgear
at the location where I put the repeater (I tried 3 different locations)...and
then the signal coming from the extender, while stronger, wasn't so much
stronger that both couldn't be detected. I think placement of the extender is
critical, because it amplifies the signal (they are both on the same channel
and have the same SSID). My understanding is that the repeater has to
retransmit whatever it received...so it has to be fast enough not to
significantly reduce throughput. But if you originally had a poor signal and
low throughput due to repeatedly sending the same data again and again, the
overall result of a repeater is improved performance, in comparison. It would
always be better to get a strong signal from the router/WAP and not have to use
a repeater.
On 1/14/2012 3:24 PM, Brian Weeden wrote:
I've been looking at wireless extenders recently. My WiFi comes from my
Verizon Fios router, which is located in the bottom floor of the house wit
the main home theater. In our bedroom two floors up, phones and tablets
get about 1-2 bars of Wifi if the door is open, less to zero if it is
closed.
But I haven't pulled the trigger on a purchase because there seems to be a
lot of confusing info about how these things work and their effectiveness.
For example, if the range extender/repeater is itself connecting to the
main base station by wireless, then isn't it cutting down on the available
bandwidth for the network? I would think a better option would be to link
the 2nd router to the first via powerline, but that's adding cost.
Comments and suggestion from those of you who are networking professionals
would be appreciated for us home noobs :)
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Brian
On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Joshua MacCraw<[email protected]> wrote:
Another option is a dual radio WAP setup as a mesh AFAIK and they are
cheap.
On Jan 14, 2012 11:37 AM, "Anthony Q. Martin"<[email protected]>
wrote:
I bought one of these made by Diamond...it was pretty easy to set
up...one
of my android tablets detects both the ssid of the router and the
receiver
(using wifi analyzer)...and I can see the signal strength of one drop
while
the other rises, but both end up on both locations. My ipad won't
connect
to the signal of the repeater at all. I tried giving the repeater a
different SSID just to see if that would help the connection issue, but
it
didn't. I'm not convince this thing will help, either. Oh...seems like
the repeater signal would drop to zero and then come back, periodically.
That doesn't sound good.
Any thought or ideas? I'm thinking of sending this thing back.
