I swear by dd-wrt firmware on a COTS router that takes it (in my case, a
WRT-54GL). I've had years of trouble free access, not counting the one or two
times a year I needed to reboot the unit ("Dad! There's no Internet"),
typically winter storms that stress the power infrastructure.
dd-wrt allows you to crank up the power as needed.
I have a house built in 2003, and used to have the AP in the garage near the
FiOS entry point . The farthest point upstairs had a lot of steel and lumber
obstructing it, but an extra 10mw boost made a huge difference. This would make
a difference for all your devices, and it is configurable.
Placement is everything. If you can find a way to bring the AP toward the
center, the difference is dramatic.
Toward that end, since you are loathe to bring in more wiring, check into
powerline ethernet, via standard RJ45 access or via RG6. It has come a long way.
These boxen are a little pricey for leveraging RG6, but I know you are in your
"peak earnings years, Andrew: :-)
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-MCAB1001-Coax-Ethernet-Adapter-Black/dp/B001N85NMI
http://www.vpi.us/eth-coax.html
>________________________________
> From: Andrew Hume <[email protected]>
>To: LOPSA Technical Discussions <[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 12:57 PM
>Subject: [lopsa-tech] home wifi
>
>
>my airport (b/g) seems to be degrading, so i am looking to revisit my home
>networking solution. currently, i have an airport extreme serving a mac mini,
>a macbook, a printer and an ipad 3. i also have a express acting as a wireless
>bridge to a hub which has a couple of PCs hanging off it.
>
>
>if you view my house as an approximate square, the airport extreme is in
>the SW corner, the airport express is at E. reception for the various ipods
>is iffy at the desired locations (SE) and the ipad reception is poor at NW.
>reception at the airport express is adequate.
>
>
>generally, i am pretty happy with apple stuff, but am open to other solutions.
>i can, but would rather not, go fishing cables etc. there is a prewired
>network of
>RG-6 coax that could be used to get signals from teh cable modem (colocated
>with teh airport extreme).
>
>
>any suggestions?
>
>
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