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    Need Help For Extending Wifi Range

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by arihantddn, Jul 10, 2009.

  1. arihantddn

    arihantddn Notebook Consultant

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    Hey Guys

    I'm Using A Utstarcom Make Wa3002g4 Adsl Modem Router Which Acts As My Internet Provider. I Use This For Lan Also. My Desk Top Is Connected To It Using Ethernet Cable & I Connect My Laptop Using Wifi. It Works Good For Internet As Well As Lan.

    But Problem Arises When I Use Wifi In My Bedroom Which Is On First Floor As My Adsl Modem/ Router Is On Ground Floor, Next To The Room Below My Bedroom. I Get Only One Or Two Bars N Keep On Disconnecting. (AT TIMES NO BARS..)

    Plz Tell Me How I Can Increase Wifi Range In My Room (cheapest Solution). I Can Not Lay Down Ethernet Cable & Cannt Move My Adsl Modem/ Router.

    I Have Got An Option Of Using An Access Point In Repeater Mode, But That Cuts The Band Width In Half. How Much Effect That Can Have On My Lan & Internet? Also Which Make Can Be A Compatible Access Point For My Adsl Modem/ Router.

    Plz Provide Me Some Concrete Solution At The Earliest..

    Thanx N Regards

    P.S.: I NEED WPA PSK SECURITY FOR WIFI...
     
    arihantddn, Jul 10, 2009
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  2. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Wow, maybe consider NOT initial caps on everything? :twitchy:

    To answer your question, this is one possibility.
     
    pixelot, Jul 10, 2009
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  3. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Move your room. Oh, and please do as pixelot asked, and tone down on the capitalization.
     
    Shyster1, Jul 10, 2009
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  4. arihantddn

    arihantddn Notebook Consultant

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    Hey Buddies This Initial Caps On Everything Kinda Thing Has Come By Default, May Be I Dont Know How To Change This Option.
    One More Thing I Dont Want To Extend Range Of My Laptop, I Want To Extend Range Of My Existing Network So That I Can Use It At Places Where Are No Signals Right Now..
     
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  5. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    oh well.
    ..​
     
    Shyster1, Jul 10, 2009
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Repeater won't have too much of an performance effect if you're just using it to browser internet.
     
    jackluo923, Jul 10, 2009
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  7. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Maybe look into nano stations. And so everything you type in your browser is initial caps? What browser is it? I would recommend reinstalling it, if you can't find the setting. And you can always run stuff through a word processor such as MS Word or OpenOffice or something and make a block of text non-initial caps. :cool:
     
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  8. arihantddn

    arihantddn Notebook Consultant

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    What is a nano station by the way? This initial caps is happening with this particular forum only and not with other forums..
     
    arihantddn, Jul 12, 2009
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    arihantddn Notebook Consultant

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    Now i got it..If i am writing with caps on it is converting that to initial caps..and working fine when caps is off.

    Can any body help me with my original problem plz..
     
    arihantddn, Jul 12, 2009
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  10. Ayle

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    You could try buying a Linksys WRT54GL install DD-WRT on it and use it as a repeater for your wireless connection. It would probably be cheaper than buying an actual reapeater.
     
    Ayle, Jul 12, 2009
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    arihantddn Notebook Consultant

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    Will it be compatible with my utstarcom wa3002g4 adsl modem router?? also i have never used dd-wrt..is it a full proof solution?? Please guide..

    ONE MORE THING, WIFI ROUTER WRT54G & WIFI AP WAP54G ARE APPX. $20 CHEAPER COMPARE TO WRT54GL. SO WHAT WOULD BE A BETTER OPTION.
     
    arihantddn, Jul 12, 2009
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    Maybe one should be Asus WL 520GU. It's cheaper, slightly better signal, can run both tomato or DD-WRT, almost the same hardware, NAS/wireless print server or both with a usb hub.
     
    jackluo923, Jul 12, 2009
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  13. pixelot

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    Well, don't write in CAPS! That's the whole reason NBR filters that-- because it's annoying.

    You could use Google to find out what a nano station is, but Ayle's suggestion may be more feasible.

    My friend has DD-WRT installed on his Buffalo Router, but he also has a nano station. Pretty nice setup. :cool:
     
    pixelot, Jul 12, 2009
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  14. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What's all the shouting about?
     
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    Shouting is about....." which is the model (AP or ROUTER) to be used as a repeater with UTSTARCOM WA3002G4 (compatibitlity & economy) "...
     
    arihantddn, Jul 13, 2009
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  16. Shyster1

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    Ah, that's much better, now I can "hear" what's being said.
     
    Shyster1, Jul 13, 2009
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