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    d-link rangebooster router shows low or very low

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by jabbok, Jul 8, 2007.

  1. jabbok

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    I installed a d-link g router with range booster but the connectivity is low on the computer upstairs and very low on the computer downstairs which is closer to the router, is there something that I can do to get the range higher?
     
    jabbok, Jul 8, 2007
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    Move the router around. Even something as small as putting it on a stack of books or something can sometimes make a difference.
     
    aaa, Jul 9, 2007
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    Make sure you have the latest firmware. Moving things around a little as a few feet can make a difference. Set the router to G only may help to. Some routers give your power options, set to max for your need. If your upstairs computer is using a PCI card, make sure the case is not shielding the signal from the antenna. Also try turning the antenna on the router to 45 or horz if you need the signals to go up and down.
     
    blue68f100, Jul 9, 2007
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    thanks for the replies, I moved the router around and get a good signal downstairs, I will check to see what the firmware is and update that if I have to. Also is the wireless g router good or should I have bought the wireless N?
     
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    11g is good, test show the 11n does/does not have any better range than 11g, using the same freq. Depending on which review you read.
     
    blue68f100, Jul 9, 2007
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    thanks blue I didn't know if I should get the 11n router as it said that the signal stength would be better but the computer that is on wireless is showing a good signal strength now that I moved it around and as long as he can get a good signal I will stay with the 11g
     
    jabbok, Jul 10, 2007
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    I too had bought a 11n router hoping for better range. This hope, however, proved to be unfounded. If you really want good range, get a MIMO (multiple in multiple out) 11g router
     
    hehe299792458, Jul 10, 2007
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    Better range is better done by using Higher Gain antennas or by boosting the power. Since most mfg do not give you power control you only option is antennas. Most routers only come with a 2 dbi gain. Replacing it with a 5-7 dbi will improve the range greatly. The MIMO technology on improves the speed in which data flows, has little to do with distance.
     
    blue68f100, Jul 11, 2007
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  9. jabbok

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    where do you get the 5-7 dbi antennas?
     
    jabbok, Jul 11, 2007
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    Radioshack, Best Buy, Circuit City, et al carries range extender antennas. On the web you can check Hawkings, D-Link, & Hyperlink Technologies to name a few.
     
    paj4x4, Jul 11, 2007
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    Ideally it would be nice it you could boost both ends, router and client.
     
    blue68f100, Jul 12, 2007
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