Wireless Router

tonyagrey

Guys,

I have a wireless router sending my broadband signal around the house. Its a Dlink one and i payed decent moeny for it. My issue is that i have concrete first floor and walls throughout the house (bedrooms included) and hence the signal is dying the further away i go.

Is there anything you can use to bost the signal ie.make it travel further.

I already upgraded to Dlink from another wireless router reently and it helped but it still struggles at the far end of the house.

Advice?

youcancallmeal

Is it Wireless N or G you are using? N has much better range than G.
You can try all or some of the following to try and increase range/signal strength: Find the channels with the least traffic(If there are other wireless routers in the area), avoid keeping the router near devices which will interfere with it(i.e. wireless house phone), move the router.

If your wireless router is working to the best of its abilities and is limited by physical obstructions then there is not a lot you can unless your willing to spend more money and a better router which the likes of MIMO and 802.11N. A wireless bridge is also an option but I don't know a lot about them and again you will have to spend money.

Get a wrt54gl, flash with dd-wrt, setup the wrt54gl as a repeater bridge and it will boost signal in the dark areas. dd-wrt allows you also to significantly boost the transmission power further helping eliminate dark areas.

http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ZKB_01COM/18_NETWORK/14_ROUTER/productdetails/15314078/Linksys_Wireless-G_Broadband_Router_54/WRT54GL-EU/default.aspx
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge