jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Mon Nov 26 14:54:29 CST 2007
I do believe that is part of the problem. Another part is simply the mass of metal from all the computers in my office. I really need to get the routers physically away from all my computer cases. I can have the antenna router under the table and the signal strength will be abysmal. Pick the antenna up and place it on the table and it improves a LOT. What I really need is a router with a couple of antennas, and a couple of Cantennas to aim directly at where I want to use the laptop. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark A Matte Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 3:44 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] MIMO-G router I have a small single level house(about 1600sq.ft)...I have a cheap linxus wireless router...and have no issue anywhere in the house. I also use it outside on the deck(back of house) in the garage(front of house)and I have gone as far as sitting at my neighbors house( a little slower there). Mostly for internet, but also for file sharing and printing. I have been to both of your houses...and I believe both are multi level...which makes me wonder how directional wireless routers are? Mark A. Matte > From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:58:24 -0800 > Subject: Re: [AccessD] MIMO-G router > > John: > > I struggled with the wireless thing for a couple of years. Same > problem - weak signal even after I upgraded to the Netgear Rangemax. > > I solved the problem with the Netgear wall-plugged bridge (XE102). > They're rock solid, no installation, no configuration, no wireless > security issue, plug and play. It's like a hard wired connection and uses you house wiring. > > > So no more wireless. > > > Rocky > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 10:24 AM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of > Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: [AccessD] MIMO-G router > > Santa dropped off one of those new routers (Netgear WPN824v2) which > have a bunch of antennas and dynamically selects the one picking up > the strongest signal and uses that for talking to the wireless computers (mostly laptops). > I have to say that it kinda sorta works. I bought it specifically > because Mary's laptop, down a floor and a couple of rooms over, has poor reception. > I use Network Stumbler to test signal strength. After the install, > with the old router still out there, her laptop gets roughly the same, > or slightly poorer reception via this new router in her office. > However if I take her laptop on out to the dining room at the far end > of the house, the signal strength is definitely higher, by about 6db > on average and sometimes more, than the old router. > > I am looking to buy my wife a Tivo Series 2 and will need the usb > wireless to do the phone home stuff. It will be in the living room at > the far end of the house, so it is encouraging that I get that much > better reception down there. I already have an old Series 1 Tivo down > in the bedroom directly below my office, and am buying a bridge to put > on it to get the wireless down to it. Currently I am running a cable > down the stairs and manually connecting it to the Series 1 once a week to phone home. Yuk! > > I am looking to keep the old router in place however and put the new > one "in parallel", i.e. I will place a plain old vanilla 10/100 switch > immediately behind the cable modem, then plug BOTH wireless routers in > to that. Thus I can have a wireless system (the new one) that talks to > the internet, but not to my internal (business) LAN. The original > router will talk to the internet as well but will have its firewall > between the internal LAN and the new router. All of the Tivos and my > wife's laptop and my son's laptop will all talk to the internet > through the new router and not be behind the business firewall (the old wireless router). > > The hoops we jump through. > > John W. 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