Weak Wifi Signal Advice

[benh4889]

Hi Guys

Looking for some advice about the wifi at my dads house. We live in an old style house which has really thick stone walls.

We having issues with the wifi signal in the outer rooms, its available, but only just.

Im trying to find out the best way of boosting the signal to the outer rooms.

The router we have in at the moment is a Netgear DG834G which is located pretty much dead center of the house downstairs. Iv installed a wireless repeater but due to the layout of the house it isn't working too well, if i move it close enough to the other rooms to give them a decent signal it doesnt pick up a strong enough signal from the router.

I was thinking of installing a wired AP up to one of the outer rooms which would solve the problem in my eyes, or how about upgrading to a better router?

What does any one else think

Thanks

[Tech in SC]

This might do the trick...

http://www.ubnt.com/unifi

[npinc]

Ahh! I've dealt with this before in Qatar. Over there all their walls are solid concrete. Makes for a wireless nightmare.

Grab yourself a set of these:

http://www.dlink.ca/products/?pid=DHP-307AV

Grab a router like this one:

http://ca.asus.com/en/Networks/Wirel..._RTN10Plus_B1/

Switch it to AccessPoint mode.

Put one of the DHP-307AV by your current wireless and run a cable between them. Put the other one in the far reaches in the centre of the weakest signal area. Connect the second router to it.

Voila! Problem solved.

[YeOldeStonecat]

I'd get some APs....the Ubiquiti Unifi LR models...pickup a 3 pack. Take the signal to each AP using moca or ethernet over powerline if you don't want to run ethernet cables throughout the house.

[Tech in SC]

just knock all the walls out!

oh wow... too much coffee this morning i guess.

[benh4889]

Thanks for the responses. Its clarified what I wanted to hear really. I'm going to run a Ethernet cable between the router and an AP, I'll just run it outside to avoid it trailing through the house.

Originally Posted by Tech in SC

just knock all the walls out!

oh wow... too much coffee this morning i guess.

That sounds a fantastic idea. Let's do that

[YeOldeStonecat]

Originally Posted by benh4889

I'm going to run a Ethernet cable between the router and an AP, I'll just run it outside to avoid it trailing through the house.

Aesthetic issues aside...you'll want outdoor rated cable. Also known as direct burial cable. Big difference is the jacket is much different, thicker, designed to withstand the elements more....which would wreak havoc with standard ethernet cable and greatly shorten its life. Also the inside of outdoor rated cable is a little different, heavier duty...to withstand freezing and being compressed.

No basement or attic to work with?

[benh4889]

Originally Posted by YeOldeStonecat

No basement or attic to work with?

No basement but an attic, what are you thinking?

[mr m]

X2 on the direct burial cable. Make sure you leave a drip loop.

I had a customer whose 80 feet, one floor and three walls from the Verizon modem/ wireless router.

My laptop couldn't connect, the clients laptop had a weak, spotty one bar signal and this adapter http://www.simplewifi.com/alfa9.html gave me 5 bars at 80-90% signal strength. I didn't need the optional 9dBi antenna.

There is one of these in my spare parts bin now for poor wireless signals.

[ITMAN]

Sorry to state the obvious but of its only a dg 834. G <--- try an N router = stronger signal?