LF Wireless Signals?

How do I go into my router and look to see what wireless signals my router can pick up?

If you have a smartphone with WiFi, there are apps for that.
I have one called WiFiAnalyzer for Android. It will show you all the signals, what channel they are on and relative strength.  And a few other things

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  • NEED HELP TO SET UP SMALL NETWORK - WIRELESS SIGNAL FROM NOVATEL U760 USB

    Hello -
    I need help setting up a small network in my new home in Florida, which has no wired broadband capability - not cable, not dsl. My options are satellite (which I'd like to avoid) or wireless broadband via Millenicom (or now Virgin Mobile) using their Novatel U760 USB stick.
    Here are the network components - someone please tell me how to set this up:
    PC #1 (has wireless card, but I've connected it by ethernet to the router)
    PC #2 (no wireless card; connected via ethernet to router)
    MACBOOK, 1 1/2 years old (2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 gigs RAM), running OS 10.58, connected wirelessly to router.
    AIRPORT EXTREME BASE STATION, Model A1143.
    I'm not thrilled about using a wireless 3G signal as my primary one, (sprint network, claims 600 - 1400 kbps speed), but it costs 1/2 to 1/3 of what a slightly faster satellite signal would.
    I have not ordered this service yet. Before I do, I'd like a clear understanding that I can, in fact, set up my simple network, which I'd probably do the same as it's now configured with cable broadband - both PC's plug via
    ethernet into the Airport Extreme router, the MacBook connects wirelessly - AND,
    my question is this:
    Can I plug the wireless card - a Novatel U760 USB-stick device - straight into that USB slot in the Airport Extreme base station and will it automatically recognize that device?
    Or, do I have to plug it into the MacBook and somehow share that wireless signal between the 2 PC's (only 1 of which has a wireless card, so I'd have to get a card for PC #2)?
    And help anyone can provide will be much appreciated!
    Thanks,
    Em

    from the Airport FAQ #14:
    "Question: Can I connect my Soundsticks or other USB speakers to AirPort Express?
    Answer: No. The USB port is for connecting a printer, not for other devices."
    Im assuming other devices include USB modems.
    So, I would say your cheaper route would be to get a second wireless card and just share your internet connection from one of your PC.

  • I just got my cable company to switch my wireless router to a wired one considering now I have the wireless airport device (the newest one) but now I can't get a wireless signal. The router works when directlyplugged in,the aiport wireless device is green

    I just got my cable company to switch my wireless router to a wired one considering now I have the wireless airport device (the newest one) but now I can't get a wireless signal. The router works when directlyplugged in,the aiport wireless device is green. I've tried going through my new MacBook Pro settings and it the diagnostics check, it says network changes detected, I tell it that it "yes" does connect to a cable modem, it tells me to restart it, after I do it asks if there are any other devices hooked up ( firewall) and when I say no it tells me that it can't fix the problem.
    Now I know that I probably have a new IP address because of the cable company switching the boxes but it was working fine with the other box, now there isn't a signal to be had on it!
    Please anybody out there that can help!!!??

    Any time you change networking hardware it is always a good idea to perform a complete power recycle with the new equipment. Check out the following AirPort User Tip. Please post back your results.

  • Powerbook G4 Can't See Wireless Signal

    My brother gave me his old Powerbook G4 which has Airport installed (10.4.x). It picked up a neighbor's unprotected wireless signal in his apartment, then picked up the wireless signal in the Atlanta airport -- no problem.
    But when I returned home the G4's Airport won't pick up the wireless router's signal in my house (with the router just a few feet away).
    I have Time Warner's Wideband service and the cable modem that comes with the service is both a modem and a router with dual antennas. My Mac Mini picks up the wireless signal from that router with no problem.
    But the G4 doesn't "see" the signal. The Airport wireless icon in the menu bar is grayed out when the G4 is running. But the network name shows up in the Airport icon's drop down menu. But when I try to connect to the wireless network -- nothing, in spite of it having connected on two different networks as I mentioned above.
    Question: Is this G4 too old to connect to a "newer" wireless router like the one Time Warner installed? Any other ideas what the connection problem could be?
    Thanks,
    WK

    CRMDVM -- Thanks for the helpful info -- you are probably right on both counts:
    The apartments where I picked up a signal is in an "old folks" apt. complex, meaning the router I was picking up was probably old -- compatible with the G4 lineage. And the Atlanta airport probably has a wireless system to allow the vast number of old and new computers that people carry to connect.
    My Mac Mini connects via WPA2 Personal security code, and I set the G4 to the same security (in the Network preference pane) but still nothing. The Airport wireless icon in the menu bar is still grayed out -- it isn't the "blank" icon as when Airport is turned off. It has the wireless wave lines in the icon, but just grayed out.
    Maybe the G4 is just too old to "see" the newer wireless signal from the new modem/router.
    Thanks again for your help -- you definitely provided more than I knew. (btw, I'm just above you in Union County in Stallings).
    WK

  • Powerbook G4 Can't "See" Wireless Signal from Ubee Modem/Router

    I was given a G4 Powerbook while out of town and it found the wireless signal in an apartment complex and a major airport just fine. But upon returning home it can't "see" the signal from my (Time Warner, Road Runner Extreme) Ubee modem/router. My Mac Mini's Airport sees the Ubee wireless signal fine, but the older Powerbook G4 can't. (The Airport signal in the menu bar has "bars" but they are grayed out.
    Can an older G4 connect with the newer Ubee modem/router? Are there security settings that will allow this?
    Tx,
    WK

    CRMDVM -- Thanks for the helpful info -- you are probably right on both counts:
    The apartments where I picked up a signal is in an "old folks" apt. complex, meaning the router I was picking up was probably old -- compatible with the G4 lineage. And the Atlanta airport probably has a wireless system to allow the vast number of old and new computers that people carry to connect.
    My Mac Mini connects via WPA2 Personal security code, and I set the G4 to the same security (in the Network preference pane) but still nothing. The Airport wireless icon in the menu bar is still grayed out -- it isn't the "blank" icon as when Airport is turned off. It has the wireless wave lines in the icon, but just grayed out.
    Maybe the G4 is just too old to "see" the newer wireless signal from the new modem/router.
    Thanks again for your help -- you definitely provided more than I knew. (btw, I'm just above you in Union County in Stallings).
    WK

  • How can I listen to my iTunes music on my IPAD without a wireless signal?

    I have an ipad, version 4.2.1. Why can't I listen to the itunes songs I put into the ipad when I don't have a wireless signal? I can't advance past the "itunes store" screen. I synced it to my iMac, running 10.6.5. All the songs are there. I do not have wireless at home, nor do I plan on getting it. Is there a way to listen to my itunes music in Airplane mode? Also, at my job at a middle school, the ipad is much worse at finding our wireless signal than our Macbooks are. Any ideas?

    iTunes application on your computer does everything.
    It's for the iTunes store as well as playing songs, movies, aduiobooks, etc.
    iTunes app on the iPad is for the iTunes store only.
    iPod app on the iPad is for playing songs and audiobooks.
    Video app on the iPad is for Movies, TV Shows, music videos.

  • Is there a PORTABLE wireless router that I could travel with to convert hotel LAN lines into wireless signals for my iPad?

    I travel regularly to Asia and I have been trying to compile everything I need into my iPad.  Unfortunately, most of my hotels do not have wireless in the rooms just an LAN line.  Does anyone know of a router (as small as possible) that I can plug an LAN line into that will convert it to a wireless signal I can access with the iPad.  What I don’t want is to have to plug the router into a computer and program it forevery different LAN line I encounter.  Thoughts???

    As the others have said, Airport Express is one option.  The catch as Allan said is that the configuration utility doesn't run on the iPad.  It is rumored that iOS5 may have the utlity, but that doesn't help you now.  If you can wait, then the Airport Express would arguably be the best for the iPad.
    If you can't wait, you could get the D-Link DAP-1350.  You configure it through a webpage, similar to how you would other home routers.
    http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=DAP-1350
    I use the older DWL-G730AP 802.11g version and it's been very good to me for use by my Macbook Pro and iPad1.

  • Macbook Pro weak wireless signal

    I recently purchased a new battery for my MacBook Pro and ever since, I've had terrible wi-fi signal. I've got an iPad, MacBook and iPhone that all have no problem connecting to the network, from all over the house, but with my MacBook Pro, I've got to be within 5 feet of the router or I have no signal at all.
    Any thoughts on how to increase the wireless signal so that I can get out of my house again? =)

    Hi
    I've had a similar problem - see http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7278377#7278377 . Things continued to get worse, so that sometimes I was losing the signal for several hours at a time: meanwhile my nearby G4 iMac continued to connect with never a hiccup.
    In the end replacing the original airport card with a Sonnet Aria Extreme N Mini PCIe 802.11n card has (touching wood, crossing fingers and taking all similar necessary precautions) completely sorted it. No other changes - I'm still using the 11g base station. However, mine was a first revision MBP with an 802.11g card: I guess yours has an 11n card already.
    Richard

  • Help extend my wireless signal

    We live in a house that is about 100 yrs old and my office is in the breezeway (an extension to the home). I have a nice Cisco router but some days I lose signal 20-40 times throughout the day and other days I don't lose signal at all. Ideally I'd like a way to possibly extent the wireless signal so it's stronger out here because it's difficult to get work done when I'm running back inside the house 20 times to reconnect my laptop to the internet. 
    Sorry if you need more info from me to give advice please just ask!! I wasn't sure what info would be needed so I'm being pretty basic. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!!
    Thanks,
    Frustrated in Michigan

    It sounds like you are referring to a cable modem with wireless capabilities since you mentioned that "they" replaced it.  In that case, you should buy a separate wireless router and move it as close to your location as possible/needed and disable the cable modem's wireless broadcasting and use it as a transparent switch; which is primarily all cable modems are good for anyway.  
    *There is a good chance that a new purchased router will have superior range to the cable modem and may not even require being relocated closer to you workspace.

  • Re: WRT350N ----- Very poor Wireless signal strength from my router

    I have a WRT350N router.  I had it for a year now.   In the begining the Wireless Signal strenth was good. 
    I used to get 4-5 bars in my bed room which is about 10 meters from the router. 
    Now I have my laptop sitting 1 feet away from the router and I get only 1 bar.
    I upgraded my firmware.  I rebooted my router a few times still no luck.
    Current Firmware Version:  v1.04.4 build 003 Jul. 14, 2008
    Can any one tell me whats the problem. More importantly can some one help me resolve this problem.
    Thanks
    Sunny

    As you upgraded the router's firmware,I would suggest you to reset the router for 30 seconds and reconfigure it from the scratch, as it is advisable to reset the router after upgrading the router's firmware.
    On the router's setup page,Under Wireless tab..Give unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID). Change the Radio Band to Standard-20MHz and change the Standard channel to 11-2.462GHz... Under the Advance Wireless tab,change the Beacon Interval to 75 and click on save settings.... Now,check.

  • Poor wireless signal since Infinity

    I have always had a good wireless signal from my HH2 on ADSL.
    Since having Infinity installed the signal has decreased considerably, even though the new HH is in exactly the same place. To connect to wireless devices I have to within a few metres of the hub then I can move away but it still drops its connecting regularly. I am using the same devices.
    Any ideas?

    try change the wireless channel.
    Possibility there could be another person on the same channel as you.
    Netgear Setup

  • I have a Linksys WRV200 wireless router and the wireless signal is not working properly so I cannot connect to the internet wirelessly. the wireless light has a fast green blinking light. how can I fix the router?

    I have a Linksys WRV200 wireless router and the wireless signal is not working properly so I am unable to connect to the internet wirelessly.  The wireless light is blinking green very quickly and I connect and disconnect from the network constantly.  How do I get the router to work properly

    Hello James,
    The flashing WLAN light means activity (data getting transferred). Try disconnecting all your devices and check whether the light is still flashing or disconnect the router from internet and do the check.
    Do you have your SSID as linksys or the default one? If your neighbor has the same SSID, then traffic could result from your neighbor's one. Try changing your SSID and password. Make your security WPA/WPA2.
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    Thanks
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  • WRT54GS - 7.0 Wireless signal disappears periodically

    I have had my WRT54GS - 7.0 for about two months. Because of the way my apartment is set up, I am using a wireless card in my pc instead of a wired LAN connection from my cable modem. My ISP is fine; the computer wired to the router never experiences any difficulty.
    My problem is that once in a while my wireless signal dips or disappears. My pc is only about 40 feet from the wireless router, and most of the time my signal is quite strong. I have software that allows me to see competing wireless networks and I know that I am not sharing a channel with anyone. It doesn't happen regularly; it will be fine for a week or even a month, then I'll have a horrendous couple of days where nothing I do can get it to connect. Sometimes it is two hours before the signal comes back. Cycling the power and resetting the router has no effect.
    Should I buy a wireless repeater, or is there some other sinister agent at work besides cruddy signal transmission?
    Any and all suggestions are welcome, and thanks to all who took time to read!
    Message Edited by dgold on 04-11-200704:54 PM

    dgold!
    Make sure that there are no interferences between the two devices. Changing the channel would do as well, an if still it's the same. Set the "advance wireless settings" on the router [Beacon = 70; RTS = 2305; Fragmentation = 2306].

  • Weak Wireless Signal After Power Outage - Anyone else??

    We had a storm Sunday 7/25 and lost power, now my Verizon Fios router's wireless signal is extremely weak and I can't connect to it unless I'm in the same room with the router. Has anyone else experienced this problem? I've had no luck with troubleshooting tools and calling Verizon (why are they so confused and lost all the time). The wireless adapter works fine, but the signal is so weak it can't be connected to. HELP!!

    I had EXACTLY the same problem, and I am in Maryland (same storm, I bet). I just cured the slowness. Here's how.
    The instructions on the Verizon website for rebooting your router do not include "Unscrew the coaxial cable." You have to do that, as well as turn off the power. The Verizon guy I talked to tonight said you get a "better reset." I kept my router powered off and unscrewed for a while--a good couple of minutes at the minimum. Then, when I screwed the coaxial cable back in and powered back up, I had full-strength connectivity.
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  • Wireless signal booster

    We have bt infinity and good network coverage in the home. Recently we converted the garage and cannot pick up the signal from that room. This is now my sons bedroom and he has an Xbox and iPad which he normally uses wirelessly but now cannot. Is there anything we can buy to improve the wireless signal. Ideally we do not want a wired connection. I have called the help desk but to no avail. Thanks

    These pages should help.
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    Network connection problems and possible solutions
    Its a very common problem.
    There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
    BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

  • E1000 Router Wireless signal will disappear after some time

    Hi,
    I have set up the E1000 this week, i found that the wireless signal would disappear after some time if the wireless connection is not in use.
    For example, on my iphone
    1. I search for the wireless signal and successfully got the IP
    2. after using for some time, i put the iphone aside
    3. when i want to use the wireless again, the iphone is not yet connected to the wireless 
    4. i would then need to search for the wireless signal and connect again.
    This causes problems because i am using some VPN connection at my laptop and it would disconnect it.
    Is there any config that would keep the wireless signal ?
    Thanks!

    Try changing the wireless channel on the router.
    Also try to change some advanced wireless settings on the router. Click on Wireless tab and go to Advanced wireless settings. Change the Beacon interval to 75, RTS threshold to 2307 and fragmentation threshold to 2306. Save the settings.
    See if that helps you.

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