Wireless to router poor signal

hi everyone i am new here, i have a wrt54g 2 v1 router on my vista desk top. i just set up a wusb54gc on another desktop running xp. setup went fine. wireless connectivity was very strong with both systems in same room. move the wireless desktop up one level into another room in my home. now the signal is very poor. cannot connect to internet. just to check the signal again moved the desktop back to the same room and everything was great. back up to the living room now nothing. what gives? what can i do to increase signal? thankyou.

whatifu wrote:
I've heard that desktops don't receive wireless signals as well as laptops. Is there a solution out there for this predicament I am in?
Thanks,
Roland
Hi,
Is it an internal or external wireless card (I don't know your machine: model ...). Probably you need a better antenna.
Just my 2 cents
Regards,
BH
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New router WRT160N, but still same poor signal!!

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There are many causes for poor wireless connections, and many solutions:
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WRT610N...very poor signal

I recently purchased a WRT610N to replace my WRT160N because my new 2.4ghz baby monitor took down the wireless internet on the WRT160N. On Linksys' recommendation I also bought a 5ghz wireless adapter for my new Dell laptop, a WEC600N (previously I was using the internal 2.4ghz wireless on it which has now been disabled). I am finding that the WRT610N is giving me very, very poor signal when I'm only two rooms away from it. I have unplugged all of my cordless phones and that does not improve the signal so I do not think they are conflicting. Nothing else is wireless in my house (except the baby monitor which operates on 2.4ghz) so nothing should be conflicting. I have talked with Linksys support twice online and they had me change some settings in the advanced wireless tab but that did not help. Anyone have any ideas? This is very annoying and I hope to get it fixed soon. I can get two bars of signal (and that's about the best I can get) if I'm one floor down but if I'm on the same floor as the router and just two bedrooms away I get such a poor signal I can't even connect. Thanks!

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I have BT Infinity installed which comprises of the HH3 and modem downstairs.
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Confused..
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page.
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There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
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Recently I bought a EA2700 Wireless router for home internet connection.
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If I try to access Wifi from Bedroom, unable to connect to internet due to poor signal.
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WRT54G ver 6 wireless broadband router throughput

I have a DSL 6 Mb service and the service company (ATT) is reading an incoming speed to their modem of 7Mb but when I connect my PC wireless to the router and run a speedtest I get only 2.7 Mb. at the PC. This is quite disturbing because I get longer times downloading files and I'm paying for 6 Mb. I'm surprise to see no one has posted anything about speed of service.
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Most wireless users are able to get 50% to 70% of their wired router speed. A few have reported as much as 80% to 90% of their wired router speed. So first of all, test the wired speed through the router. It should be 6 Mbps, or very close to it.
Your wireless speed depends a lot on how good of a wireless connection you have to the router. A good connection is both strong AND clean. By clean, I mean that there is no significant other wireless signal that is interfering with it. Note that having "5 bars" only indicates a strong signal, not whether or not it is clean. For example, if your neighbor is using the same wireless channel, you could be getting a lot of interference from his signal.
Often, getting a good wireless connection is a matter of optimizing several different parameters:
First of all, give your network a unique SSID. Do not use "linksys". If you are using "linksys" you may be trying to connect to your neighbor's router. Also set "SSID Broadcast" to "enabled". This will help your computer find and lock on to your router's signal.
Poor wireless connections are often caused by radio interference from other 2.4 GHz devices. This includes wireless phones, wireless baby monitors, microwave ovens, wireless mice and keyboards, wireless speakers, and your neighbor's wireless network. In rare cases, Bluetooth devices can interfere. Even some 5+ GHz phones also use the 2.4 Ghz band. Unplug these devices, and see if that corrects your problem.
In your router, try a different channel. There are 11 channels in the 2.4 GHz band. Usually channel 1, 6, or 11 works best. Check out your neighbors, and see what channel they are using. Because the channels overlap one another, try to stay at least +5 or -5 channels from your strongest neighbors. For example, if you have a strong neighbor on channel 9, try any channel 1 through 4.
Also, try to locate the router about 4 to 6 feet above the floor, in an open area. Do not locate it behind your monitor or near other computer equipment or speakers. The antenna should be vertical.
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Some users have reported improved wireless performance by switching to WPA encryption.
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Add Wireless N Router To Network With An Actiontec Router

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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Cisco+Linksys+-+E1200+Wireless-N+Router+with+4-Port+Ethernet+Switch/2225...
My current network setup is like this: Actiontec router upstairs which carries internet to -> a gigabit switch connected to -> computer, tuners, and printer upstairs, with a line run to -> another gigabit switch downstairs which connects to -> a computer, and an XBox.
So a couple of questions about this:
- Where would this go on the network? Would it go after the router and before the switches, like I run the internet into the new router then out to the switch, or can I just add it to one of the switches?
- Will I need to do any sort of port forwarding or anything, or assiging of IP addresses?
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I wanted to upgrade to an N protocol wireless router but since Verizon doesn’t offer the option, I purchased a Netgear N600. Unfortunately, after it arrived, I discovered that it didn’t have a coax connection as did the Verizon Actiontec. I then set out to find out how to daisy chain the routers to leave the Actiontec connected to the coax and connect the two routers via Ethernet cable. To my good fortune, during the time I spent on the phone with Netgear, I learned my way around their router interface and with the help of a co-worker that actually has a solid understanding of router/network configuration, I finally got everything working correctly – my port forwarding for RDC login worked, I could connect devices to either router and everything could once again see each other (e.g. PC, printer via Ethernet, Blu-ray player for Netflix, receiver for streaming Windows Media Player). Hopefully, this post will help you get up and running quickly and avoid the several hours I spent groping in the dark for the correct configuration.
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Under Domain Name Server (DNS) Address, select “Use These DNS Servers”, and enter the IP Address of your Actiontec router (e.g. 192.168.1.1) in the Primary DNS” field.
Next go down a few options within Setup to Wireless Setup.
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Security Options, recommend WPK2-PSK[AES] for longer/stronger password options.
Set the password of your choice.
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I'm new to Mac and not very savvy with networking, but this has me stumped. I just recently purchased a new MacBook (Jan 2010). I had no real issue connecting to my home network through my Linksys WRT54G Router, but it only ran at 54Mbit/s. I purchased a new Linksys WRT120N Router, and still only connect at 54Mbit/s!
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Hi,
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Do you have to set up AE inBridge mode with existing wireless modem router?

Hi
I've just bought the AE and Apple TV. My plan was to basically use my existing Netgear wireless modem router for the internet only and set up the AE as the wireless router. I also bought the AE to boost the strength, print wirelessly and I thought it might work better with the Apple TV. The other things I use on my home network are ipad, iphone 4, HP DV6 Notebook, Toshiba Notebook and PS3.
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Do you have to set it up in bridge mode when you have an existing wireless modem/router?
If not, is there any benefit to setting the AE up as the router instead of using the Netgear?
If I create a new network should the default network still be showing up in my list of available networks or have I done something wrong?
If I have a 5ghz network, does that mean that the other network I created is only 2.4ghz or is it still dual band?
Considering the devices I have would it be beneficial for me to have a 5ghz network for certain devices only like the Apple TV?
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Hello Jo Sugden. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
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As a minimum, you will have three wireless networks: one provided by the Netgear and two provided by the AEBSn. By giving them all the same Network Name, they will appear as one to any wireless client. However, they will all show up in a utility like iStumbler or AirRadar.
Considering the devices I have would it be beneficial for me to have a 5ghz network for certain devices only like the Apple TV?
Yes. Operating a wireless network in the 802.11n Radio Mode in the 5 GHz Radio Band offers the best potential bandwidth ... around 300+ Mbps. The only real drawback of the higher frequency band is that the signal strength drops off more rapidly with distance than in the lower frequency band. Also higher frequencies cannot penetrate objects (like walls) as well.
Ideally, you would want to place your Apple TV or other streaming devices in the same room as the 5 GHz network ... or connect them to the router by Ethernet.

Need more range re. WRT150N wireless home router

Need more range re. WRT150N wireless home router. Am using this with a WPC54GS ver2 PCMCIA Linksys notebook adapter. I am trying to reach my garage, and I only get 6 more feet of range with this N router, before loss of signal, over my old WRT54G Ver.5 wireless router. I need about another 30 feet with a good signal. Solutions ? PS. Don't need advice ie. "relocate router".

Pancho25 wrote:
Need more range re. WRT150N wireless home router. Am using this with a WPC54GS ver2 PCMCIA Linksys notebook adapter. I am trying to reach my garage, and I only get 6 more feet of range with this N router, before loss of signal, over my old WRT54G Ver.5 wireless router. I need about another 30 feet with a good signal. Solutions ? PS. Don't need advice ie. "relocate router".
make sure no interference in between , such as Cordless , Oven etc.
If u First , can access the routers set up web user interface , then try scrolling the channels . means changing and trying ur network again.
secondly , Decrease the beacon interval to 75 , Fragmentation and RTS threshold - decrease them by 42 points.
Note: youll find these settings , under advance wireless settings Tab.
Power cycle.
observe the connection.
if stilll no luck ! then
Go for WAP4400N , its A wireless access point for N series Router.
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"Poor Signal", "Coverage hole pre alarm for client" after changing from Autonomous to Lightweight infrastruture

Dears,
I use to have wireless infrastructure based on autonomous APs 1142n, auth w/ 802.1x and everything was fine.
My Company decided to implement WLC 5508, and I changed only 2nd floor (2 APs) as lightweight and implement WLC over there as pilot testing...
Now All persons here (around 35 clients) are complaining about disconnections, poor signal...
Both APs are distant each other maximim of 15 meters... Our office has a medium open spaced room, with (20 X 15 meters) only 2 "Pilaster" in the middle of the room.
I am facing this message at WLC logs
Thu Nov 1 16:03:57 2012
Coverage hole pre alarm for client[1] 00:37:6d:eb:67:44 on 802.11a interface of AP 00:26:cb:4c:8e:b0 (AP01-RJOBTF). Hist: 1 0 3 4 1 1 2 7 2 9 10 13 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thu Nov 1 15:55:21 2012
Rogue AP : 7c:4f:b5:ed:27:a1 detected on Base Radio MAC : 1c:aa:07:6e:93:20 Interface no:0(802.11b/g) on Channel 11 with RSSI: -92 and SNR: 1 and Classification: unclassified
Thu Nov 1 15:50:27 2012
Coverage hole pre alarm for client[1] 28:e0:2c:6d:11:58 on 802.11b/g interface of AP 00:26:cb:4c:8e:b0 (AP01-RJOBTF). Hist: 0 0 2 5 11 16 9 2 5 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Is there any best practices I should perform over here ?
Any specific configuration with the signal itself ? In my opinion we dont have a big room here .. 2 APs should work very well... but they are not...
I also can see many Rogue APs... I am not sure if that rogues aps have anything to do with this problem.... also I didnt change anything at 3rd floor (not sure if the
Thanks in advance!!!

Actually I am using both APs as lightweight in 2nd floor.
How about this power level? where I can find those parameters ?
At 3rd floor all APs are autonomous, I accessed one of them and find this parameter
CCK Transmitter Power (dBm):           Max
OFDM Transmitter Power (dBm):           Max
Client Power (dBm):                     Max
is that the parameter you talked about ?
At WLC I found this screen
Tx Power Level Assignment Algorithm
Power Level Assignment Method
Automatic
On Demand
Fixed
                         1                         2                         3                         4                         5
Maximum Power Level Assignment (-10 to 30 dBm)
Minimum Power Level Assignment (-10 to 30 dBm)
Power Assignment Leader
Last Power Level Assignment
Power Threshold (-80 to -50 dBm)
Power Neighbor Count
Should I check anything else ?
Thanks in advance!!!

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