Re: OFFTOPIC - huge house wireless router suggestions
Mark Keisler <[email protected]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:29:41 -0500
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--===============5830451966758190730== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf305b0a5e1b6d7004a5c60305 --20cf305b0a5e1b6d7004a5c60305 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Do you have a basement with an exposed or drop ceiling? Put two routers/APs on eitehr end of your basement or easily run a cable up to a first floor box or two. -- Mark Keisler On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Gene Jannece <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed, but I don't have the options for running cable throughout the > walls. Hence huge router. > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Andrew Close <[email protected]> wrote: > > wouldn't you be better off with multiple access points or bridges? > > then you'd have consistently strong signal. i'd think that even a > > single well placed, powerful access point would end up dropping off > > due to obstructions. > > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Gene Jannece <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I am looking for suggestions for a wireless router that could cover a > >> huge house (think 4500-5000sq ft.). I have only bought dinky access > >> points at Bestbuy or Fry's so I'm not sure where to begin. The problem > >> is that when we walk around the house, the signal says full, but the > >> response and signal is horrible. I also noticed when running bandwidth > >> tests, upload is fine (4 meg on speedtest.net) , but downloading is > >> super slow (0.02meg). Just looking to tap the brain trust is all. > >> Thanks! > >> > >> Gene > >> -- > >> Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion > >> http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Andrew Close > > -- > > Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion > > http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni > > > -- > Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion > http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni > --20cf305b0a5e1b6d7004a5c60305 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Do you have a basement with an exposed or drop ceiling?=A0 Put two routers/= APs on eitehr end of your basement or easily run a cable up to a first floo= r box or two.<br clear=3D"all">-- <br>Mark Keisler<br><br> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Gene Ja= nnece <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">ewjannec= [email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl= e=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); = padding-left: 1ex;"> Agreed, but I don't have the options for running cable throughout the<b= r> walls. Hence huge router.<br> <div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br> <br> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Andrew Close <<a href=3D"mailto:aclose@= gmail.com">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> > wouldn't you be better off with multiple access points or bridges?= <br> > then you'd have consistently strong signal. =A0i'd think that = even a<br> > single well placed, powerful access point would end up dropping off<br= > > due to obstructions.<br> ><br> > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Gene Jannece <<a href=3D"mailto:ew= [email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br> >> I am looking for suggestions for a wireless router that could cove= r a<br> >> huge house (think 4500-5000sq ft.). I have only bought dinky acces= s<br> >> points at Bestbuy or Fry's so I'm not sure where to begin.= The problem<br> >> is that when we walk around the house, the signal says full, but t= he<br> >> response and signal is horrible. I also noticed when running bandw= idth<br> >> tests, upload is fine (4 meg on <a href=3D"http://speedtest.net" t= arget=3D"_blank">speedtest.net</a>) , but downloading is<br> >> super slow (0.02meg). =A0Just looking to tap the brain trust is al= l.<br> >> Thanks!<br> >><br> >> Gene<br> >> --<br> >> Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion<= br> >> <a href=3D"http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni" target=3D"_blank= ">http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni</a><br> >><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > --<br> > Andrew Close<br> > --<br> > Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion<br> > <a href=3D"http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni" target=3D"_blank">ht= tp://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni</a><br> ><br> </div></div>--<br> <div><div></div><div class=3D"h5">Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago= ) - Technical Discussion<br> <a href=3D"http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni" target=3D"_blank">http://= luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br> --20cf305b0a5e1b6d7004a5c60305-- --===============5830451966758190730== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -- Linux Users Of Northern Illinois (Chicago) - Technical Discussion http://luni.org/mailman/listinfo/luni --===============5830451966758190730==--