Re: OFFTOPIC - huge house wireless router suggestions

My residence is 4 floors with 2700-3000 Sq Ft.
I used a WRT54GL
(http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WRT54GL-Wireless-G-Broadband-Compatible/dp/B000BTL0OA/ref=pd_sim__6)
on floor #2 and positioned (3) WRE54G
(http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WRE54G-Wireless-G-Range-Expander/dp/B002LPV6LY/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_0)
on floors 1, 3, 4.

Only down side is it is "g" (not "n").  Plus side is no cable runs (older
home with no chaseway).

-- 
Mike Nicholas
The Personal Connection
Computer Consultants
Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

On Wed, June 15, 2011 4:29 pm, Mark Keisler wrote:
> 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
>>
> --
> 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