Re: WiFi: why not a diagram showing access points?

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On 02/16/2011 09:28 AM, fred smith wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 09:12:56AM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>> On 02/15/2011 05:04 PM, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>>> I'm having terrible problems with my modem/router at the moment.
>>> The WiFi connection on my Thinkpad laptop drops every 10 minutes or so.
>>> I have to restart the network service to get the connection back.
>>>
> Given all the other comments that have been made regarding channel
> selection, etc., etc., etc., let me throw out another suggestion that
> MIGHT allow you to simply bypass all those issues:
>
> you could use a second wireless router:

Yet another AP fighting over limited channel availablity.

> hardwire its input port to
> the (an) output port on the modem/router you've got. configure your
> "new" router to use dhcp, so it should "just work" when talking to
> the vendor-provided router. configure YOUR "new" router to provide
> services you need (firewall, etc.), channel selection, etc. If the
> current problem(s) is(are) due to misconfiguration of the wireless
> part of the modem/router you've got, this may allow you to simply
> ignore the problems and set up wireless that works for you.
>
> kind of a hack, but it may help you.
>
> <snip>
>
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