On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 01:59:19AM +0930, Tim wrote:
> Allegedly, on or about 20 August 2016, Erik P. Olsen sent:
> > I have a linksys router model WRT160NL but the range is too short. I
> > experience many situations where the connection is dropped when the
> > distance from the router is more than 25 feet. What is the recommended
> > router when it comes to signal strength? I would prefer one which can
> > be flashed with dd-wrt.
>
> Has it always been that bad? On my (admittedly different) router, I get
> around 25 metres through brick walls and a room with foil-lined
> heat-insulation in the walls.
>
> If the problem is not actually the router, such as proximity to
> neighbours routers in an apartment block, channel congestion by other
> routers, having to go through several walls, then changing your router
> *may* not offer any improvement.
>
> I'd look into your router configuration, check that the power level
> isn't turned down, try another channel, and try some slight
> repositioning of equipment (put the router higher, shift it around a few
> inches), un-screw and re-screw any antennas (just in case there's a
> grotty connection). And speaking of antennas, generally speaking they
> should point upwards, like a pen aimed at the sky.
on my Asus RT-N16 (admittedly now several years old) the recommendation
of its three anennae is the middle one straight up, and the two outer
ones tilted 45 degrees away from the center one so that it looks a
little bit like a W. Not having significant signal strength problems
I've never played around with other orientations.
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