router help

stacey

I have a Lynksys wireless G router that I keep on in the back of the first floor of a 3 floor house. I can connect on any floor in my home and my tenant on the 3rd floor connects with an "excellent"' signal strength. Now my brother in law lives right next door and wanted to connect to the internet on my modem but when I take it next door to his room, which is on the 2nd floor in the back of his home I have to stand right next to the window and I get only 2 bars on my wireless network connections box but it doesn't seem to connect to it. In my opinion it is a lot closer and less walls to go through to get a signal than my tenant. I really cannot move my modem in my home and I was wondering if there was any attachment I could buy to boost my signal or if there is a better modem I can get that will give me a stronger signal? Also my modem now allows 5 computers on it I would like one that allows a few more or be able to add more to my existing one. Thanks

sevenoneeighty

Could be a combination of construction type (steel, masonry in walls) or interference ( other signals). It could even be your wireless card in your PC/ MAC machines instead of your router...

But I have had bad luck with Lynksys routers...

othereddie

I had problems with my wireless G Linksys router. On my personal laptop, I have a wireless G card, but my work laptop has wireless N.

Somebody (not Linksys, because I spent HOURS with them and they were useless) suggested changing the settings on my router to be wireless N (you have to go into the software to do this), and ever since then I've had no problems and I don't notice any performance degradation.

It's worth a shot.

steve

Wireless N performs much much better than G, as long as all the adapters connecting to it are N, and you choose the right router. Another added bonus is if all the cards are the same. I've been using DLink and Belkin N routers in homes where G wireless was previously a problem, but make sure you read reviews for the particular model you buy first.

doctorj

Unless you want to upgrade everything to wireless N, which you may not have any hardware for yet, it might be nice to try a cheap wireless-G repeater somewhere. That way you can experiment with locations. e.g. a window location that can see both points well, in either abode.

steve

Good point, I've always had a hard time with repeaters though, and they never seemed to deliver what was promised.