6 replies to this topic

[FrankMiles]

Hello guys,

Have you used "My WIFI Router"? The signal of the wifi hotspot created by this software is a little weak. Is this the software problem or the wireless card of my laptop?  Any idea?

[elvisimprsntr]

A software solution installed on a PC with low gain antennas will never be as good as a dedicated router with external antenna.

Edited by elvisimprsntr, 13 July 2016 - 04:53 AM.

[LarrylLix]

I have a Cisco that would never transmit 5GHz more than about 20 feet. In a ast ditch attempt to use it before garbage I installed an open source image on it and low and behold the transmit levels were turned down to about 25%.

Turned the levels up to 75% and now it works fabulously. Unfortunately I already bought another unit but now they talk to each other creating an Ethernet channel between buildings.

[elvisimprsntr]

I have a Linksys (formally Cisco) WRT1900ACS and AC running similar open source from DD-WRT. I can tweak and setting I want.

Edited by elvisimprsntr, 13 July 2016 - 05:43 PM.

[LarrylLix]

I have a Linksys (formally Cisco) WRT1900ACS and AC running similar open source from DD-WRT. I can tweak and setting I want.

That's the one and the firmware I was referring to except it was a Cisco, formerly LinkSys after Cisco bought them.

The NAS server via USB ports, sucked dishwater and after the nearly $300 I paid for it stopped trying to make any use out of it.

The DD-WRT firmware opened up a huge amount of settings that were far beyond my understanding of routers, to change most of them. Many options.

Edited by LarrylLix, 13 July 2016 - 08:46 PM.

[pete_c]

Yes DD-WRT and OpenWRT do well.

 

One AP I never touched and left original firmware is the Ubiquiti POE powered ones.

 

Typically the SOHO AP's radios are turned way down.  I typically just go with the suggested via DDWRT power levels.

 

Better antenna's or external antennas work wonders.

 

It's been a few years now here that I printed out a small parabolic antennas for two DDWRT routers to give the neighbor Internet access bridging the two houses.  Worked great at the time.  Think it was just aluminum foil glued to a paper print out of the antenna and some folding of the antenna to a parabolic shape.  The antenna fit over the stock AP antennas.

[nancyvinci21]

Buy an extender module. There are many cheap options available