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From: Otto Pylot on 3 Jan 2010 02:18 In article <isw-71D35F.21134102012010@[216.168.3.50]>, isw <isw(a)witzend.com> wrote: > In article <020120101047205928%otto(a)bogus.address.invalid>, > Otto Pylot <otto(a)bogus.address.invalid> wrote: > > > I've been using a Linksys WRT-54G for a very long time but my > > neighborhood has become more crowded with wireless overtime and I think > > that has affected my ability to reliably find my signal and lock on. I > > resorted to getting the Linksys Wireless-G Range Extender and placing > > it about mid-point from my router and where we usually sit and use the > > laptops. That works but the extender has lots of issues like losing the > > connection to my router or bouncing back the signal to the laptops to > > where I either lose connection, get a slow connection, or am unable to > > connect at all and get the "self-assigned ip address" problem. I don't > > seem to have any problems seeing my neigbors routers. I've gone thru > > all of my configuration settings and checked them for correctness and > > all seems well. I've had to replace the extender twice because the > > first one failed altogether about 5 months into its warranty period. It > > seems to me that range is my primary issue so my question is this: what > > do ya'll recommend as a replacement router with longer range for simple > > home use that is easy to configure for Apple laptops, Dell laptops, > > iTouch, etc? I have a mix of B, G, and N devices but use B and G > > because my current router doesn't support N and most of my devices are > > either B or G. Do the newer Linksys's (the ones that look like a little > > spaceship) have better range so I don't have to use an extender or is > > the Apple router better as far as range, reliability, and > > configurability? Oh yeah, the router also has to have wired ability as > > well. Thanks, > > Get something like iStumbler and find out which channels are least-used > in your neighborhood, and use one of them. Odds are, that most folks > just brought their WAP home, plugged it in, and never changed from the > default channel -- that's sure the case around here. > > Isaac I forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder. -- Deja Moo: I've seen this bullshit before. My address has been anti-spammed. Please reply to: scasse(a)invalid.net replacing invalid with sonic.
From: John Varela on 3 Jan 2010 16:28 On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 07:18:11 UTC, Otto Pylot <otto(a)bogus.address.invalid> wrote: > In article <isw-71D35F.21134102012010@[216.168.3.50]>, isw > <isw(a)witzend.com> wrote: > > Get something like iStumbler and find out which channels are least-used > > in your neighborhood, and use one of them. Odds are, that most folks > > just brought their WAP home, plugged it in, and never changed from the > > default channel -- that's sure the case around here. > > > > Isaac > > I forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder. iStumbler has not been updated for Snow Leopard. I haven't found a good replacement for it. -- John Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email
From: Otto Pylot on 3 Jan 2010 18:54 In article <dxmOwXzR-pn2-ydsddZg74Uw0(a)localhost>, John Varela <OLDlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 07:18:11 UTC, Otto Pylot > <otto(a)bogus.address.invalid> wrote: > > > In article <isw-71D35F.21134102012010@[216.168.3.50]>, isw > > <isw(a)witzend.com> wrote: > > > Get something like iStumbler and find out which channels are least-used > > > in your neighborhood, and use one of them. Odds are, that most folks > > > just brought their WAP home, plugged it in, and never changed from the > > > default channel -- that's sure the case around here. > > > > > > Isaac > > > > I forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder. > > iStumbler has not been updated for Snow Leopard. > > I haven't found a good replacement for it. I just discovered that. Bummer. I'll just use Channel 6 for G and Channel 149 for N for now. -- Deja Moo: I've seen this bullshit before. My address has been anti-spammed. Please reply to: scasse(a)invalid.net replacing invalid with sonic.
From: Bob Harris on 3 Jan 2010 22:00 In article <030120101554156234%otto(a)bogus.address.invalid>, Otto Pylot <otto(a)bogus.address.invalid> wrote: > In article <dxmOwXzR-pn2-ydsddZg74Uw0(a)localhost>, John Varela > <OLDlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 07:18:11 UTC, Otto Pylot > > <otto(a)bogus.address.invalid> wrote: > > > > > In article <isw-71D35F.21134102012010@[216.168.3.50]>, isw > > > <isw(a)witzend.com> wrote: > > > > Get something like iStumbler and find out which channels are least-used > > > > in your neighborhood, and use one of them. Odds are, that most folks > > > > just brought their WAP home, plugged it in, and never changed from the > > > > default channel -- that's sure the case around here. > > > > > > > > Isaac > > > > > > I forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder. > > > > iStumbler has not been updated for Snow Leopard. > > > > I haven't found a good replacement for it. > > I just discovered that. Bummer. I'll just use Channel 6 for G and > Channel 149 for N for now. Unless you know that channels 1 or 11 are in use, it would be better to pick 1 or 11, as channel 6 is frequently the default for WiFi base stations where the owners do the minimum setup.
From: John Varela on 4 Jan 2010 15:54
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 03:00:37 UTC, Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob(a)remove.Smith-Harris.us> wrote: > In article <030120101554156234%otto(a)bogus.address.invalid>, > Otto Pylot <otto(a)bogus.address.invalid> wrote: > > > In article <dxmOwXzR-pn2-ydsddZg74Uw0(a)localhost>, John Varela > > <OLDlamps(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 07:18:11 UTC, Otto Pylot > > > <otto(a)bogus.address.invalid> wrote: > > > > > > > In article <isw-71D35F.21134102012010@[216.168.3.50]>, isw > > > > <isw(a)witzend.com> wrote: > > > > > Get something like iStumbler and find out which channels are least-used > > > > > in your neighborhood, and use one of them. Odds are, that most folks > > > > > just brought their WAP home, plugged it in, and never changed from the > > > > > default channel -- that's sure the case around here. > > > > > > > > > > Isaac > > > > > > > > I forgot about that. Thanks for the reminder. > > > > > > iStumbler has not been updated for Snow Leopard. > > > > > > I haven't found a good replacement for it. > > > > I just discovered that. Bummer. I'll just use Channel 6 for G and > > Channel 149 for N for now. > > Unless you know that channels 1 or 11 are in use, it would be > better to pick 1 or 11, as channel 6 is frequently the default for > WiFi base stations where the owners do the minimum setup. I'm using 8 because there are neighbors on 1, 6, and 11. Or at least there were, before I upgraded to Snow Leopard and iStumbler stopped working. It's annoyong that there's nothing on the iStumbler site indicating whether it will be updated, but there is an appeal for donations. -- John Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email |