Goodsounds;362553 Wrote: > If you're in the US, I have one suggestion before you toss the powerline > stuff. US houses are frequently wired with two phases (two different 110 > supplies, to keep it simple). Outlets throughout the house (and often in > each room) are mixed between the two to spread the load. Powerline > signals reputedly don't always cross phases readily, and so adapters on > different phases can be nonfunctional. If your server side adapter is > plugged into a circuit on a different phases from the one in the attic, > you could have problems. The suggestion, is try the server side adapter > in a different wall plug. It may or may not make a difference. > > Plan B suggestion - there are do-it-yourself signal boosters, that take > about 5 minutes and require ZERO technical capability. We're talking > glue, aluminum foil and paper or cardboard. Google, you'll find many > choices. I did this and the improvement was shocking. Alternatively, > you could try buying new antennas for your router. Boosting the signal > is a way to get the result without disturbing the status quo (if you > choose to get a new router or repeater).
The multiple phase thing is for most homes in the developed countries and for sure in western Europe (up to 3 phases in most houses). I still don't understand why they don't market a device that'll bridge across them all but I think it's because of safety and regulations (like you're not supposed to open the box with the 3-phase busbars). The home-made antenna-reflectors work very good but the best start would be a good "n" type router (has MIMO technology) which works for "g" clients too. ciao! Nick. -- DeVerm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DeVerm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18104 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27990 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
