Upstairs/downstairs has multiple issues, not the least of which is the way the
antennas work. They transmit very directional, narrow donut shape around the shaft
(vs. a bubble or sphere) so not having them dramatically above or bellow the
horizontal plane of the client results in weak signal. The other problem is
reflection & absorption of the signal.th
Ethernet should be good for several hundred feet as long as you use Cat 5e or 6. Get
yourself a pair of Leviton RJ45 jack plates & a pair of single gang outlet boxes to
put a jack near the modem & a jack upstairs.
Veech wrote:
ok I answered part of my own question.. I ran speed tests using a
couple of other sites and came up with 5499kbps, 5718kbps and 4509kbps
which should equate to 55Mbps, 57Mbps and 45Mbps. So that 2Wire speed
test is obviously out of whack.
I used a USB extension cord and was able to place the wireless receiver
a few feet closer to the modem, although it is still a
downstairs/upstairs thing. That helped improve signal strength to
"excellent" from "very good" and it seemed to help my ping a bit. At
least I didn't get booted off the server last night.
When I ran a speed test on the computer where the modem is hooked up, it
came in at 58Mbps. If I ran an ethernet cable from the modem upstairs
to my computer downstairs I assume I would get the same speed of 58Mbps,
correct? Cable length would be about 30 feet, accounting for snaking it
through walls etc.
I'm not fond of the idea of having to run cable. Would an upgrade of
the wireless receiver help in any way?
