toby10 wrote: > WiFi basics > > > Some very basic WiFi tweaks to possibly improve signal strength and > reliability > > ___Router Administration Basics (1-5 require admin access to your > router): > 1. use a unique SSID name (name of your network/router) > 2a. if using a G WiFi: set WiFi to G only (turns off a & b modes) > 2b. if using an N WiFi: set to G Compatibility mode (if using G > devices) > 3. change the broadcast channel to the least used channel near you (see > *) > 4. select a FIXED ch, do not use the auto ch switching on the router > 5. choose only channels 1 or 6 or 11 > ___Physical (location) > 6. router and WiFi antenna orientation adjustments can help signal > strength > 7. try to locate the router as central to the home as possible, > keeping in mind length & width & height > 8. keep router away from other electronic devices (cordless phones, ISP > modem, computers) > ___Simple Maintenance > 9. reboot WiFi router every once in a while (once a month is usually > sufficient) > > * If your WiFi network card software already gives the ch numbers and > the signal strength of all nearby networks, that's all you need. But > there are free programs like NetStumbler if needed. > > Why? > 1. This prevents accidental connections. WiFi devices can only > differentiate between different WiFis by that WiFis name (SSID). So > if both you and your neighbors WiFi are both named Linksys your > devices may accidentally connect to your neighbors WiFi. And your > neighbor may accidentally connect to your WiFi. > > 2. The old a & b WiFi protocols are very slow, if any a or b device > connects to your network all devices on your WiFi will slow down to the > a or b speed. Also broadcasting in a and b can cause the G signal to be > weaker. Turning off a & b broadcasting on your WiFi can give as much as > a 20% signal boost to your G signal. > > 3. Rather obvious, G devices need to communicate with a G signal > > 4. To see what WiFi channels are in use near you a free program like > NetStumbler > can be used if your computers WiFi program does not show channel > numbers. > Ex: If the strongest competing signals around you are ch's > 6 and 11, then choose > ch 1 for your WiFi. > > 5. Ex: chs 2, 3, 4, 5 will overlap with chs 1 and 6 > > 6. Just moving the router a few feet up/down or in a different part of > the room can make a big difference. Ex: mine is on the shelf of a > first floor closet in the center of the house, so the WiFi is basically > centered for all points in the house. Ethernet cables are CHEAP so > cost wise it is not expensive to move the WiFi router to most anywhere > in the home. Cost aside, it needs access to power and how Ethernet > cables are run to the router is another issue (might be visible) > > 7. reduces likelihood of RF interference > > 8. routers are basically a mini linux computer and they can have issues > (memory leaks, DHCP confusion, DNS resolution problems, etc..) like any > other computer where a simple reboot can improve performance. Reboot is > simply unplugging it for 30 seconds, plugging it back in. > > > SqueezeBox players are only G compatible, the router must utilize the G > spectrum for your player to work on an N router. G speeds are more than > sufficient to handle any audio transmissions over WiFi (i.e. N is not > needed for audio).
I had seen this post, thank you very much. I think I have done it all. My channel is now set to 1. My AP is in the dead center of my house. I reboot my router at least once a month. I have a SSID specific to the radio's, only they can connect using MAC filtering. Wifi in both boxes is strong (75 and 100 %) Unfortunately i can not set my router nor my AP to 'G Only'. It is either B and G or only 'N'. I have also changed my firmware on my Asus N66U router from Merlin to the latest Asus firmware, which turned out to be much more recent. I will keep everybody posted, but I can see a future where I do need to ad hardware. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BertdeJong's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44040 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110161
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