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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-855 => Topic started by: TheIceMan on February 03, 2009, 03:55:26 AM
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dir-855 is great, i get like 60-66mb/sec when i am close to it, how can i improve the signal to get more coverage ?
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How are your wireless settings configured?
Please reference the following FAQ to achieve 300Mbps
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i am not making my self clear, at full performance i get like 6000-7000kbytes/sec transfer, which is very good (the link is 300mbs). i asked how can i boost my router signal quality, let say if there are 3 walls between the router and my laptop. do i need to get a antena ? or can i give the router more power ?
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More dBi (amplification by using beefed up antenna's) is not a cure for penetrating more walls. When amplifying the signal you also amplify the noise... The N capability already improves the reach of the signal, so it will not give you a better quality.
Try to look for a good, centrally located place to put your router. When you are US based you can try the ANT24-0230 antenna which allows you to put the antenna in a better place (max 1.5 m away from the router).
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is there a repetear or something like that , that i can use to boost the signal from the router, something that is pasive and just broadcast the signal along ?
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Yes, you can use an AP or repeater to do that. But I will have some side effect; it will increase latency ('ping').
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the test i've made were with a usb draft n, interesting stuff. if i put the usb in the laptop i get like 20-25% signal after 3 walls and if i put the usb in the pc, i get like 30-35% exactly the same position. do the pc give more power, or why is the difference ?
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More dBi (amplification by using beefed up antenna's) is not a cure for penetrating more walls. When amplifying the signal you also amplify the noise... The N capability already improves the reach of the signal, so it will not give you a better quality.
Try to look for a good, centrally located place to put your router. When you are US based you can try the ANT24-0230 antenna which allows you to put the antenna in a better place (max 1.5 m away from the router).
Be careful. That antenna is only rated for 2.4 GHz operation. I'm not sure if the radio in the router is anything like a CB radio, but in a CB radio, without a proper antenna to take the feed, you will destroy it.