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  • What do you recommend for extending your wi fi signal.

    I need to extend my signal on my router. It is not going as far as I need. The place where I need it has an Ethernet port in the room but I would need to be able to wire from the piece of equipment that I decide to use there. It would probably best be a router unless an access point can have ports to hook up to additional equipment in the room that I already use. I know it is best to stay with the same brand and my router is NETGEAR DGN3500. Can anyone tell me what they would use? Thanks.
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  • #2
    Re: What do you recommend for extending your wi fi signal.

    What old routers do you have lying around? That's probably going to be your best bet especially if they're supported by DD-WRT. I've been dealing with a very similar situation.

    I bought one of these Linksys RE2000 and its VERY user friendly, literally just plug it in to your computer and select your network and enter the password. I had the 1000 and it wasn't perfect, my E4200 with DD-WRT was more perfect, but I put many hours into learning about networks and configurations and flashing DD-WRT firmware and such.

    If there's a local store around you that carries it, I'd buy the netgear range extender that runs like $30 or $40 at Best Buy usually if I was looking for easy setup. If it's from a local store you can try it and if you don't like it you can return it and try a different route.

    Keep in mind that you'll cut your bandwidth in half when you're using a repeater. I ended up buying an Asus RTN65U and it's such a solid performing router that I eliminated the need for my range extender I was connecting too and moved it to the other side of the house, now I run straight off the router.

    Side note: Someone gave me a DGN 3500 that I'm going to use for a range extender when I need it, and two of them are supposed to connect really well together with one being a repeater. It might be worth picking up another one used for a bargain if you love the router you're using.

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    • #3
      Re: What do you recommend for extending your wi fi signal.

      Well, I got an Access Point but I just can't get it to work. It is the dlink DAP-1522. I think I am following the directions but am feeling very stupid right now. Anyone have this AP and if so, how did you get it to work? Thanks.
      Windows 7 Professional
      (2)-ASUS VS248H-P Black 24" Monitor
      CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CWCH60) Liquid CPU Cooler
      ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
      Kingston Hyper X Blu 16GB
      Intel Xeon E3-1245 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Server Processor
      High Current Pro HCP-750 750W TX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS GOLD
      SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive
      3 -2TB Western Digital Black HDD
      Rosewill RDCR-11003 74-in-1 USB3.0 3.5 Internal Card Reader
      1 Asus Blu Ray Burner
      1 Plextor DVD Burner

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      • #4
        Re: What do you recommend for extending your wi fi signal.

        It might help if you download and install Wi-Fi Inspector | Xirrus freeware.

        Here's a sample screen-shot that might help you diagnose the problem when you run the wifi inspector from your system.

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        MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
        Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
        WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
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        Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
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        Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
        MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
        Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
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        HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
        CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
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        Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
        Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
        HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
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        • #5
          Re: What do you recommend for extending your wi fi signal.

          Hi Jim,

          What is your current suggestions for a WiFi inspector type free program, Xirrus want my inside leg info to get a free program.

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          • #6
            Re: What do you recommend for extending your wi fi signal.

            Britgeezer,
            Shame on you, haven't you learned to do a web search to find what you want.

            A web search using: windows wi-fi network monitor manager gadget will provide links to download their gadget and standalone software.
            The search results will also provide links to other free wifi programs and/or gadgets.

            Major download websites, such as Download.com and others have free downloads for the Xirrus v:1.2.1.4 inspector program.
            After installation of the WiFi Inspector program a pdf user guide is included in the Xirrus folder in the Program Files (X86) system folder.

            You can download the Xirrus wifi gadget from Xirrus Wi-Fi Monitor - Windows 7 Desktop Gadget
            AFAIK the latest version number is 1.20 for the Xirrus wifi gadget.

            The Xirrus WiFi gadget works alone, but their wifi inspector program has additional useful features.

            I also use the Network Meter (v9.4) gadget from Most Wanted Windows Desktop Gadgets - Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
            v9.6 is a newer version for Network Meter but I prefer v9.4.

            Sorry, I couldn't resist giving you a hard time about using web searches, especially when you recently searched the web in your wifi security thread.
            Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
            P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
            4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
            MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
            Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
            WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
            Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
            SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI
            Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
            Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
            Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
            MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
            Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
            win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
            HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
            CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
            E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
            Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
            Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
            HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
            win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S
            .

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            • #7
              Re: What do you recommend for extending your wi fi signal.

              I just made the mistake of going to the manuf. web page and getting fed up with there stupid questions. That was my bad.

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              • #8
                Re: What do you recommend for extending your wi fi signal.

                The Xirrus site was intrusive and required us to provide way too much information years ago.
                Obviously, nothing has changed.
                Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
                P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
                4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
                MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
                Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
                WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
                Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
                SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI
                Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
                Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
                Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
                MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
                Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
                HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
                CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
                E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
                Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
                Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
                HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S
                .

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                • #9
                  Re: What do you recommend for extending your wi fi signal.

                  My personal experience with trying loads of different routers over the years has been pretty poor overall. Most were troublesome, needing rebooting a lot. If I were to pick one out as better than the others I would definitely say it's the Belkin Wireless Play Max Router (duel band). Not many issues with it at all. The coverage is fairly good.

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