I have a computer consulting side business and I run into wireless issues on a regular basis at various customer sites (normally homes).
If someone just wants to hook their home up with wireless I'll install a typical Linksys N router. They never give me any problems.
If someone already has wireless but it doesn't have full coverage of their home I'll first try adding a larger omni antenna to the router they have. If that doesn't do it then I will run CAT5 to some other location in their house and then use a Netgear ProSafe WG103-100NAS Access point to create a second SSID and have them use that as their primary wireless. This works very well and I have had excellent experiences with the ProSafe access points. Rock solid for years at a time. Plus, if I have to put them in weird places (like an attic) I can use built
The downside to my Prosafe solution is that it requires me to run CAT5 which can sometimes be a pain.
I've been thinking about using a tomato modded firmware and using it as a wireless repeater for these cases. I've had TERRIBLE experiences with wireless repeaters in the past, but people on this forum seem to have good experiences from all the threads I've read.
What do you guys think I should do moving forward? What do you think of my practices and what would you do differently? I'm not set in stone on what I've been doing... that's why I'm looking for input!
Thanks.
If someone just wants to hook their home up with wireless I'll install a typical Linksys N router. They never give me any problems.
If someone already has wireless but it doesn't have full coverage of their home I'll first try adding a larger omni antenna to the router they have. If that doesn't do it then I will run CAT5 to some other location in their house and then use a Netgear ProSafe WG103-100NAS Access point to create a second SSID and have them use that as their primary wireless. This works very well and I have had excellent experiences with the ProSafe access points. Rock solid for years at a time. Plus, if I have to put them in weird places (like an attic) I can use built
The downside to my Prosafe solution is that it requires me to run CAT5 which can sometimes be a pain.
I've been thinking about using a tomato modded firmware and using it as a wireless repeater for these cases. I've had TERRIBLE experiences with wireless repeaters in the past, but people on this forum seem to have good experiences from all the threads I've read.
What do you guys think I should do moving forward? What do you think of my practices and what would you do differently? I'm not set in stone on what I've been doing... that's why I'm looking for input!
Thanks.