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Wireless Internet Help

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saicotic

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Well I'm pretty new to this wireless internet stuff so i bought this Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G broadband router thinking I should get a decent internet connection anywhere from the house. I've got it set up in the 2nd floor of the house, but it cant seem to reach even the next room let alone downstairs where ive set up the other computer with a wireless recieving thingy. It does reach the downstairs comp, but its usually at 1 bar, and the signal strength is really, really weak. Is there something I'm missing here such as is this router a piece of crap? is it incapable of sending signals more than like 10ft? or am I doing something wrong?
 
Well the signal strenght is dependant on a number of things including how many walls are in between the home router and the reciever as well as other wavelengths in the air such as tv's, microwaves, even computer monitors, and dont forget, someone in ur close area might also have a wireless router so it might be trying to pick up signal from their house too. (my house does that, tries to pick up neighbor's network) so it could be anything. I hate wireless networks but if u gotta use em... try tweaking it and moving around the house. See if u cant get a better signal anywhere esle. IF u cant, then that means the router is faulty.
 
The more walls you go through, the more signal loss you will have. I would probably locate the router on the 1st floor of the house so it is in a central location. Remember, you don't need anything but an ethernet connection and an AC outlet where ever you locate the router. You may also have something in your house that is causing interfence with the router like old flourescent lights, an old furnance motor, old TV, old wiring, or some other EM field generating object that is not properly shielded.

Are you able to connect with all the PC's and just have a bad signal? Do some not connect at all? If it is a bad signal, you just need to adjust locations. You can try a different channel just in case something is interfering with the particular channel you are using. If the PC's are not connecting at all, you have three choices. Try a different channel, get external antenna's on the PC's (if they don't have them), or move the router.
 
hmmm alright thanks for the responses think ill take a look around and turn off some electronics and move router and see if it helps
 
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