We will have one high speed modem at the new house. We will also have a repeater system that uses the household wiring. I want to make sure the WiFi is optimal on all floors. My thought is to put a repeater on the floors that don't have the modem and run it through a router to boost the WiFi. The desktops will be connected to the routers by LAN cables.
Is there any problem with this? /ignorant git
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Check the coverage first. No point spending money you don't need to. If you find a dead spot you can just boost the signal there. With any luck the built in repeater system should do the job.
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The repeater is just an extra set of LAN outlets, so far as I know.Azathoth wrote:Check the coverage first. No point spending money you don't need to. If you find a dead spot you can just boost the signal there. With any luck the built in repeater system should do the job.
I'll have to check the specs. Is it true that a router helps block attempts to turn your computer into a zombie?
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Still check your coverage first and just concentrate on the weak points. Boosting an already strong signal is pointless. There are lots of nice things you can do with a router to increase security but it isn't a substitute for a strong firewall.
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Yeah, I don't want to buy anything I don't have to, it would cut into my toy budget.Azathoth wrote:Still check your coverage first and just concentrate on the weak points. Boosting an already strong signal is pointless. There are lots of nice things you can do with a router to increase security but it isn't a substitute for a strong firewall.
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We have upstairs/downstairs computer use, and our one router/WiFi transmitter covers the lot without any need for repeaters...Azathoth wrote:Check the coverage first. No point spending money you don't need to. If you find a dead spot you can just boost the signal there. With any luck the built in repeater system should do the job.
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I was specifically thinking of you...JimC wrote:We have upstairs/downstairs computer use, and our one router/WiFi transmitter covers the lot without any need for repeaters...Azathoth wrote:Check the coverage first. No point spending money you don't need to. If you find a dead spot you can just boost the signal there. With any luck the built in repeater system should do the job.
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My interior design revolves around where the wireless router is. I'll sleep in the kitchen if it means faster internet.
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Ever think of moving the router into the bed room. That way your date would have something to do while you were ...FBM wrote:My interior design revolves around where the wireless router is. I'll sleep in the kitchen if it means faster internet.
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Nope. I move the bedroom to the router. The date/girf will get used to it. Or not.Gawdzilla Sama wrote:Ever think of moving the router into the bed room. That way your date would have something to do while you were ...FBM wrote:My interior design revolves around where the wireless router is. I'll sleep in the kitchen if it means faster internet.
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So, in Korea the internet comes into the kitchen?FBM wrote:Nope. I move the bedroom to the router. The date/girf will get used to it. Or not.Gawdzilla Sama wrote:Ever think of moving the router into the bed room. That way your date would have something to do while you were ...FBM wrote:My interior design revolves around where the wireless router is. I'll sleep in the kitchen if it means faster internet.
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"Ubiquitous" is the trendy word around here.Gawdzilla Sama wrote:So, in Korea the internet comes into the kitchen?FBM wrote:Nope. I move the bedroom to the router. The date/girf will get used to it. Or not.Gawdzilla Sama wrote:Ever think of moving the router into the bed room. That way your date would have something to do while you were ...FBM wrote:My interior design revolves around where the wireless router is. I'll sleep in the kitchen if it means faster internet.
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I hope we do better than 2.4 d/l when we move into town. 
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2.4 dogs per liter sounds pretty high to me...
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Man up.FBM wrote:2.4 dogs per liter sounds pretty high to me...
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