Questions tagged [signal-strength]
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What's the best way to increase the range of my 802.11g router?
I have cable broadband, and as such the router has to be attached to a cable modem which also has to connect to the TV. That means the router is stuck in the corner of my house.
This is good when I'm ...
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Is it better to choose a more-crowded WiFi channel or one with a strong competitor?
In this other SuperUser question, the consensus was to stick with WiFi channels 1, 6, or 11.
But what if two of those channels (channels 1 and 6, for example) are both very crowded, but the other ...
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Wifi Neighbor Triangulation
Is it possible to discover signal strength between two devices that are connected to the same network?
Devices
A. Cell Phone WiFi
B. WiFi enabled device
C. Wireless Router
Both A & B are ...
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Windows 7 - Collect Wireless Signal Strength via Command Line
I'd like to see the wireless signal strength (preferably, via dbm or %) in Windows 7 via command line.
Here's what I've tried:
1) VBscript using MSNdis_80211_ReceivedSignalStrength (but only works ...
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Wifi signal boost through walls
I need to set up a private wireless network to stream video, between 2 buildings that are 300 meters apart. The problem is that there is not a LOS (line of sight). I thought of using multiple hotspot/...
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How does twisted-pair improve DSL?
The extension to that question is does TP improve DSL over long runs? The reason I ask is because when I plug my DSL modem inside my home, I get a 1/3 speed reduction over when I plug it directly into ...
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Wifi signal strength and internet connection is slow
I hope that I have asked this question in the right topic.
Basically I use BT (In the U.K.) and I have problems with my router receiving a weak signal in certain rooms of the house, which, therefore ...
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How to monitor and log WLAN status
I'm looking for program that can do following:
Monitor WLAN signal strength
Monitor WLAN signal quality
Monitor WLAN speed (e.g. 54Mbps, or 1Mbps)
Monitor channel on which WLAN card is currently ...
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WR1043ND + WRT54G for extending Wifi range. How can I set them up to seamless signal switch?
I have a tp-link wr1043nd connected to my modem. This router has wifi but the signal is not strong enough for some parts of the house. I wanted to use my old wrt54g to extend the signal.
Ive tried a ...
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Why does my wifi speed slow dramatically when more than one person uses it?
Whenever both my roommate and I use the wifi in a certain room in our apartment, it slows dramatically for me. It doesn't slow for him. If he uses it in another room, it's fine; if I use it in another ...
