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Answer» We are about to move to a bigger house for the moment we are using a BEFW11S4 and a WAP54G. But we need a bigger range and we only want to use 1 router. I was thinking of WRT300N but I can't find the range of the router. There are 2 floors and it has to cross 4 walls and a ceiling and it has to go at least 50m including with those walls? Would the WRT300N be good enough to do the job?? Thanks in advance Jonas Quote There are 2 floors and it has to cross 4 walls and a ceiling This sounds as if there are two seperate buildings. Why does the signal have to penetrate two floors, four walls, and a ceiling? Well the router will be located in the basement. as the modem is placed there and that way we don't have to use a long cable. with 2 floors I mean 2 ceilings. And no it is for 1 building. Would the WTR300N be good enough?? Thanks for the reply.Changing routers would probably make no difference at all. In your situation, a couple of high gain antennas might be the way to go. It is possible that you might not have to change anything. Complete your setup and test it before buying anything additional.IF the signal isn't strong enough, then you can get repeaters, or place the router more centrally. Quote from: 2k_dummy on SEPTEMBER 20, 2007, 02:30:47 PM Changing routers would probably make no difference at all. In your situation, a couple of high gain antennas might be the way to go. It is possible that you might not have to change anything. Complete your setup and test it before buying anything additional. Yes it would make difference as a N signal has an 4 times bigger range as a G and a B has got an even weaker signal. And the routers that we have for the moment aren't going to Sufis as they are just strong enough for this locating and the next one is going to be bigger. Quote from: Sid on September 20, 2007, 04:48:48 PM IF the signal isn't strong enough, then you can get repeaters, or place the router more centrally. Well that was the thing I was trying to prevent. Jonas BTW: I'm not looking for a cheap solution I'm looking for the most friendly to use solution. Thanks for the reply'sSee the comments on http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wirelessproducts/a/howtobuildwlan_3.htm about Wireless Signal Boosters.I don't want signal boosters I want 1 router that has a strong signal that is good enough for the whole house. Jonas Still: thanks for helping!I doubt any forum members have ACTUALLY DONE a comparison of routers for signal strength. I think you're going to have to just get a router and, if you find the signal is not strong enough, then you need to get a booster. Anyway, what's the problem with getting a signal booster? If your FAMILY is going to be living in a "house" that spans 50 meters, that's not a house, it's a mansion, and your family is wealthy. So, you can surely afford a booster.Well its not 50 meters but OK it is a bit large. But that is a radius with some extra and the end of our garden. (still it would only be max 30m but if it ranges 50 then the signal is still quite strong at 30m. Its not the problem of buying a booster the problem is placing them without they would be unseen. Jonas Thanks for the info.Personally i would hard wire that Castle and do it RIGHT...Well it is wired too but we all use laptops and then it is also handy to have wireless signal. Its not that big as you all describe it. Its just a little bigger than a normal house. Jonas I've been reading a lot and I found out that the wrt54G has a stronger signal as the wrt300n. And I have a wrt54G at my mums house I think that will be strong enough I just hoped that the wrt300n was better as it is newer. So problem solved.

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We are about to move to a bigger house for the moment we are using a BEFW11S4 and a WAP54G.
But we need a bigger range and we only want to use 1 router.
I was thinking of WRT300N but I can't find the range of the router.
There are 2 floors and it has to cross 4 walls and a ceiling and it has to go at least 50m including with those walls?

Would the WRT300N be good enough to do the job??

Thanks in advance

Jonas Quote

There are 2 floors and it has to cross 4 walls and a ceiling

This sounds as if there are two seperate buildings. Why does the signal have to penetrate two floors, four walls, and a ceiling? Well the router will be located in the basement. as the modem is placed there and that way we don't have to use a long cable. with 2 floors I mean 2 ceilings.
And no it is for 1 building.

Would the WTR300N be good enough??

Thanks for the reply.Changing routers would probably make no difference at all. In your situation, a couple of high gain antennas might be the way to go. It is possible that you might not have to change anything. Complete your setup and test it before buying anything additional.IF the signal isn't strong enough, then you can get repeaters, or place the router more centrally. Quote from: 2k_dummy on SEPTEMBER 20, 2007, 02:30:47 PM

Changing routers would probably make no difference at all. In your situation, a couple of high gain antennas might be the way to go. It is possible that you might not have to change anything. Complete your setup and test it before buying anything additional.

Yes it would make difference as a N signal has an 4 times bigger range as a G and a B has got an even weaker signal.
And the routers that we have for the moment aren't going to Sufis as they are just strong enough for this locating and the next one is going to be bigger.

Quote from: Sid on September 20, 2007, 04:48:48 PM

IF the signal isn't strong enough, then you can get repeaters, or place the router more centrally.

Well that was the thing I was trying to prevent.

Jonas

BTW: I'm not looking for a cheap solution I'm looking for the most friendly to use solution.

Thanks for the reply'sSee the comments on http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wirelessproducts/a/howtobuildwlan_3.htm about Wireless Signal Boosters.I don't want signal boosters I want 1 router that has a strong signal that is good enough for the whole house.

Jonas

Still: thanks for helping!I doubt any forum members have ACTUALLY DONE a comparison of routers for signal strength. I think you're going to have to just get a router and, if you find the signal is not strong enough, then you need to get a booster.

Anyway, what's the problem with getting a signal booster? If your FAMILY is going to be living in a "house" that spans 50 meters, that's not a house, it's a mansion, and your family is wealthy. So, you can surely afford a booster.Well its not 50 meters but OK it is a bit large.
But that is a radius with some extra and the end of our garden. (still it would only be max 30m but if it ranges 50 then the signal is still quite strong at 30m.
Its not the problem of buying a booster the problem is placing them without they would be unseen.

Jonas

Thanks for the info.Personally i would hard wire that Castle and do it RIGHT...Well it is wired too but we all use laptops and then it is also handy to have wireless signal.
Its not that big as you all describe it.
Its just a little bigger than a normal house.

Jonas

I've been reading a lot and I found out that the wrt54G has a stronger signal as the wrt300n.
And I have a wrt54G at my mums house I think that will be strong enough I just hoped that the wrt300n was better as it is newer.
So problem solved.

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