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Are wifi range extenders good? Do they impede on performance?

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  • 17-09-2014 4:23pm
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    euser1984
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    I don't have a good connection to the router at the back of the house and was thinking about giving one of these a try...

    Would it be just as good to use an existing router with DD WRT?

    Thanks.


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    Paul Thomas Rowland
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    DD-WRT or OPENWRT will make a good wifi repeater. Buy a second hand router with a good wifi radio that is supported and flash a recent build.


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    srsly78
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    Wifi extender is an ambiguous term. Both of the solutions below will "extend" your wifi network, but one is very bad and the other is very good.

    Wifi repeater = a second router rebroadcasts signal from the first. Very bad, halves network bandwidth even when working perfectly.

    Better solution = Second wifi router connected to the first via ethernet or power line. Disable dhcp on one, use same wifi security settings on both.


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    ThisRegard
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    srsly78 wrote: »
    Better solution = Second wifi router connected to the first via ethernet or power line. Disable dhcp on one, use same wifi security settings on both.

    Or just get a powerline adapter with built in Wi-Fi, no need for a second router then.


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