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Wireless connection prob
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31-12-2010 2:42pm#1
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Anybody help with the above?
To the inexperienced, these two devices are NOT compatible at all. Can you not try solve your problem rather than throwing money at it and hoping for the best? You have given no details as to your setup.- How many rooms between the PS3 and Thompson router?
- What sort of walls [stud partition, concrete, metal, granite][including up and downstairs, if on a different level]?
- How many other wireless points are there near you [how many networks can your PS3 see]? If more than just yours, you have to make sure that your wifi channel is as far away as all the others to help eliminate interference.
- Do you have a laptop or other device? If so, what signal strength do you get at different points in your house?
The easiest solution is to move the wifi point closer to the PS3 with minimum obstacles.
Also check channel numbers using Netstumbler, if you have wifi laptop or some such.0 -
Its a thomson v585v7 modem/router that I have at the moment, but the wireless range is not near strong enough, thats why I was wondering if aTo the inexperienced, these two devices are NOT compatible at all. Can you not try solve your problem rather than throwing money at it and hoping for the best? You have given no details as to your setup.- How many rooms between the PS3 and Thompson router?
- What sort of walls [stud partition, concrete, metal, granite][including up and downstairs, if on a different level]?
- How many other wireless points are there near you [how many networks can your PS3 see]? If more than just yours, you have to make sure that your wifi channel is as far away as all the others to help eliminate interference.
- Do you have a laptop or other device? If so, what signal strength do you get at different points in your house?
Also check channel numbers using Netstumbler, if you have wifi laptop or some such.
belkin N router would be compatible with my existing modem/router and if it would make the signal stonger andd maybe speed up the internet??
Theres 3 rooms between the modem and ps3 and its a single story house.
The walls are concrete, the ps3 can only see the thomson modem/router.
I have a laptop with a usb wireless adaptor and the signal is strong enough when near the modem, but when its in the same room as the ps3 it just drops to one bar on the laptop.
I cant move the modem/router any closer to the ps3 as its connected into the back of my desktop pc.0 -
It won't help that much. Your problem is...Its a thomson v585v7 modem/router that I have at the moment, but the wireless range is not near strong enough, thats why I was wondering if a
belkin N router would be compatible with my existing modem/router and if it would make the signal stonger andd maybe speed up the internet??Theres 3 rooms between the modem and ps3 and its a single story house.
The walls are concreteI cant move the modem/router any closer to the ps3 as its connected into the back of my desktop pc.
Can you not move the router one room closer and purchase a longish network cable to connect it to the desktop? This won't affect the desktop at all but should give you a good boost to the PS3 wifi. Maybe just a small drill hole in the wall.
Maybe move the PS3 closer to the modem? It doesn't have to be right beside the TV.
I wouldn't advise a wifi repeater.
Maybe leave things as they are and get a very long [no longer than 100m, no kinks or sharp bends] network cable to run to the PS3. Then you always get full speed.0 -
I wouldnt be gone on getting a long ethernet cable, as it wouldnt look very neat running along the floor of the hall ect, Im fussy :pac:, I just want to try and find somthing that would boost my signal without having to get a cable or having to move the modem/router closer to the ps3 and visa versa
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Fair enough but cable can be routedaround corners
If you want a tidy solution, then you can try wifi repeaters. Your best bet and easiest solution is to dump your Thompson and purchase two wifi points from the same manufacturer, that support WDS [wireless distribution system]. One would replace your Thompson. The second would be placed somewhere between the first and the PS3, maybe even connected to it.
You won't get full signal but it should be better then 50%.
I'll do a quick search to see if I can see what would suit.0 -
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Theres a button on the front of the thomson modem to disable the wireless, so If I keep it disabled would this mean I could still get an N router with a better wifi range and connect it to the thomson?
Not unless you know what you're doing. It's not just a simple process of disabling the wifi on the Thompson.
If you are unsure on what you are doing, I still suggest that you dump the Thompson and purchase two same devices [or one router and one access point but of the same chipset]. WDS can be VERY fiddly to setup and probably impossible if two devices have different wifi chipsets.
Not as tidy but infinitely easier would be to run a cable from Thompson to PS3 [maybe even connect a switch too] and make it as neat/invisible as you want. The difficult part is measuring the distance as you want the cable routed, then add a good bit of slack.0 -
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