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Boosting WIFI Signal - Netgear Cisco Router and Netgear Wifi Booster

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  • 07-03-2013 11:08am
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    Technoprat
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi, I live in a three story house. At the top floor getting wireless reception is fine until all my housemates are h ome and when they are all there my signal becomes very intermittent. I bought a NetGear Wifi booster from PC World but, even though it is clearly boosting the signal i cannot get it to actually connect with the router - I spoke with UPC who say the cannot and will not support this and have previously been told that I must unlock the access control list or something to that effect - Please tell me there is an easy solution to this - how do i get the router to allow the booster to boost?
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    FSL
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    Do you mean the actual signal quality drops or the connection speed drops. If it's the latter there is nothing you can do.

    Both the wireless bandwidth and the internet bandwidth are being shared by everyone in the house.

    If it is the signal quality are they or your neighbours using any other wireless devices which could be generating RF interference?


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    Technoprat
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Technoprat


    Thank you for your reply - The connection is dropping completely.


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    Mark in Lucan
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Mark in Lucan


    What is the exact layout of the internet setup in the house?


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    Technoprat
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Technoprat


    Mark in Lucan wrote: »
    What is the exact layout of the internet setup in the house?
    Hi, it is a UPC cisco broadband wifi router. When the house is empty the signal reaches the top room no problem but when all housemates are home the signal dies. I got a netgear booster and plugged it in on the top floor and it does boost the signal really well but it is jot actually talking to the base router if that makes any sense?


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    change the orientation of the access point , most are setup to send a signal horizontally - try it on it's side or end

    do a scan both up stairs and down stairs to see what other access points can be seen, this should give you something to compare the effects of changing the access point orientation



    Boosters add noise, they jam other people's signals. If you are lucky they may also improve yours.


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