Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

Optimal Range & Linksys / BT routers

  • 09-06-2008 09:11PM
    #1
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭


    Hey there guys,

    I already did a little digging for a decent replacement router & in general the WRT54G seemed to come up trumps, though with no concrete indication as to ranges / signal strength. To give some background, I'm living with my brother whose BT Voyager router is (and has to be ) in the main room; my signal's quite weak (26%) despite my network card having a small antenna to boost range. Pings aren't too hot so I want to replace the (what I imagine to be) the crappy BT model.

    So I guess the newbish question I'm asking (and suspect know the answer to) is; Does the WRT54G have greater wireless range through the walls of a standard Irish appartment than the BT Voyager? The BT site claims signal strength of up to 50m but that's patently a lie considering the weak signal I'm getting here.

    Cheers guys


Comments

  • #2
    dub45
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭dub45


    It is impossible to predict the performance of any wireless equipment in any particular situation.


  • #3
    pixelburp
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 36,711 CMod ✭✭✭✭pixelburp


    Well surely across equivalent distances (with in my case, 2/3 walls separating the router & computer, with about 5-10m distance) there would be a yardstick to say that yes, router a would give a better signal strength than router b?

    Or is there another option to increase a wireless range / signal capture?


Advertisement