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Friday, April 8, 2011

The Perfect Combination

Posted by Danny Simmons in "Digital Home Talk" @ 09:00 AM

http://lifehacker.com/#!5789734/wha...e-wi+fi-routers

"We've featured tons and tons of methods for boosting your Wi-Fi signal. We've upgraded out routers with DD-WRT to make them extra powerful. There is no dearth of available tips for getting the most out of a router, but what's the best combination? What hardware works best with what strategies? Let us know what you think."

Have you modified your Wi-Fi router from the standard configuration to get better performance and control? Tell us what configuration you are using (Hardware, Firmware, etc.) We want to know what the best combination is.


Sunday, June 20, 2010

Improve Your Wireless By Reusing An Old Router

Posted by Andy Dixon in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 11:00 AM

http://lifehacker.com/5563196/turn-...-wi+fi-repeater

"If you're upgrading to a faster, stronger wireless router, don't chuck your older Wi-Fi box. With the magic of DD-WRT, you can turn your older wireless router into a range-expanding Wi-Fi repeater to cover everywhere you need a connection. The advent of wireless home networks grew slowly in the past decade, but reached the point at which nearly every home with a high-speed connection had a wireless router that shared Wi-Fi connections throughout the home. Now Wireless N has become the standard at electronics retailers, promising faster connectivity with your wireless devices, faster transfer and streaming speeds between devices, and better connectivity. So what's to be done with your home's first wireless router?"

Lifehacker has published an article on how to use your old wireless router to increase the range of your wireless signal about the house. This is something I have done in order to get a decent signal in to the back garden so I can sit in the sun with that glass of wine, my laptop for some light browsing and some music playing. This article does require that you have a compatible router with the required DD-WRT firmware to make it work, but if you have it, then this is a great way to expand your wireless network to those area's where it's weak.


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