Pulsar
Diamond Member
Ok - I have a buffalo HP wireless router. Strike that - I actually have two.
Here's what has gone on so far:
I purchased a free-after-rebate wireless router (call it router #1). This router is installed in my basement. The house is a ranch. A rectangle with a basement. The basement is not finished, and has no walls. The ceiling is unfinished as well, so basically I'm trying to transmit through a layer of plywood, padding, and carpet.
#1 allowed connectivity, but poor. It would not allow a connection 30 feet away, so I decided to dump it. I read about the buffalo here and purchased one (#2). I put DD-WRT on it for the expanded QOS service (I use voip). When I tried this router, it was no better than #1.
My next thought was that my 5 2.4 gigahertz cordless phones were making life difficult. So I got rid of all of them and purchased a 1.9 ghz phone (Dect 6.0). No improvement.
My next thought was that perhaps the DD-WRT firmware wasn't helping matters - so I flashed back to stock. No improvement. My next thought was that perhaps the DD-WRT had overpowered my transmitter and nuked it - it's been known to happen. So I purchased a second buffalo hp router (#3). Completely stock, plugged in it, and have not seen any improvement.
My primary wireless computer is 15 feet away from the router, on the floor above (just about directly above). The only thing between it and the router is a single later of plywood, insulation, and carpeting. No metal or rebar.
Can anyone think of anything else that I might be able to do to improve the situation? My computer connection fluctuates from Good at 54 Mpbs down to Low at 1 Mpbs. I have also tried reposition the antennae just in case I was in a dead zone - no luck. Help!
Here's what has gone on so far:
I purchased a free-after-rebate wireless router (call it router #1). This router is installed in my basement. The house is a ranch. A rectangle with a basement. The basement is not finished, and has no walls. The ceiling is unfinished as well, so basically I'm trying to transmit through a layer of plywood, padding, and carpet.
#1 allowed connectivity, but poor. It would not allow a connection 30 feet away, so I decided to dump it. I read about the buffalo here and purchased one (#2). I put DD-WRT on it for the expanded QOS service (I use voip). When I tried this router, it was no better than #1.
My next thought was that my 5 2.4 gigahertz cordless phones were making life difficult. So I got rid of all of them and purchased a 1.9 ghz phone (Dect 6.0). No improvement.
My next thought was that perhaps the DD-WRT firmware wasn't helping matters - so I flashed back to stock. No improvement. My next thought was that perhaps the DD-WRT had overpowered my transmitter and nuked it - it's been known to happen. So I purchased a second buffalo hp router (#3). Completely stock, plugged in it, and have not seen any improvement.
My primary wireless computer is 15 feet away from the router, on the floor above (just about directly above). The only thing between it and the router is a single later of plywood, insulation, and carpeting. No metal or rebar.
Can anyone think of anything else that I might be able to do to improve the situation? My computer connection fluctuates from Good at 54 Mpbs down to Low at 1 Mpbs. I have also tried reposition the antennae just in case I was in a dead zone - no luck. Help!
