Need a decent repeater/usb adapter

[Hidden Hippo]

I've recently begun playing Battlefield 2142, and in order to play online, I have to network it with my laptop. However, it is quite annoying having to trail a LAN cable across the landing to the place where the laptop gets reception (ableit, not very good reception). What I'm looking for is a decent repeater so that I can get a signal in my room and a USB adapter to plug into my desktop.

I currently use a 108mbps Netgear setup, and the signal would have to go through one floor and then through a single door to get to my computer using a repeater in the position I intend to use.

Does anyone have some suggestions?

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[marulee]

Originally posted by: Hidden Hippo
I've recently begun playing Battlefield 2142, and in order to play online, I have to network it with my laptop. However, it is quite annoying having to trail a LAN cable across the landing to the place where the laptop gets reception (ableit, not very good reception). What I'm looking for is a decent repeater so that I can get a signal in my room and a USB adapter to plug into my desktop.

I currently use a 108mbps Netgear setup, and the signal would have to go through one floor and then through a single door to get to my computer using a repeater in the position I intend to use.

Does anyone have some suggestions?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Does it have only a repeater mode? or AP with other modes?

 

[Hidden Hippo]

AP, sorry I don't quite understand? What I'm looking for is essentially a relay, so signal goes from point a to point b, is amplified and is then relayed to point c, the computer.

 

[marulee]

Access point I meant!
Repeater is only a bridge, everytime you put another repeater to repeat the signal inbetween the network it will reduce and cut the signal into half.
AP will perform different with WDS.

 

[JackMDS]

Look at these pages they describe most of the options that are within the means of Entry Level users, and choose the one that fits you environment best.
Link to: Extending the Distance of Entry Level Wireless Network.

Link to: Wirelessly Bridging Home / Network.

Link to: Hi Gain Antenna for Entry Level Wireless.

If you insist on a Repeater, get some thing form D-Link that is guaranteed to work with the Wreless Router (may be DL-2000AP+)

 

[Hidden Hippo]

I'm really not good at these things, but I am using a Netgear DG834GT router. The other alternative is something like the dLAN ethernet through the power cables type kit, which could just be plugged into my computer and into the router downstairs.

 

[JackMDS]

Yeah, Powerline would work. It is rather slow and relatively expensive, but it is the easier to set.

Make sure that you can return the hardware, if it ends up too slow for your purpose.

 

[Hidden Hippo]

Well, I can't really see there would be a problem. Ok, my computer has gigabit LAN, but the internet is only 2Mbps, so I assume that so long as the LAN is faster than the net, it's all fine and dandy. Besides, the wireless would only be 108, ocmpared to the 85 using that powerline setup.

 

[JackMDS]

Power line adaptors are "Finicky" and their internal processing speed has very little to do with what they produce, and they are affected by the nature of the house power lines.

You should get 2Mb/sec. My comment was suppose to help not to get stuck with 2 pieces of plastic that cost more than $100 and might not work for you.

Therefore, when it comes unpack carefully, use it immediately and retune if they do not satisfy you.

 

[Hiruko]

A repeater will strengthen the signal, not reduce it.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: Hiruko
A repeater will strengthen the signal, not reduce it.

Yap, but it would cut the Bandwitdh (Speed) into half.

 

[Hidden Hippo]

Hmm, mabye it's not the right thing then. What would you suggest to go with the router I mentioned earlier to increase the signal. I assume something like one of the new rangemax ones set as an access point rather than a router would help.

 

[JackMDS]

You would never know unless you start to experiment.

Half a Bandwidth of a Repeater that gets higher bandwidth because it is closer to the source, can be more than one unit that is far away.

It all depends on the environment.

 

[Hidden Hippo]

Ok, will try. I'll probably get my dad involved as well, since he's quite good with these things.

 

[Hidden Hippo]

Thought I'd keep this is the thread, I've got a WG102, which acts as a repeater, but I'm unable to get it to work properly with the wireless network. I'm trying to use it as a repeater to boost the signal from the router downstairs. The router is a DG834GT. Does anyone have any ideas of how to fix this? Thanks.

 

[JackMDS]

Check with Netgear support to make sure that the WG102 can repeat with DG834GT.

Make sure thta you have the latest firmware.

Start with the DG834GT set to regular 801.11g mode (Not SuperG), and disable the security.

 

[Hidden Hippo]

Turns out my router doesn't support repeater mode, so we're using it as a wired router and the access point as a normal access point connected to it (it's got a better aeirel). I'll try and get hold of another at some point, as it should work properly then. Thanks for the help.