Please help with wireless setup!

[imported_sandino]

First post! Hi guys, I have this problem and have been thinking about it for a while but I still don't know how best to do it. I don't know how to upload or post photos so forgive me if I have to link you to another forum, but that's the only place I know how to upload it. If someone could tell me how to post one here, I'll post the photo here. I hope you guys can help me! (Hoping you'd see this as a small puzzle.)

 

[imported_sandino]

Okay, is there any way I could upload an image here?

 

[imported_sandino]

Things I can buy/have access to: Linksys routers and D-link ones. Thinking of bridging 2 wrt54g's. I'm afraid that if I buy a strong expensive router, that it won't be strong enough to go through unit B, which we are assuming is packed full of microwaves and computers. But if you can suggest a reasonable router that can go through that and can cover the whole place, then cool.

Probably willing to spend around 150USD; hopefully it's locally available. What else... Assume distance between units A and C to be 30meters of indoors with craploads of interference in that 30meters.

 

[esquared]

You can't upload images here. You would have to upload your photo/screenshot to something like imageshack.net or another host and then link to that image here.

 

[imported_sandino]

or
http://img178.imageshack.us/my...age=wifiproblemrt1.gif
I think this seems to work? kinda made it small though but I'm sure you guys can understand it...

 

[esquared]

People not registered on that forum cannot see your jpg. Don't expect people to register to a website to help. Just upload your image to one of the free hosting services and you will probably get some help.

 

[imported_sandino]

Oh... Okay, it's just that I logged out and tried to view it and it worked so I thought it did. Will do that now, good sir. Thanks!

Here it is: http://img178.imageshack.us/my...age=wifiproblemrt1.gif

 

[JackMDS]

There is No magic Routers, they disappeared when Dragons did.

The general approach that I take for Coverage issues is the following.

The best way is to lay few CAT6 cables to central locations in the house, install Access Points, or Cable/DSL Routers configured as an Access Points ( Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point ), and connect them to the Main Router.

You do not want/can not/hate/your client hate to lay Cables.

Buy a Pair of Wireless Routers that can do WDS (Zexel, SMC, Belkin have models that do WDS as is out of the Box.

Linksys WRT54GL can do WDS when flashed with DD-WRT firmware.

Using a Laptop loaded with Netstumbler, do a Wireless survey in the house, http://www.netstumbler.com/downloads/

According to the Netstumbler's signal strength reading, identify spots that have strong signal. and spot with weak, or No signal.

Evaluate how you can cover the space and start placing WDS units.

Additional Wireless Routers in WDS Mode (Wireless Network - Configuration Modes. ) has to be placed in spots were the signal is good about Half way to the dead spots.

How many WDS units are needed? It depends on your specific environment (that is a good the reason to buying WDS units one at the time, try it, and decide on the Next step).

Otherwise.

Extending Distance - http://www.ezlan.net/Distance.html
Wireless Router as an AP - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html
Wireless Modes - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Modes.html
Wireless Bridging - http://www.ezlan.net/bridging.html
Hi Gain Antenna - http://www.ezlan.net/antennae.html

 

[imported_sandino]

Thanks very much! I was looking at the WRT54GL's because they can easily be sourced locally. Are they relatively easy to configure? I'm no tech (that much is obvious I'm sure) but I can more or less follow technical instructions.

 

[JackMDS]

For me Configuring an any Wireless Router is No big deal, but I am a "genius" I know how to read the full manual.