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Really bad wireless signal across the room...

M

magomago

Lifer
Friend has a CG3000D. I used the wireless utility, and to my chagrin, found that once I enter the room, the reception drops to near junk. Regretfully, I can't do anything about the position of the router, nor can I switch the router. I looked to see what might be hurting the signal, and my only good guess right now is the fact that it has to go through 2 bathrooms....unless there is something I don't see in the walls that creates a problem.

Would it be possible to add an Access Point? I see a good position where I should still have great connection, but be able to shoot right through into the room. Obviously I won't know until I try, but I'm willing to give it a shot.

I want to make sure I'm understanding this networking stuff correctly. I understand that by adding a 'hop' I'm going to cut my bandwidth, but its totally worth it (since the connection is almost never maxed out) since they'll have functional internet in their room.

Will something like this help me?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833704048
 
magomago said:
Friend has a CG3000D. I used the wireless utility, and to my chagrin, found that once I enter the room, the reception drops to near junk. Regretfully, I can't do anything about the position of the router, nor can I switch the router. I looked to see what might be hurting the signal, and my only good guess right now is the fact that it has to go through 2 bathrooms....unless there is something I don't see in the walls that creates a problem.

Would it be possible to add an Access Point? I see a good position where I should still have great connection, but be able to shoot right through into the room. Obviously I won't know until I try, but I'm willing to give it a shot.

I want to make sure I'm understanding this networking stuff correctly. I understand that by adding a 'hop' I'm going to cut my bandwidth, but its totally worth it (since the connection is almost never maxed out) since they'll have functional internet in their room.

Will something like this help me?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833704048
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Walls are alway an issue.
If the walls contain electrical wiring or plumming...it gets way worse.
Try an AP.
 
Can’t connect :'( I tried WPA/WPA2/WEP and nada.

I even turned off the security entirely to see if that is my problem and it doesn’t work.
Here is what does work:
I turned on the device. Set it to repeater mode (universal repeater didn’t work as well). Did a survey of the area and found the wireless router. In the spot where I previously had a bag signal, it now comes out as a good signal. It carries the same SSID name as the wireless repeater. When I try to connect, I don’t have internet. Using the built in configuration utility I access from a browser, it seems that its connected to the device, but I have no internet. I tried to ping google (using the IP address of the webpage) and it get nothing. I’m confused at the moment

Any Help? Why can't I connect>

Wireless Settings:
Max Tx Rate: 54Mbps
Channel Width: 20/40 Hz
Wireless Security:
None
Wireless Mac Filtering:
Disabled
Wireless Advanced:
Tx power: high
Beacon Internval: 100
RTS Threshold 2346
Fragmentation Threshold 2346
DTIM interval 1
Enable WMM
Enable Short GI
Not Enabled AP Isolation
(note, I didn’t change these settings)

DHCP:
DHCP Server: Disabled
 
If you're using the card utilty make absolutely sure windows Zero Config services are disabled and not set to start automatically. The card utility and Zero Config will "fight" each other causing very unusual stuff.
 
Bathrooms with the Ceramic, Extra wires, metal, and High Humidity are "chokers "of 2.4GHz much more than regular walls.

Go with your computer to the room with the source Router connect to it and do IPconfig.

Then do the same in your room while trying to connect to the Repeater.

Post the results.

From an Admin command prompt type ipconfig /all >Desktop\Ipconfig.txt and press Enter.

Open the Ipconfig.txt file with notepad copy and paste its content onto a post.



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spidey07 said:
If you're using the card utilty make absolutely sure windows Zero Config services are disabled and not set to start automatically. The card utility and Zero Config will "fight" each other causing very unusual stuff.
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Not using the utility; simply accessing the GUI through a browser. Thanks spidey.


JackMDS, I'll try that and post it. I don't know why I didn't think about that earlier...
 
odd something is up with DNS....


When it doesn't work (ie: the repeater is turned on). fyi repeat is turned to 'repeater' mode, and the settings above is what is applied

Code: 
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6200 AGN
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 18-3D-A2-1A-4F-D4
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4819:e316:21c6:28ac%11(Preferred) 
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 219692450
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-15-24-0E-00-F0-DE-F1-4C-86-D4
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled


When it works:

Code: 
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6200 AGN
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 18-3D-A2-1A-4F-D4
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4819:e316:21c6:28ac%11(Preferred) 
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.3(Preferred) 
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 25, 2011 7:52:14 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, October 25, 2011 9:52:16 PM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 219692450
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-15-24-0E-00-F0-DE-F1-4C-86-D4
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 68.105.28.11
                                       68.105.29.11
                                       68.105.28.12
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
 
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When it doesn't work - you are getting the IPv6 version of 169.254.x.x (that is "NO LEASE" so windows assigns you a local address) - that is what is up with DNS. Note how you don't have an IPv4 address when it doesn't work. I suspect when it doesn't work - you are losing physical connectivity (that is the wireless nic times out and stops being associated with the AP, thus invalidating your lease and reverting to the link-local stuff).

So its a signal issue.
 
bobdole369 said:
When it doesn't work - you are getting the IPv6 version of 169.254.x.x (that is "NO LEASE" so windows assigns you a local address) - that is what is up with DNS. Note how you don't have an IPv4 address when it doesn't work. I suspect when it doesn't work - you are losing physical connectivity (that is the wireless nic times out and stops being associated with the AP, thus invalidating your lease and reverting to the link-local stuff).

So its a signal issue.
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Even when I'm literally point blank next to it?
 
Yes. Check association when it "doesn't work". You might have a bad radio/cold solder joint, crazy interference from something. Willing to bet you aren't "connected" to anything when it doesn't work.
 
It works correctly when the repeatre is Off (the ipconfig is normal). Thus I doubt that it has to do with the computer

There is something in the configuration of the Repeater that sc**ws the Wireless Network.



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