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[Babyckh]

I had a old Linksys G wireless router lying around after I had upgraded to a TPlink N router.

 

I used to have some weak signal problem as my linksys router was far away from my wireless adapter.

 

So what i did was, i bought a Indoor Antenna from Dlink to connect to my linksys router.

 

This antenna really enhance the coverage, from 1 bar to 4 bar.

 

But of course, my current N router gave a much better coverage without any antenna assistance.

 

Using wifi to surf on my iphone is even faster than using my data plan.

 

I can lend you my Linksys router to try if you want. Then you can decide to get fibre or otherwise.

 

 

[Happily1986]

there is a WPS(wifi protected setup) button on the gadget itself. whats that for???

 

most importantly, when using this as a wireless N repeater, can others tap on to my signal and surf the net?

 

WPS is to help your wireless devices connect to that wireless access point. In theory, you press the WPS button on the access point and you press a corresponding button on the wifi adapter and both will authenticate and handshake by themselves automatically. Therefore you need to have a wireless adapter that actually supports WPS.

 

I dont actually use it however. haha

[Hamburger]

WPS is to help your wireless devices connect to that wireless access point. In theory, you press the WPS button on the access point and you press a corresponding button on the wifi adapter and both will authenticate and handshake by themselves automatically. Therefore you need to have a wireless adapter that actually supports WPS.

 

I dont actually use it however. haha

so wifi signal is not the same as radio frequency sent out by wireless router......or am i asking more and more silly question

[Happily1986]

so wifi signal is not the same as radio frequency sent out by wireless router......or am i asking more and more silly question

 

Actually they are the same thing. In theory, a router is simply a radio just like the radio you use to listen to radio station except the fact that you can do alot more with it. it can transmit and receive. It can encrypt the signal and it operates in the 2.4GHz spectrum. SO if you browse online and hear people referring to router signal as radio signal, do not be alarmed.

 

So long as your equipment is a device that transmit or receive waveform in the invisible light spectrum (be it radiowave or microwaves), it is technically a radio

 

Interesting fact:

 

You know those shows where people in rural area use ham radio to communicate with each other? I can technically hack my old Linksys router to use the frequencies used by ham radio operators in order to create a gigantic Wifi Network. However, i will be invited for coffee the next day at Irrawady road!

[Hamburger]

but i dont see any wifi adaptor on our lappy, so does that mean we need not use this WPS?

[Happily1986]

but i dont see any wifi adaptor on our lappy, so does that mean we need not use this WPS?

 

Wifi adapter on notebook usually dont support WPS.

[Mllcg]

he is talking about actual userable speed over the span of 1 month. those data are publish earlier in newspaper which most here dont read.

 

Also, how come you SH need to use Hua wei Router?? i am on SH using TP link router.

 

my ST fiber optics can also use other router outside of the 2wire router provided. the only problem is cannot see mio TV if i do that.

 

starhub fiber optics must use their router ON TOP of my own.

 

M1 no need.

 

can just use mine directly.

[Nts0408]

but i dont see any wifi adaptor on our lappy, so does that mean we need not use this WPS?

 

WPS is a rather new feature for wireless access. Only those new devices will have WPS built-in. I have seen several Access Point (e.g. LevelOne WAP6011) and wireless N router come with this WPS button. This is just in addition to the normal SSID wireless access when you don't have the SSID and passphrase to establish the normal connection.

 

For most of the AP and Wireless N router, there is a setting in the config file to enable or disable the WPS feature. If you PC does not have WPS feature, just use the normal SSID and passphrase key to establish the wireless connection.

 

[Hamburger]

that pretty sums up my doubts on WPS.........man,all those jargons

[Jman888]

finally got myself this .....

 

its not a homeplug but a Wall-Plugged Wireless-N Extender.

 

signal strength in my room went from 1 bar to full, if not, 4 bar.

 

 

How much? If no need to get a pair, then should be quite handy

[Hamburger]

How much? If no need to get a pair, then should be quite handy

need only one piece. I plugged into the socket which lies between the lappy and router. 69 bucks, not plug and play and needs some simple configuration.

 

If i can configure it, all can do too......

[Joseph22]

starhub fiber optics must use their router ON TOP of my own.

 

M1 no need.

 

can just use mine directly.

 

this is something new

 

cause althought they provide a router for Singtel. i had discover that if i am not watching Mio TV. i can still use my own router after going through their converter of course.

[Mllcg]

this is something new

 

cause althought they provide a router for Singtel. i had discover that if i am not watching Mio TV. i can still use my own router after going through their converter of course.

 

point is i dont want their router/gateway etc.

 

i just need the ONT(modem).

 

the rest i kao tim myself.

 

but only M1 and superinternet allows that

[Joseph22]

point is i dont want their router/gateway etc.

 

i just need the ONT(modem).

 

the rest i kao tim myself.

 

but only M1 and superinternet allows that

 

That is what i am talking about.if you are not watching Mio TV. you only need their modem and then you use your own router.

[Mllcg]

That is what i am talking about.if you are not watching Mio TV. you only need their modem and then you use your own router.

 

i got MIO for EPL.

[Happily1986]

Just a quick one. Suggestion if you ARE experiencing high ping timing between your computer(s) and the router/access point. This is relevant only if you are on wifi.

 

1.) Google for Google Name Bench utility

2.) Download and run the damn thing. You need to extract it

3.) Read the results. The output is parsed automatically as a webpage via your default Browser

4.) The recommendation is basically telling you the order of DNS servers that you should assign for your gateway to use. Basically DNS or Domain Name Servers are simply servers that sit between the Internet (WAN) and you. They basically translate actual readable website addresses to ip addresses which nobody bothers to remember by. So the implication of this all is that IF you are consorting with an extremely slow DNS or the DNS is serving a hell load of people, then your DNS requests will slow and BAM internet connectivity affected. I havent yet figured out why this will affect ping timings between your computer and the router but my hypothesis is that, you are most likely using your router as the primary DNS. Normally you can list three.

5.) So see the recommendations as suggested by Namebench and then log into your router's web admin console (this depends on your router's brand and model) Basically you can load it by typing the ip address (of your router in your WLAN) in the browser.

6.) Under either System settings or DHCP (or the likes), punch in the DNS recommendations as suggested.

7.) Restart the router if necessary as instructed by the router.

[Bystander50]

Just a quick one. Suggestion if you ARE experiencing high ping timing between your computer(s) and the router/access point. This is relevant only if you are on wifi.

 

1.) Google for Google Name Bench utility

2.) Download and run the damn thing. You need to extract it

3.) Read the results. The output is parsed automatically as a webpage via your default Browser

4.) The recommendation is basically telling you the order of DNS servers that you should assign for your gateway to use. Basically DNS or Domain Name Servers are simply servers that sit between the Internet (WAN) and you. They basically translate actual readable website addresses to ip addresses which nobody bothers to remember by. So the implication of this all is that IF you are consorting with an extremely slow DNS or the DNS is serving a hell load of people, then your DNS requests will slow and BAM internet connectivity affected. I havent yet figured out why this will affect ping timings between your computer and the router but my hypothesis is that, you are most likely using your router as the primary DNS. Normally you can list three.

5.) So see the recommendations as suggested by Namebench and then log into your router's web admin console (this depends on your router's brand and model) Basically you can load it by typing the ip address (of your router in your WLAN) in the browser.

6.) Under either System settings or DHCP (or the likes), punch in the DNS recommendations as suggested.

7.) Restart the router if necessary as instructed by the router.

 

If you are pinging from your PC to your internal router, DNS does not come into the picture. Majority if not all home users do not need to resolve DNS within their internal network. You only need to resolve the DNS when you are trying to access external sites via domain names (mycarforum, yahoo ... etc).

 

High ping times could be due to a lot of factors. Is your router or server too busy to service your request? Is the network congested? Wireless does have a issue on this, esp when you are staying in a highly built up area as many people are transmitting using the default channel 6. You can download Netstumbler to detect the number of people using this channel.

 

For DNS settings, there is no need to download any 3rd party softwares to do it. As long as you know the IP addresses of the DNS servers, you can hardcode them into Windows. Or if you prefer to use dynamic IP assigned by your router, you can hardcode these addresses into your router. Most routers will allow you to specify a primary and secondary DNS address for use.

 

 

[Genie47]

that pretty sums up my doubts on WPS.........man,all those jargons