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Shicyj

Shicyj

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this gaget is cool, so its only applicable only when lappy runs on AC power, and not on battery??

 

Its just an extender to extend your wireless signal. nothing to do with lappy.

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Yoongf

Yoongf

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Buy another router with Wireless N (dual fequency). Buffalo is good choice, follow by Linksys or TP-Link

 

Thanks for the info..

 

But another question.. my 2wire is in my study, and I got another comp in another room which is about 5m away. When close both room doors, the signal is hopeless.

 

In this scenario, am I better off getting a new WLAN access point , to be placed in the hallway, ... or a simple change of the ADSL/WLAN integrated modem wil do?

 

 

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Jman888

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this gaget is cool, so its only applicable only when lappy runs on AC power, and not on battery??

 

 

You need a pair, one to the router an the other wifi one in your room, you will still detect two wifi network, but it will auto select the stronger one if you walk from one room to another.

 

But it mean you need two spare power socket which many house usually quite do not have [:(] I think if plug into an extension, the network speed is compromised. I would just change the router with stronger antenna.

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Watwheels

Watwheels

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Have you measured throughput point to point? How are they like? One thing which i find Homeplugs let down is the sensitivity to noise. I don't know about you but our PUB certification for house circuitry did not put alot of emphasis on electrical noise. So if your house wiring is bad then SNR will be [shakehead] In addition, Homeplugs are susceptible to further attenuation generated by appliances utilising inverter technology e.g. Fridges and A/C units.

 

Best is still CAT6 cabling on simple star topology. Worst case scenario it will give you 600Mbps throughput i.e.75MB/s.

Whoa, no leh. I didn't find out how fast the data is streaming. Cos I was like thinking I'm only using it to watch YouTube and the free online tv from Singtel, there isn't any lag. My home wiring layout is all hidden so I run really know. But I dun think security is an issue cos home plug now have encryption.

 

The wireless USB dongle is too slow. It's a world of difference when I use the home plug. Nowadays home plug support HD online streaming I dunno why ppl still have the old home plug thinking.

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Ehchang8

Ehchang8

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thanks to this thread. i now connect 2 routers cascaded, one wired, one wireless. only when i want to use wireless then i turn it on. normal just use the wired router. i don't like wireless signal flying around in my house for no purpose.

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Happily1986

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Whoa, no leh. I didn't find out how fast the data is streaming. Cos I was like thinking I'm only using it to watch YouTube and the free online tv from Singtel, there isn't any lag. My home wiring layout is all hidden so I run really know. But I dun think security is an issue cos home plug now have encryption.

 

The wireless USB dongle is too slow. It's a world of difference when I use the home plug. Nowadays home plug support HD online streaming I dunno why ppl still have the old home plug thinking.

One simple way to measure is just plug in a computer via one homeplug maybe a notebook will be convenient. Keep another computer connected via cat5 or cat6 and make these 2 fellas join a Homegroup (assuming you got Win7) Just click and drag files from one computer to another (you can toggle advanced view on the file transfer dialog window, this gives you the throughput more or less)

 

If you're not Win 7 still you can set up a Workgroup on Win XP but this time you just download a small utility called Lan Speed Test Basically you install this app on both computers, but you only initiate the test from one computer. The app creates a dummy file of varying sizes and it tracks the read and write throughput bandwidth and deletes the file after it is done.

 

I feel that it is important sometimes to know the actual performance/value of what was promised. Not to bang table at the manufacturer but it is good to know sometimes. Like my cousin, he kept complaining about jerky playback on his HDTV from a movie stored from his NAS. Suddenly he was thinking about RMA-ing his TV, the NAS and whats not. A simple test like this shows clearly the problem is that the network simply cannot make it literally.

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Happily1986

Happily1986

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thanks to this thread. i now connect 2 routers cascaded, one wired, one wireless. only when i want to use wireless then i turn it on. normal just use the wired router. i don't like wireless signal flying around in my house for no purpose.

 

You may want to know that wireless signals across the range of the invisible light spectrum are being spammed around you be it you switch on your router or not. [laugh]

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1fast1

1fast1

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You may want to know that wireless signals across the range of the invisible light spectrum are being spammed around you be it you switch on your router or not. [laugh]

 

I have a (admittedly a bit of a crackpot) friend who quotes studies saying kindergartens had children performing worse academically when they went wireless. [:/]

 

But my friend has also sworn off microwave ovens, so...[laugh]

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Ben5266

Ben5266

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initially have this stupid thought...

 

ON the router A if i am using desk top in my children room, then

 

if i need to use lappy, on router B in my room and OFF router A at children room...sound rather silly [:p] , but should work??

 

 

 

In the end,think better get a baffalo

Hahaha... This is not stupid. I think this will work.

Make sure you switch off the 1st one before you turn on the 2nd one. Or else, Singnet might think someone is stealing your account.

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Ben5266

Ben5266

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Anyone know about Smart LED tvs.

Smart tv in one room which has Star hub socket.

Computer in another room also got Starhub socket and Hub station in this room.

Wired connections.

 

How to set up so that the Smart TV can view youtube?

Does it need a router and a dongle and where best to set these up?

 

Or is there another way?

Assuming your hub station has only 1 LAN port.

Move your hub station to the room with smarttv.

Connect hub station LAN port to a new wireless router on one of its 4 LAN port.

PC use wireless.

 

I am using SingNet fibre. The modem/router has 4 LAN ports. So I connect 1 LAN to miomio box, 2nd LAN to TV LAN port. Build in wireless turn on for notebook, ipad and iphone.

 

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Watwheels

Watwheels

Supersonic

Thanks for yr suggestion but I really dun have to go to that extent. As long as there's no lag & interruptions in the streaming it's good enough for me.

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Hamburger

Hamburger

Hypersonic
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my thanks to all bros who contributed in solving my problem.....

 

but,now thee is another one.........

 

 

spoil with choices, now dont know which one to choose..... [dizzy] , which is most cost effective [:p] ???

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Yewheng

Yewheng

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my thanks to all bros who contributed in solving my problem.....

 

but,now thee is another one.........

 

 

spoil with choices, now dont know which one to choose..... [dizzy] , which is most cost effective [:p] ???

 

If you already had a extra router than go with 2 router. If not, maybe you can consider get a high gain wireless adapter, cost less than $50 bucks. ( can't quite remember exact cost ) .

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Hamburger

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If you already had a extra router than go with 2 router. If not, maybe you can consider get a high gain wireless adapter, cost less than $50 bucks. ( can't quite remember exact cost ) .

dont think will go for the 2 router way, its the kind of stupid idea only a burger can come out with..... [laugh]

 

 

i dont usually go town and hate buying from challennnnnnnnngeeeeerrrrr as i find their goods very ex, unless this gadget price is not too far off, say from SLS..

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Yewheng

Yewheng

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dont think will go for the 2 router way, its the kind of stupid idea only a burger can come out with..... [laugh]

 

 

i dont usually go town and hate buying from challennnnnnnnngeeeeerrrrr as i find their goods very ex, unless this gadget price is not too far off, say from SLS..

 

http://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-TL-WN722N-15...r/dp/B002WBX9C6

 

Very cheap, if you have time to wait.. haha

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Yewheng

Yewheng

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thks for the link as i dont even know how it looks like.... [blush]

 

 

 

so this is a plug and play via usb port?? Just plug into the lappy and surf ??

 

btw, amazon dont ship over here as i just checked <_<

 

Ya all is plug and play vis USB port.

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