- May 5, 2011
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I am having some problems with my wifi signal at my house. I moved back in May and at that time had an older Linksys 802.11G router. I had speed issues with it, so I went ahead and purchased an Asus RT-N66U router, plus a newer cable modem as well. My one wired connection works great and wireless in close proximity to the router is OK too.
The router is located upstairs and most of the time, we are trying to use wireless devices down. The performance (and signal strength as seen by stumbler programs) varies, but for the most part, I simply cannot get decent speed downstairs.
I have tried switching from 2.4 to 5 ghz and that helped a little, but in some areas, the signal is too weak to even pick up on 5. I have also tried using a wireless repeater downstairs, but clients connecting to it are even slower than the main network. This is not a huge house (2000 sqft) and my last house was larger and I did not have these issues.
I would appreciate any suggestions on what to try or troubleshooting steps to take.
The router is located upstairs and most of the time, we are trying to use wireless devices down. The performance (and signal strength as seen by stumbler programs) varies, but for the most part, I simply cannot get decent speed downstairs.
I have tried switching from 2.4 to 5 ghz and that helped a little, but in some areas, the signal is too weak to even pick up on 5. I have also tried using a wireless repeater downstairs, but clients connecting to it are even slower than the main network. This is not a huge house (2000 sqft) and my last house was larger and I did not have these issues.
I would appreciate any suggestions on what to try or troubleshooting steps to take.
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