Location for Router

Just got a wireless kit (Linksys Notebook kit) and I am about to start the
installation.

I am using a rather small desk, and will use my laptop about 80 % of time on
this desk and the remaining 20% on my patio. I currently have the cable
modem on the floor, under the desktop and not far from the electrical
connections.

I would like to place the router on the floor too, under the desk, for lack
of a better place. Any comments? What considerations should I have for the
router location?

Thanks for any help

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low didn't work for me, worked terrible off the concrete slab floor.
moved it about a few times before deciding up high about two foot off the
ceiling where the antenna had a clear shot through the middle of a window
pane to my patio.

Sure did wish I'd bought an access point and non-wireless router instead as
now there's a lot of cables up there at the router that could have been
under a desk or nearby the modem and had a ball of wires hidden.

"Les" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:RfadnfHI8MaOlBjcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Just got a wireless kit (Linksys Notebook kit) and I am about to start the
> installation.
>
> I am using a rather small desk, and will use my laptop about 80 % of time
on
> this desk and the remaining 20% on my patio. I currently have the cable
> modem on the floor, under the desktop and not far from the electrical
> connections.
>
> I would like to place the router on the floor too, under the desk, for
lack
> of a better place. Any comments? What considerations should I have for
the
> router location?
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> --
> Have a great day, except you spammers
> To email, remove the obvious
>
> ......
>
>

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:47:56 -0500, "Les" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Just got a wireless kit (Linksys Notebook kit) and I am about to start the
>installation.
>
>I am using a rather small desk, and will use my laptop about 80 % of time on
>this desk and the remaining 20% on my patio. I currently have the cable
>modem on the floor, under the desktop and not far from the electrical
>connections.
>
>I would like to place the router on the floor too, under the desk, for lack
>of a better place. Any comments? What considerations should I have for the
>router location?

Well, you've just discovered why I keep recommending seperating the
router box from the wireless access point and NOT buying a
conglomerated package. The router wants to live where all the wires
come together which usually means on the floor under the desk. The
access point (radio) wants to live as high a possible (on a bookshelf)
to maximize the coverage area. It's kinda difficult to have it both
ways in one package. Methinks you'll find that the coverage from the
floor is awful. At least get the antenna up to mid window level.

Your unspecified model Linksys wireless router *MAY* have two
removeable antennas. So do, some don't. If yours does, then you
might consider adding an external panel (patch) antenna and point it
towards the patio area. Your floor level antenna will take care of
anything around the desk, while the external panel antenna will cover
the other area of interest.

If you do this, there will be a possible complication. If you have
one computah connected wirelessly via one antenna, and another
connected via the other antenna, file transfers between the two
machines will be slow and erratic. Otherwise, such a dual antenna
arrangement will work normally.

See:
http://www.fab-corp.com/J1.htm
for panel antennas. The connecting coax cable and pigtail MUST be fat
and short or you will lose far too much signal to make the effort
worthwhile.

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