Low Signal with DWA-552

i bought a D-Link DWA-552 Wireless N Desktop adapter for my comp. we
have the CG814WG v2 Netgear wireless cable modem and residential gateway
in our house. this DWA-552 is suppposed to be the titties of wireless
adapters but i only get 1 bar of signal strength from my room. the modem
is about 50-100ft away and is down the hall a couple rooms away from me.
because of the low signal, it constantly disconnects and has terrible
performance. when i am connected though, i can get almost 7000 down and
1500 up according to speedtest.net so the speed is fine...WHEN IT WORKS.
i did buy the D-Link DGL-4500 Wireless N router also, this thing is
supposedly the titties and balls of Wireless Gaming routers. i have yet
to hook it up because i'm not good with wireless technology and i'm not
sure how to do it without jacking up the current internet since my
roommates are connected wirelessly to the Netgear gateway/modem
mentioned above via their laptops (which brings up another point: my
roommates have cheap wireless adapters in their laptops yet they get
Excellent signal throughout the house yet mine is crap when i have the
$75 adapter...). can i overwrite the Netgear somehow and use the new
D-Link instead? i'm hoping it will give me better signal since it is
stated to work well with the DWA-552. any other suggestions would be
great...keeping in mind i CANNOT go with a wired solution because they
do not want me to drill holes, etc. and i cannot move the Netgear modem
from where it is. i am limited to working with what i have so any help
would be great. THANKS!


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On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 12:12:04 -0500, xhellionx
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>i bought a D-Link DWA-552 Wireless N Desktop adapter for my comp. we
>have the CG814WG v2 Netgear wireless cable modem and residential gateway
>in our house. this DWA-552 is suppposed to be the titties of wireless
>adapters

Only when used with a compatible "N" (actually pre-N) wireless client!
Otherwise it's just a fancy "G" device.

>but i only get 1 bar of signal strength from my room. the modem
>is about 50-100ft away and is down the hall a couple rooms away from me.
>because of the low signal, it constantly disconnects and has terrible
>performance.

Your best bet is a directional antenna, which will boost signal strength
and reduce interference. See the wiki below.

>when i am connected though, i can get almost 7000 down and
>1500 up according to speedtest.net so the speed is fine...WHEN IT WORKS.
>i did buy the D-Link DGL-4500 Wireless N router also, this thing is
>supposedly the titties and balls of Wireless Gaming routers. i have yet
>to hook it up because i'm not good with wireless technology and i'm not
>sure how to do it without jacking up the current internet since my
>roommates are connected wirelessly to the Netgear gateway/modem
>mentioned above via their laptops

Set it up as a second access point, also covered in the wiki below.

>(which brings up another point: my
>roommates have cheap wireless adapters in their laptops yet they get
>Excellent signal throughout the house

Their laptops probably have better antennas, a huge difference.

>yet mine is crap when i have the
>$75 adapter...).

What $75 adapter?

>can i overwrite the Netgear somehow and use the new
>D-Link instead? i'm hoping it will give me better signal since it is
>stated to work well with the DWA-552. any other suggestions would be
>great...keeping in mind i CANNOT go with a wired solution because they
>do not want me to drill holes, etc. and i cannot move the Netgear modem
>from where it is. i am limited to working with what i have so any help
>would be great. THANKS!

Wired solutions that don't require drilling of holes:
* Powerline networking
* Phoneline networking
* Coax (TV) networking

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