Optimum positioning for wireless router

I've got a D-Link DSL-604+ at present and it's in a room that's a converted
integral garage. As such, it has a cavity external wall between it and the
rest of the house.

Perhaps not surprisingly, I'm finding wireless connection problematic.

Where I'm most likely to want a wireless connection is in our lounge (for
the laptop) which is across the hall from where the router is at present. I
could move the router into the hall (not very pretty though) or
alternatively, into a small office upstairs where it would separated from
the lounge by the ceiling only.

I have to say I disappointed with the range of the D-Link router which would
seem to have been calculated in open air or a vacuum.

Where do other folk site their wireless routers and do you have trouble with
reception in houses with solid (i.e. not timber and plasterboard) walls?

TIm

On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 13:05:11 +0100, Tim Downie wrote:

> I've got a D-Link DSL-604+ at present and it's in a room that's a converted
> integral garage. As such, it has a cavity external wall between it and the
> rest of the house.
>
> Perhaps not surprisingly, I'm finding wireless connection problematic.
>
> Where I'm most likely to want a wireless connection is in our lounge (for
> the laptop) which is across the hall from where the router is at present. I
> could move the router into the hall (not very pretty though) or
> alternatively, into a small office upstairs where it would separated from
> the lounge by the ceiling only.
>
> I have to say I disappointed with the range of the D-Link router which would
> seem to have been calculated in open air or a vacuum.
>
> Where do other folk site their wireless routers and do you have trouble with
> reception in houses with solid (i.e. not timber and plasterboard) walls?
>
> TIm

I have a D-Link DWL 2000 AP (802.11g access point) I have located it in
the loft in the apex of the roof (inside) to allow access in the back
garden and all over the house. The signal strength varies but it works
fine to a laptop with an 802.11b anywhere in the house and up to about 50
metres outside. I had to try it in a few locations to get the coverage I
wanted. The house is a detached two storey affair. Try it in a few
locations before you decide to fix it's final position.

graham.

Graham wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 13:05:11 +0100, Tim Downie wrote:
>
>> I've got a D-Link DSL-604+ at present and it's in a room that's a
>> converted integral garage. As such, it has a cavity external wall
>> between it and the rest of the house.
>>
>> Perhaps not surprisingly, I'm finding wireless connection
>> problematic.
>>
>> Where I'm most likely to want a wireless connection is in our lounge
>> (for the laptop) which is across the hall from where the router is
>> at present. I could move the router into the hall (not very pretty
>> though) or alternatively, into a small office upstairs where it
>> would separated from the lounge by the ceiling only.
>>
>> I have to say I disappointed with the range of the D-Link router
>> which would seem to have been calculated in open air or a vacuum.
>>
>> Where do other folk site their wireless routers and do you have
>> trouble with reception in houses with solid (i.e. not timber and
>> plasterboard) walls?
>>
>> TIm
>
> I have a D-Link DWL 2000 AP (802.11g access point) I have located it
> in
> the loft in the apex of the roof (inside) to allow access in the back
> garden and all over the house. The signal strength varies but it works
> fine to a laptop with an 802.11b anywhere in the house and up to
> about 50 metres outside. I had to try it in a few locations to get
> the coverage I wanted. The house is a detached two storey affair. Try
> it in a few
> locations before you decide to fix it's final position.

Well, it's ended up on the cupboard under the stairs as I've opted for hard
wired connections for most of our PCs and it's the easiest place to wire
from. The cupboard is also only made of plasterboard and so far, wireless
connection seems to work fine where we need it to.

Cheers.

Tim

When my Netgear AP died I replace it with a DLink 54G AP and found the range
to be very poor.....took it back and exchanged it for the Belkin which works
very well....


"Tim Downie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Graham wrote:
> > On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 13:05:11 +0100, Tim Downie wrote:
> >
> >> I've got a D-Link DSL-604+ at present and it's in a room that's a
> >> converted integral garage. As such, it has a cavity external wall
> >> between it and the rest of the house.
> >>
> >> Perhaps not surprisingly, I'm finding wireless connection
> >> problematic.
> >>
> >> Where I'm most likely to want a wireless connection is in our lounge
> >> (for the laptop) which is across the hall from where the router is
> >> at present. I could move the router into the hall (not very pretty
> >> though) or alternatively, into a small office upstairs where it
> >> would separated from the lounge by the ceiling only.
> >>
> >> I have to say I disappointed with the range of the D-Link router
> >> which would seem to have been calculated in open air or a vacuum.
> >>
> >> Where do other folk site their wireless routers and do you have
> >> trouble with reception in houses with solid (i.e. not timber and
> >> plasterboard) walls?
> >>
> >> TIm
> >
> > I have a D-Link DWL 2000 AP (802.11g access point) I have located it
> > in
> > the loft in the apex of the roof (inside) to allow access in the back
> > garden and all over the house. The signal strength varies but it works
> > fine to a laptop with an 802.11b anywhere in the house and up to
> > about 50 metres outside. I had to try it in a few locations to get
> > the coverage I wanted. The house is a detached two storey affair. Try
> > it in a few
> > locations before you decide to fix it's final position.
>
> Well, it's ended up on the cupboard under the stairs as I've opted for
hard
> wired connections for most of our PCs and it's the easiest place to wire
> from. The cupboard is also only made of plasterboard and so far, wireless
> connection seems to work fine where we need it to.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Tim
>