Networking and internet sharing through a router

[Guest]

hey i was wondering if like its just as good to network through wireless
routers when my house is like full brick will that effect the signal and the
sending of data from 1 computer to another

 

[Chuck]

hey i was wondering if like its just as good to network through wireless
routers when my house is like full brick will that effect the signal and the
sending of data from 1 computer to another

Josh,

Brick walls will indeed have an effect upon wireless signals, more than wood
frame / sheetrock, and way more than open air.

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[Chuck]

hey i was wondering if like its just as good to network through wireless
routers when my house is like full brick will that effect the signal and the
sending of data from 1 computer to another

Josh,

Brick walls will indeed have an effect upon wireless signals, more than wood
frame / sheetrock, and way more than open air.
http://www.genisysnetworks.com/lesson-8.htm
http://home.carolina.rr.com/harothberg/cantennafaq.htm

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Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Lorne]

You need to avoid locating the router + a computer such that the direct line
between the 2 goes diagonally through a wall. Loss of signal is not
material if the signal goes through 1/2 meter of brick so you can go through
several walls a right angles and still get good reception, but if you go
through one wall at a shallow angle you may get no signal.

Sensible placement of the router should allow access in all rooms of a
normal house as long as you stay a little way away from walls so the signal
is going through walls at a high angle most of the time.

 

[Guest]

I'm in a bilevel with my D-Link in the NE upper floor outside corner and my
daughter's Dell in the SW lower outside corner. I had no problems in hooking
up the two. The only thing you really need to worry about from my exeperience
is if you have a wireless phone. If it's a 2.4 GHz unit, you'll get
interference, drops, and other fun things. If it's a 5.? GHz or 900 MHz, you
shouldn't have problems.
Also, I found it works better to have my D-Link antenna parallel to the
floor. Supposedly because of the sine wave it will grab more signal than if
it's vertical.

 

[Chuck]

I'm in a bilevel with my D-Link in the NE upper floor outside corner and my
daughter's Dell in the SW lower outside corner. I had no problems in hooking
up the two. The only thing you really need to worry about from my exeperience
is if you have a wireless phone. If it's a 2.4 GHz unit, you'll get
interference, drops, and other fun things. If it's a 5.? GHz or 900 MHz, you
shouldn't have problems.
Also, I found it works better to have my D-Link antenna parallel to the
floor. Supposedly because of the sine wave it will grab more signal than if
it's vertical.

Actually, it works better if both antennas are physically parallel to each other
(which depends upon their relative positions in all 3 dimensions). With only 1
wireless client, that's doable.

I found this article to have lots of good diagrams.
http://www.genisysnetworks.com/lesson-8.htm


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Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

 

[Jack]

Hi
May be this can Help.
Extending Distance: http://www.ezlan.net/Distance.html
Wireless Bridging: http://www.ezlan.net/bridging1.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).