Linksys CISCO wireless-N Router

Andyb123 · 1st June 2011, 22:44

Hi all,

Recentley had to buy a new router for the house and eldest son recommended the Linksys CISCO unit. He says it is the best on the market and fast too.

Well the actual performance is very poor, my PC is in study upstairs directly above the router, on the display on windows I only get two bars out of five showing signal strength. Someone close has BTHomeHub router which I can detect and it shows four out of five bars on the display. This is someplace close but still outside of my house so why is my router so poor in terms of signal strenth. Any one have any ideas why and how to improve signal strength.

Many thanks,
Andy

mamasboy · 2nd June 2011, 02:02

Not sure if it works but the gadget show did a piece on this a reckon a foil laden concave shape behind the router helps direct the signal. Worth a try..

steveharvey2001 · 2nd June 2011, 03:42

I suggest that this thread is moved to the tech forum

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andyb123

Hi all,

Recentley had to buy a new router for the house and eldest son recommended the Linksys CISCO unit. He says it is the best on the market and fast too.

Well the actual performance is very poor, my PC is in study upstairs directly above the router, on the display on windows I only get two bars out of five showing signal strength. Someone close has BTHomeHub router which I can detect and it shows four out of five bars on the display. This is someplace close but still outside of my house so why is my router so poor in terms of signal strenth. Any one have any ideas why and how to improve signal strength.

Many thanks,
Andy

pab · 2nd June 2011, 07:14

the thread moved to a more appropriate forum,redirection left in the old..

HarryM1BYT · 2nd June 2011, 17:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andyb123

Hi all,

Recentley had to buy a new router for the house and eldest son recommended the Linksys CISCO unit. He says it is the best on the market and fast too.

Well the actual performance is very poor, my PC is in study upstairs directly above the router, on the display on windows I only get two bars out of five showing signal strength. Someone close has BTHomeHub router which I can detect and it shows four out of five bars on the display. This is someplace close but still outside of my house so why is my router so poor in terms of signal strenth. Any one have any ideas why and how to improve signal strength.

Many thanks,
Andy

If the antenna is vertical, it will radiate horizontally. If you are located above or below the router then it needs to be horizontal.

sikelsh · 2nd June 2011, 18:52

If it become too much of an issue then you can use a set of these instead

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-P...im_computers_1

you would also need a couple of small RJ45 patch cables, 1 from the router, the other to the PC

Simon

Andyb123 · 2nd June 2011, 22:02

If it become too much of an issue then you can use a set of these instead

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-P...im_computers_1

you would also need a couple of small RJ45 patch cables, 1 from the router, the other to the PC

Simon

Hi Simon,

TYhanks for the details above but what are these devices and how do they work, sorry for being such a PC mumpty but hey am just a humble chemist and not a PC wizz kid. Also what do you meanby small RJ45 patch cables?.

Many thanks,
Andy

ZedTeeTee · 2nd June 2011, 22:15

There is also the option of manually choosing the channel the wireless router is using. Rather than choosing "auto", if you have the option try manually setting different channels to see if you get a better result for your particular setup.

Just out of interest, where is the router located, and is it near anything in particular? TV, Stereo, on top of your PC tower etc.....?

sikelsh · 2nd June 2011, 23:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andyb123

Hi Simon,

TYhanks for the details above but what are these devices and how do they work, sorry for being such a PC mumpty but hey am just a humble chemist and not a PC wizz kid. Also what do you meanby small RJ45 patch cables?.

Many thanks,
Andy

Hi there, you plug one in to an electricity wall socket near your router and then get a small Cat5 (RJ45) cable and plug it in the device and in to a lan port on your router.

Then upstairs you plug the other one in an electricity wall socket near your PC and again, another Cat5 cable from the device to your PC.

The internet then works over your mains wiring, meaning you dont have to run special cables over the house.

Hope that helps
Simon

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ZedTeeTee This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stanley Posts: 3,334 Thanks: 240 Thanked 303 Times in 172 Posts	There is also the option of manually choosing the channel the wireless router is using. Rather than choosing "auto", if you have the option try manually setting different channels to see if you get a better result for your particular setup. Just out of interest, where is the router located, and is it near anything in particular? TV, Stereo, on top of your PC tower etc.....?