Comments on: Extending WiFi Range using Ordinary Routers

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:35:34 +0000

Thank you for sharing that information with us.
Of course having no wires is a big advantage. But there are a few downsides to it.

a) You’ve to buy a AP from the same brand, for most part, whereas in the case of above method .. ANY router should do .. even an old one that has been useless otherwise.

b) The wireless security is compromised as you cannot use WPA security in repeater mode, & have to settle for the much less secure WEP security.

c) In repeater mode, the bandwidth is cut in half with every repeater node.

d) The range that you can extend (upto 300 feet regardless of physical obstructions) using just 2 routers cannot be achieved using just a single repeater. Having multiple repeaters not only adds to the cost, but also reduces the bandwidth as mentioned earlier.

But all in all, if putting wires is a hassle & one is going for a new setup where adding just a single repeater would suffice, then going for the wireless repeater setup is definitely a considerable option.

By: Iqbal

Iqbal — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:50:29 +0000

Interesting article . But why not use the repeater as the price of repeater is same as buying a new router, plus there will be no wire involved. I am referring to TPLINK devices.
I bought TPLINK router(TL-WR340GD) for Rs. 1700/- and got a repeater (TL-WA501G) of same brand for Rs.1750/-. Wifi range is great no wires attached.

By: Waseem

Waseem — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:00:21 +0000

What you wrote helped me alot in how can I go about extending the wifi environment in my house. I have a 1MB DSL connection that I am currently using only in the basement of my house. I have 4 levels in my house and the moment I take my notebook from basement to any of the floors above it, I lose my wifi connection. Well, actually I am able to get really weak signals in some parts of my ground floor and then nothing on any of the floors above it. What you just said about 2 routers does sound very functional but then, we are going to be doing that at the cost of having to see ethernet cables running all over the house. I personally dont have a problem with that either but I am sure other folks in my house wont be too excited about seeing an exposed cable running from the lowest level in the house to one of the upper levels in the house. I am open to suggestions. Also, how does that wireless solution to my problem work? I think you were saying something about wireless repeaters? are they expensive? could u possibly elaborate on that just a little also please….. Thanks a ton.

By: hughes

hughes — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:28:08 +0000

interesting writing skills, though something is very much lacking. i would make suggestions but this comment will, in all probability, be rejected.

By: KeHoeff

KeHoeff — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:51:29 +0000

hey this is a very interesting article!

By: ApplyCreditCards

ApplyCreditCards — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:16:33 +0000

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