Millenniumle
join:2007-11-11
Fredonia, NY
| Linksys WirelessN RangePlus Dual Band can eat me!
I just dumped $180 in a new router/adapter combo, and boy what a freakin joke. I put the router right next to the still running Road Runner modem/wireless router and would you believe I can pick up RR's router but not the Linksys Mr. Range Plus, 10x better router.
And it is working (well on anyway), cause I connected up fine when I was right next to it for configuration.
Boy that really burns my ass. |
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thedragonmas
join:2007-12-28
Albany, GA
| said by Millenniumle  : I put the router right next to the still running Road Runner modem/wireless router interfearance anyone? drowing out the new router perhaps? how about moving the new router, say, 5 feet from the current one, and try again.  |
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Millenniumle
join:2007-11-11
Fredonia, NY
| You take me too literally.  They are a few feet apart on the same bench.
I'm in a different building, about four or five hundred feet from the routers so I don't get very goog reception, obviously. But my Buffalo "high power" Air Station just barely manages it, if the weather is good and the stars are aligned right.
The new N adaptor couldn't see the N router, but could see the RR "G" router although it couldn't connect. My Buffalo adaptor can connect to the RR router but can't even see the N router.
So, much to my dismay and the loss of my money, both the N router and the N adaptor bite by comparison.
Max coverage, my ass! |
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thedragonmas
join:2007-12-28
Albany, GA | ah, i see. weird. my linksys wrt54gl running tomato can be seen from the road, and thats threw brick :| |
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Anonymous_
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127.0.0.1
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3 edits | said by thedragonmas :ah, i see. weird. my linksys wrt54gl running tomato can be seen from the road, and thats threw brick :| heh i am running a buffalo HP-g54 in a basement and i am getting 11mbps from 4 houses away!
Radio
Radio is On
Mode
Client
Network
G-Only
SSID
SAadmin
Channel
1
TX Power
150 mW
Rate
11 Mbps
Received (RX)
1,672,147 OK, 4 errors
Transmitted (TX)
1,158,069 OK, 3 errors
Signal Quality
00:0F:B3:29:16:F1 eth1 N/A N/A N/A -70 -88 18 30%
SAadmin AP 00:0F:B3:29:16:F1 1 -72 -88 200 Yes 0 13
Schrater AP 00:06:25:3C:90:00 6 -82 -96 100 No 0 54(b/g)
CCenter AP 00:20:E0:20:2D:EF 9 -79 -91 200 Yes 0 13
nick AP 00:90:4C:7E:00:6E 11 -71 -93 100 No 0 54(b/g)
Dlink AP 00:0F:3D:5D:B4:46 11 -67 -93 100 No 0 54(b/g)
Public Access WeGoWireless.com AP 00:02:2D:8D:18:72 11 -62 -93 100 Yes 0 11(b |
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thedragonmas
join:2007-12-28
Albany, GA
| nice! my tx power is at 42mW no doubt if i upped it i could go farther. routers in the master bedroom, goin threw two walls of plaster with steel and full brick exterior (duplex. thus the steel) i could infact probably go even farther if i put it in the attic. but this is georgia that attic gets mighty hot :|
p.s. you may want to edit out those mac's. my paranoia is showing. |
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CocoaVanilla
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join:2008-04-16
Tucson, AZ | reply to Millenniumle
I just purchased one of these and so far, so good. Have you tried calling Linksys and asking for a replacement? My guess is you got a defective unit. |
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KCrimson
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join:2001-02-25
Brooklyn, NY
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1 edit | reply to Millenniumle
Re: Linksys WirelessN RangePlus Dual Band can eat me!
You bought a dual band router - are the router and adapter both communicating on the same band? You should (unless you have the very new Linksys dual band on a single radio model) have two distinct wireless connections - one on 5 Ghz, and one on 2.4 Ghz. |
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Mr Neutron
Hopped up on what you mopped up
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join:2005-05-30
Gorham, ME
| reply to Millenniumle
said by Millenniumle :I just dumped $180 in a new router/adapter combo, and boy what a freakin joke. You must be one of those "high roller"-types. The last router I bought set me back ~$20 and, yes, it works fine.
I guess I'm confused as to how/why a router can run $180. Is the extra cost largely associated with the "adapter" part?
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We could use the £5,000 to buy a spoon. And then fill up with ice cream. |
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