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March 27th, 2007 13:00
Router Suggestion?
I have a Linksys WRT54G (V2, hackable) which has worked flawlessly for about three years. I also have a Netgear WGR614.
Around Christmas, I began having problems with lost connections on the Linksys. If I manually go in and change the channel, I could usually find a good one to get back online. Thinking the router may be going (and the fact that the Netgear was cheap), I purchased the Netgear. Same results. Both seem to work, but require channel resetting about once a week or so.... I am guessing a neighbor got a new 2.4 phone or something else that operates on that frequency.
My questions:
1.) Can anyone recommend a good router that can overcome interference? I have heard some routers channel hop automatically to choose the best channel. Do some routers do that? Are the MIMO routers better at connection stability, or just better distance?
2.) Since my Linksys is hackable, would it be worthwhile to change the firmware (I was thinking Thibor C) and up the power output? Would the added power boost overcome the interference?
Any help or input will be appreciated. Thanks.
Message Edited by hrova on 03-27-2007 04:13 PM
Around Christmas, I began having problems with lost connections on the Linksys. If I manually go in and change the channel, I could usually find a good one to get back online. Thinking the router may be going (and the fact that the Netgear was cheap), I purchased the Netgear. Same results. Both seem to work, but require channel resetting about once a week or so.... I am guessing a neighbor got a new 2.4 phone or something else that operates on that frequency.
My questions:
1.) Can anyone recommend a good router that can overcome interference? I have heard some routers channel hop automatically to choose the best channel. Do some routers do that? Are the MIMO routers better at connection stability, or just better distance?
2.) Since my Linksys is hackable, would it be worthwhile to change the firmware (I was thinking Thibor C) and up the power output? Would the added power boost overcome the interference?
Any help or input will be appreciated. Thanks.
Message Edited by hrova on 03-27-2007 04:13 PM
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Akule50
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March 28th, 2007 10:00
Did you just change your Notebook or wireless card (around the time of the disconnections)?
We started having disconnection problems when my sons first got their new Notebooks (I-6000 & I-9300) with an "Intel 2915 adapter". A router (D-Link DI-624) firmware upgrade to a BETA version (I'm not sure if we updated the Intel 2915 drivers, also) satisfactorily solved the problem...
While I've heard that "an overpowering signal can sometimes intermittently knock another wireless router off-line"...
I've never had this problem (neighbors signal interfering with my signal), since I've always seemed to have the strongest signal on my block... which could be the same for this Linksys WRT54G v2.0 user with over 15 neighbor's routers in his "Site survey" ("click here").
I've recently purchased a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54, after reading many user reviews ("one source") stating it was the best wireless router (with DD-WRT installed) in the under $100 range... After using it for more than a month, I agree!
(Note: I've also setup other D-Link, Linksys, Netgear and Belkin routers for friends/relatives. I don't remember the models, but my DI-624 speed/range was better than those...)
I believe installing the "DD-WRT firmware" on your Linksys WRT54G v2 "might" give you the "Auto" Channel Setting... since it's available on my "WHR-HP-G54 w/DD-WRT-v23_SP2" router (I don't use the "Auto" setting).
I can only attest to my "WHR-HP-G54 (MIMO)" being rock solid (so far) and it also has an extra signal amplifier ("click here")...
I don't know anything about the "Thibor C" firmware, but I think the "DD-WRT" might be worth trying... if you thoroughly research it before installing it. Many DD-WRT newbies brick their router, because they don't do the research (read the "Wiki" and the "forum").
With the DD-WRT firmware, you also gain the ability to overclock & boost the signal power (also produces more heat)...
Aloha,
Rod
hrova
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March 28th, 2007 13:00
Thanks for the router info. Is the reason you don't use the auto channel thing just out of a lack of need? I'm wondering how well it really automatically selects the channels. I guess if the router is overpowering any other signals, it does not matter....
Thanks again.
Message Edited by hrova on 03-28-2007 07:51 AM