OK so today I moved my rig down into my in-laws basement. I have a wireless adapter setup and I amusing their wireless modem but the signal is fair-poor. The cable company suggested I get a wireless extender to boost the range and signal of the modem. Do any of you have any suggestions? Thanks all.
I use one by a company called, "Belkin". I'm sorry, it doesn't have any model info or anything on it. I think just get the biggest (most powerful) one you can afford and you should be fine.
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Thanks man...I think I am going to go with this:
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I wanted to get a cable line to my rig but it's not my house, etc...I am hoping that Steam performs well with it.
I think you should unplug and take this time to really bond with your inlaws.
Are they into board games or minis?
of course they like minis.
Gus is their son in law after all.
^Damn I was going to type that.
Going to try out the new man bunker now...
Quote from: Gusington on October 20, 2013, 07:41:29 PM
^Damn I was going to type that.
have your flirtations with those sluts Mirth and Martok. you complete me.
^I will always love you.
So my Steam games work fine but Steam itself is really slow, and my connection was 'poor.' Going to get the repeater now.
Mirth & Martok... M&M... I just realized....
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we have candy on the forum.
found some pics of Mirth and his girlfriend.
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^I'm okay with that.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on October 20, 2013, 07:50:34 PM
Quote from: Gusington on October 20, 2013, 07:41:29 PM
^Damn I was going to type that.
have your flirtations with those sluts Mirth and Martok. you complete me.
Hey! I'm not a ...wait, never mind.
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Eyebiter also suggested Cat.5 cable but I would have to drill through several plaster walls and I don't want to be murdered by The Colonel.
Quote from: Gusington on October 21, 2013, 07:31:51 PM
Eyebiter also suggested Cat.5 cable but I would have to drill through several plaster walls and I don't want to be murdered by The Colonel.
Run it right through the hallway and down the stairs
It would have to run from the second floor down to the first then down to the basement. Not practical.
Ask NSA how they are doing it. ;D
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I have a set of Powerline outlet extenders. They work pretty well so I suggest getting two of the same brand of whatever you choose. Places like Newegg and Tiger Direct frequently have sets of two for sale so you don't have to worry about incompatibility. As Eyebiter said, one of the things you have to watch out for is how your house is wired. You may have to use the connector in a different room and run a piece of CAT5/6 to your computer or do the same with the extender by the router. Or maybe not and all will be gravy. Try it and if they don't work send them back or save them for a future use back in your own home (maybe bring internet to the garage?)
The repeater is on its way. Right now I am sitting under the room with the router on my ancient laptop using wireless and I have an 'excellent' connection. The room I am sitting in is also directly above my gaming desktop. So I am hoping that the repeater gives my gaming desktop that extra oomph to lift its signal above 'poor - fair' to 'excellent' like the laptop.
In my own house the wireless signal is strong everywhere and I didn't need a repeater. My house is relatively new construction (1990) while my in laws house is not (1950).
I bet the plaster walls here have a lot to do with the issue.
I'm sure the lead paint isn't helping.
I nibbled on it a bit and it tasted a bit lead-laden, you could be on to something.
For closure for anyone who cares: my Amped repeater is up and running and there is now an 'excellent' connection in my bunker and everywhere else in this house. Mother in law is happy...
Now just remember to keep your monitor pointed away from the door so you can do a fast recover if they walk in on you while you peruse the underbelly of the internet...
There is a long staircase that leads down to my temporary lair so I will hear anyone coming first in time to hide my...stuff.
Quote from: Gusington on October 28, 2013, 08:45:23 PM
There is a long staircase that leads down to my temporary lair so I will hear anyone coming first in time to hide my...stuff.
I was only referring to what was on the screen, not what you were doing about it... :D
Well you really wouldn't have one without the other, would you?