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Upgraded Router - Having Issues

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Markku Laaksonen
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Caldari State
#1 - 2014-06-01 15:28:11 UTC
I had been doing some research on getting a new router to replace my old Belkin g54. I have Comcast cable internet and pay for 20Mbps, but maybe Comcast and I are on separate pages about that. My PC has a wireless n PCIe card. My understanding is that the 802.11n on my PC is backwards compatible with my g54 router, but is limited by the slower speed of the router. speedtest.net put me consistently around 16Mbps. I have had zero problems with my wireless connection stability or performance. However, I know 802.11ac is the newest wireless standard and under ideal circumstances can even be faster than a wired connection, and simply wanted to upgrade. A wired connection isn't an option right now.

So I upgraded my router from the Belkin wireless g54 to a Linksys EA6100 wireless AC1200. I couldn't find a single review about the 6100, but I figure it must be better (especially for the price - 82$ on sale) than the old Belkin. The Linksys sits in the same spot as the old Belkin. speedtest.net puts the laptops (near it in the living room) at 28Mbps, about 12Mbps faster than with the Belkin. Back in the bed room with the PC, however, speeds fluctuate a lot and tend to stay near 10Mbps. My understanding was that 802.11n had a stronger signal and more range. What's the problem then with these slower speeds?

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#2 - 2014-06-01 15:39:01 UTC
Try to play with antennas on the router.

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#3 - 2014-06-01 15:52:24 UTC
The building structure can have a pronounced effect on WiFi frequencies and signal strength. 802.11ac works on the 5ghz band whereas 802.11n works on both the old 2.4ghz and the newer 5ghz band, you may find that there's something in the walls that's blocking the 5ghz signal.

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Ralph King-Griffin
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#4 - 2014-06-01 20:52:13 UTC
Masonry in particular,
can lose my WiFi within 5feet of the router if thers a "real" wall between us.
If you hava to have a wall between, try to ensure its only plaster(drywall or whatever the yanks call it).

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#5 - 2014-06-01 21:00:17 UTC
I have an 802.11n router, but given where it is in relationship to my computer, what I ended up doing to eliminate the weak signal I was getting was to turn it back into 802.11g mode then use the old Linksys WRT54G router I have as a repeater bridge. So a LAN cable comes out of my computer and goes into the Linksys router which is serving as a glorified wireless card basically, and it's receiving and transmitting signals at much higher power to the actual router on the other side of the house. Yes it's 802.11g instead of n, but I am more than happy with it.

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Adunh Slavy
#6 - 2014-06-01 21:46:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Adunh Slavy
Might wanna check channels and such things too. A nifty freebie app called Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector might be useful.

Another trick is, get a phone or something you can walk around with easily, and connect to the wireless. Walk around and keep your eyes on the signal strength. Flip lights, fans, tv, radios on and off. You'd be surprised what can get in the way. Wifi is just a radio signal after all.

P.S. Don't fall for the comcast wireless support plan scam either. Those guys just follow a script and don't know jack.

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Jonah Gravenstein
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#7 - 2014-06-01 22:42:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
Adunh Slavy wrote:
Might wanna check channels and such things too. A nifty freebie app called Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector might be useful.

Another trick is, get a phone or something you can walk around with easily, and connect to the wireless. Walk around and keep your eyes on the signal strength. Flip lights, fans, tv, radios on and off. You'd be surprised what can get in the way. Wifi is just a radio signal after all.

P.S. Don't fall for the comcast wireless support plan scam either. Those guys just follow a script and don't know jack.
Inssider is quite similar, I've got the 'droid version on my tablet, there's Windows and Mac versions too, I use it all the time for troubleshooting and finding the occasional open WiFi AP Pirate

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