i have a small outdoor hotel and i also 3mb dsl with netpassage 28g hotspot gatway wirlesss router. when i bought the router i thought it would cover the hotel but it doesn't seem to. tech guy said i should get cable internet to make it work faster. do you guys think type internet effect how far the wireless internet reaches? should i get cable for further reach?
2007-08-02 03:13:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
no changing your isp will not cause the router to suddenly power up more and send a stronger signal out. Check into a secondary wireless router to cover the missing sections, perhaps a nice linksys N
2007-08-02 03:17:35 · answer #1 · answered by Billy James 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fire your network consultant.
The ISP has NO influence on the range of a wireless LAN.
I suspect your 3 Mbps DSL is sufficient. Your wireless LAN is the problem. You probably need a handful of wireless access points to cover your hotel all wired back to a central network switch. These wireless access points cannot interfere with each other so household grade units are not appropriate. You need more robust, reliable multiaccess points. I suggest you consider power over Ethernet (PoE) types so you need to run ONLY the network cable (and not a 120 v line in addition) and use a PoE capable network switch. A "mesh" architecture is probably best. Proxim markets systems for this that work nicely and they may be your ideal choice. You will need someone familiar with a multipoint wireless system as well. I do not believe your IT person has the skill sets for this.
2007-08-02 03:32:18 · answer #2 · answered by GTB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as internet speed, from personal experience, cable is way faster than DSL. Now I have a small wireless network in my house using D-link router, not only do I get good signal but my neighbors across the street tell me they pick up my signal with their wireless cards.
2007-08-02 03:23:59 · answer #3 · answered by cubanito305_88 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, type of internet connection does not affect the wireless range, as long as you buy the Draft N wireless router. I recommend you to use Cable Connetion. It does not depends on distance like DSL. And it's much faster than DSL that allow you to let more users to use the connection than DSL does.
Good Luck,
2007-08-02 03:18:01 · answer #4 · answered by PC-&-GuY 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tech guy is talking rubbish... wifi is wifi is wifi. It doesn't matter what internet connection it offers out, the wifi bit works the same.
Well... with a couple of exceptions.
Standard wifi should run 100metres in free air... less through walls and trees (and bears). If you're trying to cover significantly more than a 100m radius, you can:
1) Put in a wifi repeater... a wifi router connected back by power and ethernet cables to your building in a waterproof cover up a pole in your hotel site. Just make sure it's a non-metal cover or the wifi will be trapped inside the tin hat.
2) Get one of the extended range wifi setups... linksys for instance... to replace your current router.
2007-08-02 03:22:06 · answer #5 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I kid you not! Def. CABLE. It is much faster than DSL. I have DSL now and it is killing me even on the wireless network!
2007-08-02 03:23:00 · answer #6 · answered by Sprite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get cable because its faster than dsl
2007-08-02 03:27:49 · answer #7 · answered by envizible 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact you server and ask about that
2007-08-02 03:18:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋