At the moment, I have my PC running off a router upstairs. The walls in my house are quite thin. Due to the need for more space upstairs, I want to put my desktop downstairs. I am also runnning two laptops wirelessly off the router which also connect to the router wirelessly upstairs. Would moving the router downstairs reduce wireless signal quality?
2007-08-07 00:52:46 · 7 answers · asked by zabeonline 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
This is hard to predict. The best answer is to try it and see.
Often if the router is on the top floor and if the signal filters all the way to the bottom floor without an issue, you would be OK reversing the situation. However, sometimes this does not work out.
I suggest you try using a long patch cable rather than go through the work of installing a hard wire solution and find after doing all that labor that you have a problem. If it works with a long patch cable, you can then hard wire if needed.
2007-08-07 01:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by GTB 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My reply will be the same as most others regarding the wireless side of things, if you are able to do so fit a external 2.4ghz antenna to the router to increase range if this is not possible you can down load a bit of freeware software called netstumbler,www.netstumbler dot com, this will allow you to monitor your signal strength and informs you if you have encrytion on or off and the type of encryption in use, it could then help you to place you router in the best location in your home, the software can be run on your laptop, which i recomend or you desktop providing it has a wi-fi card installed, you could see other access point(s)!!
2007-08-07 08:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This all depends on the materials used in the construction of your house and what type of router you have. The best way is to test it out by taking one of the laptops downstairs and trying it out (any signal loss should be broadly symmetrical).
My guess is that the signal will still be fine through just one floor of a modern house.
2007-08-07 00:57:20 · answer #3 · answered by silicon_rain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a way to predict this. Without actually testing it.
Imagine that the router is a terrorist. Imagine your laptop is a rifle. Try to get the bullet to the terrorist hitting the least amount of furniture and building material. Hit as much true AIR as possible. This is the same thing your wireless router signal has to do. The more air the stronger the signal will be.
2007-08-07 01:14:37 · answer #4 · answered by Jag 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't know what the walls or floors in your house are made of, or indeed how big your house is. but within a normal brick & wood constructed house moving a wireless access point downstairs shouldn't really effect performance. yes it will most probably reduce the signal slightly but it shouldn't effect the overall performance noticably.
2007-08-07 01:01:49 · answer #5 · answered by Barefoot_Ben 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you have problems getting on the information superhighway then attempt pulling the means on the router and arranged 30 seconds. If that would not artwork turn your laptop off and unplug each thing and wait a minute. If that would not artwork examine your community settings and enable residing house windows hardship shoot the difficulty.
2016-10-14 06:50:52 · answer #6 · answered by giardina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends:
Take your laptop to the location where the Router will be setup;
Check signal will give you a close figure of the move.
A Range Booster works excellent on my Setup.
From up stairs to down stairs..........jr
2007-08-07 01:02:24 · answer #7 · answered by R A W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋