Hi friends,
Need some guidance. I am currently using TP-Link W8968 ADSL Modem wifi router with ACT fibrenet. The main problem for me is low wifi range. Within the same room where the router is located, no problems at all. But if I walk away upto some 20 feet, signal is very low and poor and most of the time it disconnects though not every time. This problem also attributes as the wifi signal has to cross 3 concrete walls and 1 wooden wall to wall cupboard to reach me in the other corner of the house.
To solve this problem I attempted by attaching generic 18dBi antennas i brought and attached it to the router as this has detachable antennas. Problem is not completely solved but the frequent disconnects has decreased but not fully. Still the range is poor and there are wifi disconnects. I tried every channel and the problem is the same in every channel. The transmit strength is already at 100%.
Though this is a Broadcom based router, there is no support for any of the open firmware for this router as this is also an ADSL modem.
I heard that DDWRT open source firmware allows us to increase the transmit power of the antenna and wanted to try that.
Now comes another problem. Which DDWRT supported router to take? My idea is also to use the generic anntennas i brought along with the router as i definitely plan to increase the transmit power beyond 100% to solve the wifi range and increase the coverage.
My budget for the wifi router is upto 2K. Ready to increase a bit (but not too much) if all this effort is really worth.
Yes there is also an option of using the range extenders but there is no feasible power plug points to use in the location as all are occupied. I have also thought of Powerline adapters but they are too expensive for me.
can anybody guide me through this and also share their experiences with DDWRT?
Need some guidance. I am currently using TP-Link W8968 ADSL Modem wifi router with ACT fibrenet. The main problem for me is low wifi range. Within the same room where the router is located, no problems at all. But if I walk away upto some 20 feet, signal is very low and poor and most of the time it disconnects though not every time. This problem also attributes as the wifi signal has to cross 3 concrete walls and 1 wooden wall to wall cupboard to reach me in the other corner of the house.
To solve this problem I attempted by attaching generic 18dBi antennas i brought and attached it to the router as this has detachable antennas. Problem is not completely solved but the frequent disconnects has decreased but not fully. Still the range is poor and there are wifi disconnects. I tried every channel and the problem is the same in every channel. The transmit strength is already at 100%.
Though this is a Broadcom based router, there is no support for any of the open firmware for this router as this is also an ADSL modem.
I heard that DDWRT open source firmware allows us to increase the transmit power of the antenna and wanted to try that.
Now comes another problem. Which DDWRT supported router to take? My idea is also to use the generic anntennas i brought along with the router as i definitely plan to increase the transmit power beyond 100% to solve the wifi range and increase the coverage.
My budget for the wifi router is upto 2K. Ready to increase a bit (but not too much) if all this effort is really worth.
Yes there is also an option of using the range extenders but there is no feasible power plug points to use in the location as all are occupied. I have also thought of Powerline adapters but they are too expensive for me.
can anybody guide me through this and also share their experiences with DDWRT?
