can any help with suggestion on kit please. I want to set up a wireless network at home have broadband, same in office but also want to take advantage of hotspots and public networks. Can one sd wifi card do this? What wireless boxes do you recommend for home and work?
Thank you gents
Darryl said:
can any help with suggestion on kit please. I want to set up a wireless network at home have broadband, same in office but also want to take advantage of hotspots and public networks. Can one sd wifi card do this? What wireless boxes do you recommend for home and work?
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Yes, one wifi card will do it all. What to buy for the home really depends on many factors: you may want something that includes the DSL modem if you can get it from/through your DSL provider. Otherwise, there's many very cheap wireless access points, and they're all OK.
WiFi @ home & work
Home:
Just get yourself a Linksys wireless router, connect in your cable or DSL
PDA:
Sandisk WiFi SD card
If you have an ADSL connection, you need a modem with RJ45 TCP/IP connection to connect to the access point or router. You can't use an USB modem.
Also think about it if you want to extend the range of the internal network with a wireless repeater in the future.
Only a few brands sell access points that can be used with wireless routers!
D-Link has several combinations, but the repeaters are all 802.11b, no 802.11g yet.
You could use a DI-624+ (802.11g, 54 Mbps) router with a DWL-900AP+ rev. B access point. But this limits the speed in the repeater area to 22 Mbps, since the DWL-900AP+ only support 802.11b, 22 Mbps. Contact D-Link for more info, they have a good telephonic support., at least in the Benelux. Check your local site here: http://support.dlink.com/international/
You could also use the cheaper DI-614+ (802.11b, 22 Mbps). If you don't do heavy file transfers over the wireless network (only surfing and mail etc), this is more then fast enough.
Only professional products like 3Com, Cisco, Intel etc. provide full support for bridges and repeaters, but this is a complete different price range.
I recently got this modem from 3 COM, it does wireless and Ethernet ADSL.
http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/detail.jsp?tab=features&pathtype=purchase&sku=3CRWDR101A-75
But it does not reach all rooms in house with a good signal. Is there any way I can extend the IN/OUT 802.11b signal further. Like a hall way antenna or something...
My pocket Pc uses 802.11g
Any ideas
I just found out that you can get adsl modem that have a removable antenna, so one can get a more powerful antenna.
Also one can get a Wirless Range Extender for the home, a booster.
I have found his one..DWL-G710 > High Speed 2.4GHz (802.11g) Wireless Range Extender
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=357
The wireless stuff is a night mare of product selection and finding the best tool that covers one needs.
Be careful ou there !
Hi all! Has anybody compared recieving wifi from router with 802.11n and 802.11g? Is the difference big on our G3?
I have 802.11g and think about buying a new router, because I have poor signal in remote points of my flat (no, it is not so big
802.11n has a better range than 802.11g. And I have noticed the difference between my router and my cousin's router. So go ahead and buy it.
So I can use my standard USB cable and tether to the laptop and have net connection on lappy. Same with desktop. USB tether works just the same as wifi tether. What about getting a micro USB to RJ45 (ethernet) cable and tethering to the internet in jack on my router. Would that put the net signal on the router like a modem would?
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So I can use my standard USB cable and tether to the laptop and have net connection on lappy. Same with desktop. USB tether works just the same as wifi tether. What about getting a micro USB to RJ45 (ethernet) cable and tethering to the internet in jack on my router. Would that put the net signal on the router like a modem would?
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Or you could get a wireless adapter for your Desktop. That's what I did. Now I can stream Amazon Prime on my Xbox 360, and PC game at the same time.This is what I have and works like a charm.
Good luck.
Oh my desktop is already wireless enabled, that's not an issue... Been running the house off the phones for a couple years... Just gave up a little bit when I got rid of cable interet. Whole house networking to other computers in the house, had to plug the wireless printer back into the desktop, it's no longer a network printer, etc.... was just toying with the idea and wondering if it would work is all.
Actually, in looking at the micro usb - rj45 adapters, I don't think it will work. Those are actually ethernet adapters, like adding a network card to a slot on a pc. Made for taking a net signal FROM a network, not sending one TO it.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you just get a compatible wireless dongle (Something you would use for sniffing/injecting packets) and use it as an access point so you can broadcast the signal throughout the house?
Another thing you can do is pick up a router that you can install Tomato or DD-WRT on and use it as a wireless client bridge. It would connect to your phone, and again, broadcast that signal through the house.
Chopstix9 said:
So I can use my standard USB cable and tether to the laptop and have net connection on lappy. Same with desktop. USB tether works just the same as wifi tether. What about getting a micro USB to RJ45 (ethernet) cable and tethering to the internet in jack on my router. Would that put the net signal on the router like a modem would?
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DJNads said:
Another thing you can do is pick up a router that you can install Tomato or DD-WRT on and use it as a wireless client bridge. It would connect to your phone, and again, broadcast that signal through the house.
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Correct. Assuming the phone would even operate in this manner (I've never tried but sounds like a great idea!), you'd need a router that is capable of operating in bridged mode/wireless bridge/access point mode (may be labeled as either of them). You'd then have to configure the router to said bridged mode. An easier route (and possibly more expensive) would be to purchase just an access point.
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Correct. Assuming the phone would even operate in this manner (I've never tried but sounds like a great idea!), you'd need a router that is capable of operating in bridged mode/wireless bridge/access point mode (may be labeled as either of them). You'd then have to configure the router to said bridged mode. An easier route (and possibly more expensive) would be to purchase just an access point.
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I may have an old WAP in my junk closet. A router that can bridge may work but first thing I think I would need is a router or WAP that has a USB connection on it.... I'm looking to plug the phone into the router to provide the internet signal instead of a cable/dsl modem, creating a typical LAN ... I can still use the LAN in-house sans the net connection. Just a pain to disconnect from one network (phone hotspot) and connect to another (netless LAN) for file transfers network printing etc ...
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I may have an old WAP in my junk closet. A router that can bridge may work but first thing I think I would need is a router or WAP that has a USB connection on it.... I'm looking to plug the phone into the router to provide the internet signal instead of a cable/dsl modem, creating a typical LAN ... I can still use the LAN in-house sans the net connection. Just a pain to disconnect from one network (phone hotspot) and connect to another (netless LAN) for file transfers network printing etc ...
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You shouldn't need to physically connect your phone to the router at all. Depending on what router you get, it should be able to pick up the wireless signal from your phone's hotspot and rebroadcast it as its own network.
Edit: And honestly, I'm not sure connecting the phone via usb to the router would even share the connection. That router doesn't have the drivers needed for that to work.
To the OP, off topic question but what did you have to do to activate wi fi tether? your sig, tells me that your on stock and can still do it, yes? thanks!
Side note, it's been awhile but when I moved into my apartment I had no internet for a few days.
I did the USB wired tether to a laptop, then the laptop I think I enabled ICS/internet connection sharing and then connected with rj45 to a router, and it shared that as the WAN connection.
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To the OP, off topic question but what did you have to do to activate wi fi tether? your sig, tells me that your on stock and can still do it, yes? thanks!
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What part of my sig tells you I am on stock?
I've done both these things. I've taken my cell and flashed a router with dd-wrt and set it up as a repeater bridge but that means that only the computers near that router gets internet, unless your house is wired for ethernet (or using wireless). My current setup is having the phone tethered to a computer running Zentyal linux. This is a cool distro that can replace a 2008 Small business server in a work environment but it does the trick for my router at home. I had it running on an old P4 and recently graduated to a Zotac Zbox Mini ID41 which is tucked away behind my TV. I set up the computer to hand out dhcp and be the router and gateway. When i plug in my cell in tethering mode, zentyal recognizes it and i set that USB device as external WAN. It usually takes some getting used to and about a minute to normalize after the phone is unplugged and taken on the road. This has worked for me so far but when i'm at work, no internet at home. I'm currently attempting to talk my workplace into letting me subsidize a Verizon Jetpack i can leave home which will do the same job.
As a side note, i live in rural WI and we only have Satellite internet as a choice, which really stinks as both carriers have a bandwidth cap which we were constantly hitting two weeks into the billing cycle. They then throttle you down to less than a meg until your billing cycle renews.
We RV all summer most years and I use WiFiRanger gear to network our 5th wheel. That way we can grab a WiFi AP if one is available and the credentials are known or I HotSpot my phone and the Router grabs the phone's WiFi AP and we are good to go.
If you are stationary and only intend to use the phone's HotSpot as a WiFi AP then WiFiRanger's GO2 should do the trick. They are currently working on a firmware upgrade that will allow some great bandwidth monitoring and device usage controls. Their price is comparable to most full featured routers being offered but not cheap.
I am a satisfied user and Beta tester of their equipment, not an employee or representative. We use several of their offerings to maximize our capabilities on the road.
Galaxy S4 on CM13...if it matters
So here's my predicament. I've been using my S4 connected to Xfinity wifi as ethernet to my laptop then have my laptop set as a wifi hotspot for my other devices. I no longer have an Xfinity account but my old LG Leon is still active in their system for some reason, so I've changed the MAC on my S4 to meet the leons (Leon has broken screen) until they finally decide to drop it. Then I use MHotspot to allow my other devices to use the net. Convoluted way of doing things, but it works...sorta.
Problem is the data stream from MHotspot is super slow at 0.5-1.5mbps on Speedtest to my other devices (with only one connected to the hotspot) while the PC gets around 15mbps. However if I use the free hour directly from the PC WiFi and enable MHotspot to leech that connection, my other devices get full speed.
What gives? Any insight?
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Galaxy S4 on CM13...if it matters
So here's my predicament. I've been using my S4 connected to Xfinity wifi as ethernet to my laptop then have my laptop set as a wifi hotspot for my other devices. I no longer have an Xfinity account but my old LG Leon is still active in their system for some reason, so I've changed the MAC on my S4 to meet the leons (Leon has broken screen) until they finally decide to drop it. Then I use MHotspot to allow my other devices to use the net. Convoluted way of doing things, but it works...sorta.
Problem is the data stream from MHotspot is super slow at 0.5-1.5mbps on Speedtest to my other devices (with only one connected to the hotspot) while the PC gets around 15mbps. However if I use the free hour directly from the PC WiFi and enable MHotspot to leech that connection, my other devices get full speed.
What gives? Any insight?
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Wifi hotspot connection is not the same as a wired ethernet. In a wifi network, all devices will be sharing the available bandwidth. If your bandwidth for instance is 54mbps, it means all devices connected to your wifi network will be sharing this bandwidth. The more devices, the less bandwidth. And even if it is a mixed network of a/b/g/n, the network will perform at the pace of the slowest device. But in an ethernet network and if you're using a switch but not a hub, all devices will have the same bandwidth of the ethernet network, either 10mbps, 100mbps, 1000mbps depending on your switch capability and cabling used.