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 Post subject: Boosting signal
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:44 pm 
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Hi all,

I had 10mb BB from virgin with their hub, I always struggled to get signal on the other side of the house upstairs. I wanted to up the speed as I do gaming, and with the lad using Netflix an the mrs on I player etc things were slowing down.

I had hoped with the new "superhub" the signal would travel further......but it doesn't so I was thinking can I connect my second router (or third as I have another) to the super hood to boost the signal?

Any help would be great, thanks guys


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 Post subject: Re: Boosting signal
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:21 pm 
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See if your current wireless routers can be upgraded to DD-WRT and if not go out and get a few cheapo ones and put DD-WRT on them. Set these up around the house and bridge them to get full coverage.

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices

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 Post subject: Re: Boosting signal
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:26 pm 
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Hi,

Thanks for helping......how would I do what you just said lol


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 Post subject: Re: Boosting signal
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:28 pm 
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Hold on just seen the links

This looks slightly over my head, is there a dimmed down version?


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 Post subject: Re: Boosting signal
PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:51 pm 
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I don't think it really is that hard even for a novice user. Watch and read to see if you still feel uncomfortable doing it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud-Hq3kgvk4
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/ar ... hp/3639271

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 Post subject: Re: Boosting signal
PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:24 am 
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Yeah this is well over my head. Just asked a mate, who's a bit more technical than me


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