Comments on: Wireless Feng Shui: How to Optimize Your House For Best Wi-Fi Reception

By: Rigoberto Garcia

Rigoberto Garcia — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:03:03 +0000

Excellent Ryan. I have some problems with my WiFi and prove what the “home amplifier”. Thanks …

By: Meh

Meh — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:45:12 +0000

Oh nooos the Tinfoilians have invaded!

By: Paul Fox

Paul Fox — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:48:10 +0000

You can also use free software like Netspot!
NetSpot is a simple and accessible wireless survey tool for Mac users, which allows collecting, visualizing and analyzing Wi-Fi data using any MacBook.
http://www.netspotapp.com/

By: john

john — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:09:09 +0000

i use an cantenna GEETEK flex wireless to increase my network and its really works,i got 5/5 bars but there is a problem i cant open google chrome or internet explorer even if my connect from the GEETEK antenna…so i still using the laptop wifi which is low network….anyone know if there is a problem from chrome settings or something else????

By: IMSHO

IMSHO — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:32:53 +0000

I believe UAE is United Arab Emirates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates) and Dubai is one of the emirates. His name would be a clue as well. He’s not in India! Sheesh.

Also, please, learn the difference between site and sight…it’s “line-of-sight”!

And, how about using PowerLine adapters (with or without WAPs) to use the house electrical wiring to carry the signals to outer rooms as Oron mentioned? That seems much easier and a “clean” solution.

By: Nikhil Chandak

Nikhil Chandak — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:49:38 +0000

thnx for the nice article

By: Jim Spencer

Jim Spencer — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:24:47 +0000

Now this has answered some questions that I have had in trying to optimize my wireless home network, giving a good rule of thumb on placement, etc.

By: nishant

nishant — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:52:21 +0000

i have four floors in my house , now should i consider repeaters on all consecutive floors or is their any way by which i can spread WiFi throughout my house.
i want good signal in every corner of my house.please do suggest an adsl modem router too.
thanks

By: AP

AP — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:33:20 +0000

Its something more than being just ‘useful’.

By: Brian Lawrence

Brian Lawrence — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 05:23:29 +0000

Is there a free software that helps you with your
network setup sure as Network magic does?

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:27:05 +0000

take also following obstructions into account:
1. large mirrors (bathroom, bedroom)= glass with mettalic layer
2. book shelves : paper is a good absorber for radio signals (the encyclopedia brittanica for example )

By: Whorehay M

Whorehay M — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 05:04:30 +0000

Don't forget about a tool such as Meraki WiFi Stumbler. Most people leave their routers on whatever the default channel is, which could lead to interference. It runs on Java, so it should work with Windows/Mac/Linux and now they even have an Android app.

By: Truefire_

Truefire_ — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:03:13 +0000

The ‘cantenna’ idea works wayy better when they are shaped like a parabola.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0uYtm-b3O4

By: James

James — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:31:43 +0000

parabolic and cylindrical reflectors may show you more bars, but they will also cause much higher packet loss and retransmission. Any reflections received at the antenna will be combined with nonreflected signals out of phase, which basically means you are raising the noise floor. The demodulator has to make sense of all the combined in and out of phase signals, which will change rapidly based on your environment. Take a look at the percentage of tcp retransmits with and without the reflector. The best idea if you are having issues with range is to buy a proper directional wifi antenna. These are things built specifically to avoid phase issues. Check out the Luxul x-wav antennas for example.

By: Ravuama

Ravuama — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:13:22 +0000

wow great article… now I know why my signal was not so good!