- Aug 17, 2000
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I've got a Buffalo Tech WHR-HP-G54 router in my basement that I've added a Omni directional antenna (Buffalo Tech WLE-HG-NDR) via a cable so that the antenna sits high up on the first floor of the house. Everybody seemed to be happy except my wife in the master bedroom still got a poor signal from about 40 feet away. So, I ran cat5e all the way up to the bedroom and installed a Buffalo Tech WZR2-G300N as an access point (it has a hardware switch on the outside).
Now when she connects she still has a pretty poor signal even though she is 15 feet from the AP and in a direct line of sight of it. So, I did a little experiment today. I unplugged the access point while she was looking at the signal strength (and refreshing) on her laptop. No change.
Is this router/AP broken? Should I try configuring it as a second wireless router? It seems that when it's switched to function as an access point there really are no configurations.
What am I doing wrong?
Now when she connects she still has a pretty poor signal even though she is 15 feet from the AP and in a direct line of sight of it. So, I did a little experiment today. I unplugged the access point while she was looking at the signal strength (and refreshing) on her laptop. No change.
Is this router/AP broken? Should I try configuring it as a second wireless router? It seems that when it's switched to function as an access point there really are no configurations.
What am I doing wrong?