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Would a good antenna fix my wifi?
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If you are having dead spots do not use 5Ghz as it has less penetration than 2.4ghz.
One option could be a powerline adaptor to move the signal into the room with the pc.
And the sure-fire but ugly option is to use a cat5 cable from the modem to the PC.
You make a good point about 2.4GHz; that would probably be more reliable, but slower. It's kinda disappointing to have a gigabit connection, but lose 70% of the speed at the last-meter connection. But 5GHz also loses most of the upstream speed.
Maybe rolling up my sleeves and putting in a cable is the way to go. I have a thought about going into the furnace closet, snuggling the cable alongside the insulation of a duct into the crawlspace, and coming up out the wall through a modified electrical outlet plate. I might be able to pull it off.
Thanks for the ideas!
Cable is always the best option for speed, thought it is a bit of a pain in the arse to set up.
The problem with things like power line extensions and wifi extenders is that you have no guarantee it will solve the problem as you may have a huge amount of noise in the power-lines that kills transmission bandwidth.
There are signal strength apps available that allow you to map the dead spots and try and fix the penetration issue.
A simple test is a steel wok, use it to focus the signal towards the pc (this will block the signal in the other direction) this will give you the highest penetration with the standard setup and it may solve the problem.
You're taking me back to the days when cantennas were popular.
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