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Old 12-14-2014, 06:48 AM   #7
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Default Re: Modifying a home wireless AP

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Originally Posted by T.G View Post
Ditch the crappy stock firmware and install tomato usb or dd-wrt so you can control the radio power levels. With the add on high gain antennas and a decent firmware, you should see a significant improvement. If that isn't sufficient and if your old router is compatible with tomato or dd-wrt you can install on it and set it up as an access point wired or wireless repeater. Wireless repeater will cut your bandwidth in half for wireless devices connected to it though.
I was reading a bit about dd-wrt last night. Sounds like I'll be installing it, plus modding my ap. I was trying to use my ipad in the garage last night, and the signal was horrible. Constantly dropping, even after moving the ap closer to the window nearest the garage.
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