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RainCaster

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19. Settings are important
Sun Jun 25, 2023, 11:19 PM
Jun 2023

You may have a neighbor with a new wap that is stepping on yours. It may not be signal strength but relative signal strength.
The 2.4Ghz band is cramped, so in multifamily buildings and snug neighborhoods agreeing to a few simple rules are important.
1. Only use bands 1,6 and 11
2. Only use 20Mhz bandwidth, not 40

All this can be verified with a wifi scanner app such as WiFi Analyzer. This will allow you to see all your neighbors wifi signals. This way you can see who is on what channels and how close they are. Then you can decide which of those 3 channels is best for you.

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Did you unplug it and then plug it back in. multigraincracker Jun 2023 #1
Place it as high as you can in the room. That really helped my signal strength. Goddessartist Jun 2023 #2
Thanks. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #13
It could. Hard to say, padfun Jun 2023 #3
Thanks. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author padfun Jun 2023 #18
Quite often, yes. But... RainCaster Jun 2023 #4
Thanks. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #15
It's now showing a red lite where there wasn't before? RainCaster Jun 2023 #16
The extender is showing a red light, yes. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #17
It could also be interference Jerry2144 Jun 2023 #5
WiFi? CloudWatcher Jun 2023 #6
I think the signal strength is lower because Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #8
I actually get okay speed unless the signal strength drops way too low. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #10
Could be the neighbors crowding out the wifi channels. hunter Jun 2023 #7
Thanks. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #9
fixed vs. automatic CloudWatcher Jun 2023 #11
They're both enabled Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #12
Settings are important RainCaster Jun 2023 #19
Thanks. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #20
If this modem-router was supplied by your ISP RainCaster Jun 2023 #21
Oh, if it was theirs I would already have asked. Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #22
Well, since it's yours... RainCaster Jun 2023 #23
Well, that would save me the trouble of registering a new modem / router with Comcast Susan Calvin Jun 2023 #24
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