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Tk12
By Tk12
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I currently am running Charter Spectrum Internet and use a WiFi router to deliver to my computer.  The router I use is the Linksys ea6350 and I am only about 25ft from the router.  I currently receive terrible signal strength of 3 Mb/s with only being about 25 ft away, while I receive my full speed of 60 Mb/s being directly next to the router.  Is there a way to increase my signal strength without moving closer to the router? Thanks for all your input.

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yes the solution would be to interrupt the connection between the antenna and the router. you'll want to add a 240v capacitor (ill look up the exact model and get you the link) to amplify the signal. the drawback is upload speeds are pretty bad. normally you would use a variable diode for this but since they're one way, it wouldn't work... i do this on my routers to get better signal throughout my house. ill log in to the modified routers for large downloads and then log into a non modified router for normal use and uploads...

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Could you switch to an ethernet connection? What kind of wireless solution do you have in your pc? 

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21 minutes ago, l_zheng101 said:

Could you switch to an ethernet connection? What kind of wireless solution do you have in your pc? 

I have an 802.11n Wireless LAN card. In theory I could switch to Ethernet but I am separated from the router by a wall, so either run a cord down the hall wall or drill through the wall, both of which I am trying to avoid.

 

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18 hours ago, Tk12 said:

I have an 802.11n Wireless LAN card. In theory I could switch to Ethernet but I am separated from the router by a wall, so either run a cord down the hall wall or drill through the wall, both of which I am trying to avoid.

 

I haven't watched this yet and I'm not sure if this will even help but if is does. let me know.

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10 minutes ago, l_zheng101 said:

I haven't watched this yet and I'm not sure if this will even help but if is does. let me know.

No it won't. IIRC in that one he just buys a 10gb server nic.

 

OP I suggest looking for a wifi analyzer program and checking your signal strength.

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