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Hey guys, i am still thinking how i can get better wifi signal and ive came up with an idea, my Asus RT-N18U has three antenas, what if i would connect a cable to one of the ports and route it to the ground floor so i would have a signal everywhere and wouldn麓t have to spen $350 for Google Wifi thingies.

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1 minute ago, dave_k said:

Hey guys, i am still thinking how i can get better wifi signal and ive came up with an idea, my Asus RT-N18U has three antenas, what if i would connect a cable to one of the ports and route it to the ground floor so i would have a signal everywhere and wouldn麓t have to spen $350 for Google Wifi thingies.

Thanks

You could try, but IDK how good that would work. Just look for an SMA extension lead (probably 50ohm)

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2 minutes ago, dave_k said:

Hey guys, i am still thinking how i can get better wifi signal and ive came up with an idea, my Asus RT-N18U has three antenas, what if i would connect a cable to one of the ports and route it to the ground floor so i would have a signal everywhere and wouldn麓t have to spen $350 for Google Wifi thingies.

Thanks

Also, $350 for google wifi??? That seems expensive, what currency is that?

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Just now, unknownmiscreant said:

You could try, but IDK how good that would work. Just look for an SMA extension lead (probably 50ohm)

Also, my ISP provided VDSL2 modem is complete crap, what if i would use聽ASUS DSL-AC52U on the floor with VDSL outlet and put my actual RT-N18U as wifi range extender

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Just now, unknownmiscreant said:

Also, $350 for google wifi??? That seems expensive, what currency is that?

CZK to EURO to USD, i need to buy it in germany somewhere not in Google Store

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Just now, dave_k said:

Also, my ISP provided VDSL2 modem is complete crap, what if i would use聽ASUS DSL-AC52U on the floor with VDSL outlet and put my actual RT-N18U as wifi range extender

Well if you're ISP modem is crap, get a better modem, and run and Ethernet cable downstairs. The聽asus dsl-wehatever router would work, however you would聽have to run a Ethernet line聽around your house.

Maybe a simpler solution is top get a paper house like everyone else xd.

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3 minutes ago, dave_k said:

CZK to EURO to USD, i need to buy it in germany somewhere not in Google Store

Glad I don't live in you're country, thats really expensive.

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3 minutes ago, unknownmiscreant said:

Well if you're ISP modem is crap, get a better modem, and run and Ethernet cable downstairs. The聽asus dsl-wehatever router would work, however you would聽have to run a Ethernet line聽around your house.

Maybe a simpler solution is top get a paper house like everyone else xd.

We to call american houses "paper" because when you see the footage after a <insert a name of a hurricane> there are like 4 cm thicc wooden panels everywhere

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2 minutes ago, dave_k said:

We to call american houses "paper" because when you see the footage after a <insert a name of a hurricane> there are like 4 cm thicc wooden panels everywhere

We don't have hurricanes where I live. too cold. 聽Also why are you assuming where I live????? xD

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Just now, unknownmiscreant said:

We don't have hurricanes where I live. too cold. 聽Also why are you assuming where I live????? xD

I dont assume, i just explain why i call houses in NA paper xD

Do you think that the Asus way would work if i would make one wifi with both connected to each other?

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I dont assume, i just explain why i call houses in NA paper xD

Do you think that the Asus way would work if i would make one wifi with both connected to each other?

Yeah, if you run an Ethernet cable between them, it will work. Trying to do it via wifi probably won't work for the very reason you are having this issue, and most routers don't support it, without a bit of hacking.

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On 8. 8. 2017 at 0:28 PM, unknownmiscreant said:

Yeah, if you run an Ethernet cable between them, it will work. Trying to do it via wifi probably won't work for the very reason you are having this issue, and most routers don't support it, without a bit of hacking.

Thanks for all your support man, ive gathered as much info as i can and it seems that i will switch to google wifi completely, i will use 3 points (recommended by Google site) and have better coverage with consistent speed. I have the problem that i use VDSL modem as bridge, but thanks to the VDSL i can麓t go over 24 mbit/s. I will wait since in my town there are few FTTH聽cables already and if there is a reconstruction in our street maybe they will lay them so i can switch to optic. One last question, does google wifi have PC based acces software/UI or only the smartphone app?

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6 hours ago, dave_k said:

Thanks for all your support man, ive gathered as much info as i can and it seems that i will switch to google wifi completely, i will use 3 points (recommended by Google site) and have better coverage with consistent speed. I have the problem that i use VDSL modem as bridge, but thanks to the VDSL i can麓t go over 24 mbit/s. I will wait since in my town there are few FTTH聽cables already and if there is a reconstruction in our street maybe they will lay them so i can switch to optic. One last question, does google wifi have PC based acces software/UI or only the smartphone app?

Most networking gear is controlled via a web brower, so generic to PC/mac/phone.

But I think google wifi has the "google home" app.

Stay away from the windsurfer thing. I tried it once, worked (kind of), but not well enough to justify the time and nuisance factor.

Glad you've got it sorted.

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