Ahhhhhhh!

[Huge]

Auntie finally agreed to get dsl; hope the wifi signal can make it up to my room. Still need to tweak settings; stupid install program is still "testing the configuration"

 

[Huge]

Damn, the signal only goes up to the floor below mine. Guess I'll have to go find a signal booster; anyone have any recommendations? Also, any thoughts on the router (Westell 327W)?

 

[Gonzo]

I won't post my results...I'll just offer my congratulations & smile



well, maybe
Communications 4.4 megabits per second
Storage 539.8 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 1.9 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome

 

[Inkara1]

Mine's 1.2 megabits per second. It's SBC/Yahoo DSL in California. 1MB file downloaded in 6.8 seconds.

Not too bad for $26.95 a month, I reckon.

 

[Huge]

It slowed way the hell down tonight; felt like I was back on dialup.

I finally managed to get a signal up here, but I still need some kind of repeater/signal booster.

 

[pink_hottie2010]

I have DSL and it works great--the price is easy for me to pay

 

[Huge]

Just spent 45 mins on the phone with a tech from verizon; our dsl dropped significantly (can't top 20kB/s downloads). Ran every test in the book; even had him remotely log on (according to him, there's nothing wrong on their end). They will dispatch techs to check it out in the next 48 hours.

 

[HomeLAN]

(according to him, there's nothing wrong on their end).

And if you believe that, friend.....

 

[Gonzo]

It'll be blazingly fast in the next 48 hours or so

 

[Huge]

I did try another antenna at compussr; made the signal worse.

Once they fix it, I'm swapping out the router. Also are repeaters and access points the same?

 

[HomeLAN]

I thought an access point was more like a router and a repeater was basically a signal booster. My impression was that "access point" = wireless router.

 

[Huge]

That's what I thought; all that is on the back of an access point I looked was a RJ-45 port and a power port. . I really need to research this further.

At least my speed *is* improving; yesterday it was hanging out at the 1x ISDN level.

 

[HomeLAN]

That's what I thought; all that is on the back of an access point I looked was a RJ-45 port and a power port. . I really need to research this further.

Yeah. You should be able to pick it up through a wireless LAN card set for DHCP. The access points I've dealt with have had an additonal RJ45 to plug in a wired PC for configuration, but you may not need that if your wireless NIC is set right. Unfortunately, Linksys's FTP server keeps timing out on me, so I can;t confirm that.

After a little research, it looks like some wireless AP's can act as repeaters as well as act as bridges for spread-out LAN's.

 

[Huge]

OK. But if I pick up a Linksys/D-Link/etc. AP, will it work with my craptacular router? Or should I bite the bullet and just buy a better router? It's amazing I'm picking up anything on my wi-fi with that little antenna.

 

[HomeLAN]

It should. If it doesn't, what the hell. You're not out any extra money, just the time to go back and buy another one.

 

[Huge]

Well, it's going to have to wait untll at least Tuesday; about to start "Monday" at work. Hopefully by then, everything will be fixed ( )

 

[Inkara1]

I just re-tested my DSL, this time at 3:50 a.m. instead of 5-something p.m., and got the exact same numbers. I'd say I have a pretty consistent connection.

 

[greenfreak]

Mine's 6.2 megabits per second. Is that good?

 

[Inkara1]

DSL? Cable? If DSL, how much a month are you paying?

 

[Huge]

I hate you all!

Who's your provider, greenie?