disturbed Posted March 21, 2006 CID Share Posted March 21, 2006 ....I have just now upgraded to dd-wrt firmware (version 2.3 i believe) - im using a linksys wrt54g router (version 3.1) is there an option in the dd-wrt firmware that will allow me to increase the strengh of the signal that is broadcasted to my wireless adapter - and what would be a safe increase !? - anything else i could do to make my signal as strong as it can be !? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted March 21, 2006 CID Share Posted March 21, 2006 it is against FCC regulations to increase it.. however people do do it... the thing that you are going to need to watch for it how hot the router gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted March 21, 2006 CID Share Posted March 21, 2006 I wouldn't go over 70. Mine is set at 60. NO heat problems and it is very stable....I would also use the autoconfig to let it pick the best channel.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted March 21, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 21, 2006 it is against FCC regulations to increase it.. however people do do it... the thing that you are going to need to watch for it how hot the router gets. what level do you recommend since you are the person who recommended dd-wrt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted March 21, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 21, 2006 On the wired part, having a router hasnt really changed anything 5mb plan ! 2mb over cap :shock: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 6899 Kbps about 6.9 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 842 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (main) Test Time:: 2006/03/21 - 1:25pm Bottom Line:: 123X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.22 sec Tested from a 12160 kB file and took 14.438 seconds to complete Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 58.31 % faster than the average for host (cox.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-KDL95JP6I On the wireless part, however, i assume that it might be because of the signal strength, is 2.5mb - although it isnt as important since that other comp really doesnt require anything faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostmaster Posted March 21, 2006 CID Share Posted March 21, 2006 I love the dd-wrt. They don't recommend going over 70 with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted March 21, 2006 CID Share Posted March 21, 2006 I have yet to mess with the power levels at all.. i have been able to get between 80-90% if wired speed.. I use tcpoptimizer.. and make sure that the wifi adaptor is changed.. That is what works for me.. If you are having range problems.. then a power adjustment might be the right thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grambler Posted March 21, 2006 CID Share Posted March 21, 2006 Disturbed, Do you know if this firmware will work with the WRT54GP2 VOIP router Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted March 21, 2006 CID Share Posted March 21, 2006 It will not.. only the wrt54g/gs/gl are supported.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grambler Posted March 21, 2006 CID Share Posted March 21, 2006 Thanks Swimmer, Thought it might be worth a try. [glow=red,2,300]G[/glow] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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