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    Quote Originally Posted by HUGH View Post
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    Anyone here ever use a wifi repeater? Is there such a thing?

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    I would be surprised if there weren't.

    Like that post was...
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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    Anyone here ever use a wifi repeater? Is there such a thing?
    Sometimes called an 'extender' too.

    I have briefly, but it wasn't reliable in my case. I couldn't see any signal coverage improvement with the device I was trying connect with. So, I must have been doing something wrong.

    Part of the reason I'm reverting to more wired connections.
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    Quote Originally Posted by N3XJN View Post

    Part of the reason I'm reverting to more wired connections.
    Nothing wrong with wired connections either. In many regards they are faster and more secure. Here are home I've been switching to wireless mainly to reduce the number of cable runs all over the house. That and the bulk of the network devices on the network today are portable devices (i.e. phones, tablets, laptops) that benefit from, and/or require wireless connectivity. My 2 non-portable stationary workstations (desktop systems) were wired until recently but are now wireless, However, everything from the wireless access point down to the main server/router is wired and will remain so for the foreseeable future. I also have an ethernet switch that will remain wired in the event there are any wireless problems I can always run a cable to a device (i.e. workstation , etc.) should he need ever arise. It's always a good idea to have a backup means of connectivity,
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    Quote Originally Posted by N3XJN View Post
    Sometimes called an 'extender' too.

    I have briefly, but it wasn't reliable in my case. I couldn't see any signal coverage improvement with the device I was trying connect with. So, I must have been doing something wrong.

    Part of the reason I'm reverting to more wired connections.
    Not that I need one but I was always curious as to whether those "wifi extenders" work and if so how well. Do they actually boost power levels of do they provide an antenna with improved gain ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by K4PIH View Post
    Outstanding. I have a windoz10 box that is a pain and I'll soon wipe it and put Ubuntu or Mint on it. There is a microcenter close by and everytime I go they have a bin with those USB wireless dongles, usually $10 or less and I pick one up. The Panda ones work well. Amazing that wireless a few years ago was so expensive!
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    Quote Originally Posted by n2ize View Post
    Not that I need one but I was always curious as to whether those "wifi extenders" work and if so how well. Do they actually boost power levels of do they provide an antenna with improved gain ?
    They are basically repeaters. They will halve your speed (On average).
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    My experience with those extenders is that when they work, they do indeed give much better coverage. I've used TP-Link, Asus, and one other that I can't remember the make. At some point in time, they would all drop and required a reset of the extender, the router, and the device(s) it fed. The trade off of distance vs speed and reliability wasn't worth it, to me. I ended up just getting a router with good performance and distance. I haven't tried any of them in the last couple of years or so. They may now offer better reliability and speed over longer distances than the ones I tried.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    Anyone here ever use a wifi repeater? Is there such a thing?
    Yes, I have configured some of our WiFi links at work that way, using Ubiquity stuff.

    All of the ones I've done are hard wired between the two radios that "repeat" with CAT5.

    Ubiquity WiFi 'effin' rocks.
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