topic Re: WiFi strength in My Router

WiFi strength

MKTaylors — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:29:43 GMT

I’m struggling to get a decent signal in my study, I have my main computer there and stream music to the rest of the house and it keeps dropping out
I have done a strength test and it can drop to 77 dBm , router is two rooms away by the fibre connection point
Can anything be done?

Re: WiFi strength

outcast — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:34:37 GMT

@MKTaylors wrote:

Can anything be done?

Run an Ethernet cable ?

Re: WiFi strength

MKTaylors — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:10:34 GMT

I can’t run a cable through the house, i need the WiFi to work

Re: WiFi strength

outcast — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 20:17:02 GMT

What about powerline adaptors ?

Re: WiFi strength

HPsauce — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:15:01 GMT

I've just rejigged/extended my powerline adapters after a VERY NEAR (50 metres or so) recent lightning strike blew up one of a pair and I added by "backup" pair to the network. The lightning did more damage in houses nearer and destroyed a couple of pine trees too!

I now actually have a three units (one at the router, two elsewhere) and a mix of manufacturers/specifications (TP-Link and "BT") but it all works well. One is on the same ring main as the primary/router unit, the other on a separate circuit in a house extension, only connected back at the meter.

Broadband is FTTC at about 60mbps and I get >55mbps from devices connected to either "slave" unit.