Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
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Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
02-02-2009 10:27 AM
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03-02-2009 12:12 AM
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03-02-2009 6:03 PM
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Re: Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
03-02-2009 6:09 PM
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The real problem is the poor Thomson interface - you need to change the default channel to 1 or 11.
It can be done - can't quite remember how!
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
03-02-2009 6:25 PM
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To change channel, log into the router at 192.168.1.254
Click on
Home network
Wireless - click on WLAN
Configure
look for channel select, change to manual and just below change to desired channel.
Re: Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
04-02-2009 8:31 PM
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Re: Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
04-02-2009 10:17 PM
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"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
04-02-2009 11:05 PM
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A high gain aerial works by concentrating the radio energy into a narrower beam horizontally - ( ( like a lighthouse light beam ! ) rather than radiating upwards to the sky or down into the ground.
In a house the energy is constrained by the fabric of the building rather than disappearing it up into the roof or floor.
In an office or industrial environment, I would agree that an external antenna might help by positioning the aerial in a better position to get the RF energy out more efficiently.
Re: Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
04-02-2009 11:55 PM
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So reducing the vertical spread (and possibly the horizontal spread) can be a good thing.
Even in a house.
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
04-02-2009 11:59 PM
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http://www.netstumbler.com/
This will show any other stations near by and their channel and it also shows noise this may help to see if there is a free channel in your area
Re: Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
11-02-2009 11:21 AM
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I'm rather embarrased I've bad-mouthed the Thomson
As for the discussions on high gain antennas for the router, I don't really see that would help in my situation, since I would want a good radio link in all parts of the house. It seems to me that a better idea would be two antennas spaced several wavelenghts apart so that you would get some spatial diversity in the reception of the signal.
Re: Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
11-02-2009 12:29 PM
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I don't have direct experience of wifi in a business environment - where you have multiple wireless routers around the premises, but aren't they then just connected to bridges so the selection is done at the ethernet level rather than by wifi receiver diversity ?.
Re: Weak Signal with Thomson TG585
21-02-2009 12:40 PM
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Using FTTC since 2011. Currently on 80/20 Unlimited Fibre Extra.
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