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EX3110 Slow Speed
I am getting slow wifi speeds whe using the EX3110 extender. Speedtest.net is showing like 0.5Mbps download. Yet the config screen shows 3 bars signal strength, and 39Mbps capability (See file att...
Plemans, your assumptions are correct! The extender is in a separate building from the router, so the signal goes a couple hundred feet, and there are some trees too. I can't really move it closer, and since it plugs into a wall outlet (no power cord), I can't move it to the top of the building either. I haven't tried other channels, but since there are no other wifi signals around, I don't expect that to help either. The router is Linksys, does this matter?
I expect that the extender will slow the speed some, and 50% of link speed would be great--I'd be happy with 10%. A couple of questions:
1. Would a newer model work better? This one is probably 5yrs old.
2. Would a firmware update help? Again it has never been updated.
3. Would an extender with external antennas work better? I could wire an additional outdoor antenna to this. Any experience with these?
If you or anyone else would comment further, I'd be most grateful.
A couple hundred feet with obstructions. I'm simply impressed that you're even getting a signal.
You might see a little improvement with using an extender with a larger antenna but its not going to be much.
best bets?
1. buy and underground cable and bury it. Then attach an access point at the seperate building.
2. use a point to point system. They can reach much futher distances. Netgear has airbridge but there are cheaper options.