Wireless N v. Range Extender

[chandler1818]

I recently put an addition on my house. My Series 3 is now located in the addition. Wireless signals now have to travel through a brick wall and as a result degrade significantly. Would a G range expander or Wireless N work better? Thanks for the help.

[Malcontent]

I recently put an addition on my house. My Series 3 is now located in the addition. Wireless signals now have to travel through a brick wall and as a result degrade significantly. Would a G range expander or Wireless N work better? Thanks for the help.

Do you currently have a Wireless N or G router? If you already have a N router, might as well pick up a N expander. If you have a G router, you could try a G expander. If it doesn't give you a strong signal, you can always return it for a refund.

In order to take advantage of a N network both the router and expander have to be N.

A N router with a N expander should give you better signal strength and better coverage for your house. It all depends on what type of router you currently have and if your willing to invest in a new N router if you don't currently have one.

I'm guessing that a G expander would be enough. Just find a place for it in your house that allows for the coverage your looking for. This is the cheapest option.

If you already have a N router, it should be powerful enough to push the signal to a G expander and to your house addition.

[rainwater]

You will definitely get much better range if you are using a wireless N router even with wireless G adapters. Whether it will work or not may depend on how close the router is to the TiVo. You might also need a wireless bridge for a wireless-n router but a wireless N bridge is harder the find. The only one I have experience with is using a airport express and it works good with my airport extreme.

[acvthree]

You might want to get an Ethernet over powerline adapter.

http://www.netgear.com/Products/PowerlineNetworking/PowerlineEthernetAdapters/XAVB101.aspx


This would give you Ethernet wired speeds without running a drop.

Al

[rainwater]

You might want to get an Ethernet over powerline adapter.

http://www.netgear.com/Products/PowerlineNetworking/PowerlineEthernetAdapters/XAVB101.aspx


This would give you Ethernet wired speeds without running a drop.


However, there's a good chance it might not work when you are talking about additions to the house.

[chandler1818]

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I am intrigued by the idea of the powerline adapter. If I got one of those, can I still use a wireless network to stay mobile on the laptop?

[chandler1818]

Rainwater, after reading up on this; I think you are correct. The addition is on a completely different set of circuits from the circuits powering the router location. It sounds like a powerline adaptor will only work when the two adaptors are on lines coming/to from the same box.