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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Upgrading Computer by adding more ram and implementing wireless router

- PC Lab Removed 2 stick of 256MB RAM from two desktops
+ Church Library (1 stick of 256MB RAM)
+ Church Office (1 stick of 256MB RAM)
[Complete]

[retest] Attempting to access Content Management System from home, but probably a setting is not done right.  Do not forget to set the gateway on the server using the CMS.  Need to test it with others willing to put in the IP address.

[Complete] setting up wireless router
[Diagnostic] Wifi internet connection drops in and out
[Diagnostic] If there is no wifi signal, there will be a i8042prt buffer overflow and the ps2 mouse will freeze from time to time.  Disable the wifi connection on the computer.
[Improving Wifi Strength]  The encryption must be disabled from access point, move access point away from computer screen, radio and ssid must be broadcast, and keep sending pings to a random internet address.

[Tested] Wireless Bridge with Belkin and Netgear router and it works.
Configuring two routers as one acts as the access  point and the other access as a repeater bridge


In this example, the netgear router was acting as the Access Point / Wireless Base Station while the Belkin router was acting as the repeater.  The Access Point and Repeater must have the same channel and same encryption protocol to be able to communicate.

PURCHASE NETGEAR REPEATER TO STRENGTHEN WIRELESS SIGNAL


[future] probably a best idea to get a repeater and increase the signal strength of the access point as seen in the picture example below http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2745/~/how-to-set-wds-(repeater-function)-on-wndr3300%2Fwnr3500%3F

2 comments:

AlfredoT said...

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connect
on
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-3C-08-0E
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, March 26, 2011 1:09:27 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, April 02, 2011 1:09:27 PM

AlfredoT said...

A wired connection is faster compared to a wireless connection. A repeater helps strengthen the wifi signal and extend your wireless network, but you can also connected wired devices to a repeater as well.