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    WiFi noise issues, help me pick new antennas

    The bridge's an idea I may have dismissed too hastily. TP-Link has a couple APs that can be turned into bridges, the WA801 can be had for about 40 € s&h included; there's also a 3 antenna model, WA901 for about 50 €. Also, at that price point I could get a second WR1043 router and turn it into a...
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    GbE cable next to power lines?

    I'm thinking about wiring part of my house with 15-20 meters of ethernet cable to sidestep troubles with wireless, but I could only lay it down in the same conduits as the power lines. I understand this is not a recommended setup but assuming I were to use shielded/screened cable, will this...
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    WiFi noise issues, help me pick new antennas

    I finally found the culprit, and that is the Linux ath9k driver. I was misled by people saying online that the card works: it would seem for most that just means the card associates and doesn't drop out, regardless of performance. After countless hours of googling I realized issues with...
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    WiFi noise issues, help me pick new antennas

    Something is not right. I have borrowed a brand new laptop, Atheros AR9285 card (the HTPC has an AR5416). Wired PC -> laptop 11.76 MiB/s Laptop -> Wired PC 11.90 MiB/s HTPC -> Wired PC 2.8 - 4.2 MiB/s (dropping to 300-600 KiB/s on select occasions, can't figure out what's the problem..) I...
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    WiFi noise issues, help me pick new antennas

    Steve, your post got me thinking. I went around with the router in hand to see how much can be gained by focusing only on getting the best possible signal. Of course the router ends up in places where it is unsightly and/or unpractical to use), but the results are interesting nonetheless. The...
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    WiFi noise issues, help me pick new antennas

    Thanks for the suggestion, Tim. Both are far beyond my budget, but luckily I found out that the most annoying part of the problem was actually not a WiFi issue per se. The lag spikes was caused by a driver problem, after reverting to an older version, my ping stats have improved a lot and the...
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    WiFi noise issues, help me pick new antennas

    Thank you both for the replies. I think you're right, noise seems fine. The stats from /proc/net/wireless are: TV on - HTPC idling: Link Quality 45/70; Signal Level -65 dBm; Noise -256 TV off - HTPC idling: Link Quality 52/70; Signal Level -57 dBm; Noise -256 (Heavy activity on the...
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    WiFi noise issues, help me pick new antennas

    Signal Strength goes down when xmitting [was WiFi noise issues] Hello, I have a simple WiFi network: 1 wireless station (HTPC/NAS) with a TP-Link WN951N card, and a TP-Link WR1043ND router: different rooms, same floor, about 6m apart. WiFi is horrible behind the HTPC. Tinkering with channels...
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