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28-09-2004, 15:17

I've recently bought the WRT54GS and the router was dead easy to set up, HOWEVER the signal strength is VERY POOR and the wireless card kept disconnecting (the wireless game adpater was fine). The router is one side of the house and the wireless card is in a PC the other side of the house.

As you cant alter the output power level on the latest version of the firmware i had to apply a hacked version. The hacked version i used is based on the current version of the firmware with very little change other than being able to increase the signal power output. If you want to know what firmware i have, PM me and ill have a look when i get home. Apparently the signal power output used to be set to 42mW but for some reason it has been reduced to 24mW and the option to change it has been removed. With the hacked firmware that im using you can set this anywhere fro 0 to 84mW. Setting it at 42mW seemed to solve the signal strength problem for me.

28-09-2004, 15:17	#3
gary_580 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: LinkSYS or DLink I've recently bought the WRT54GS and the router was dead easy to set up, HOWEVER the signal strength is VERY POOR and the wireless card kept disconnecting (the wireless game adpater was fine). The router is one side of the house and the wireless card is in a PC the other side of the house. As you cant alter the output power level on the latest version of the firmware i had to apply a hacked version. The hacked version i used is based on the current version of the firmware with very little change other than being able to increase the signal power output. If you want to know what firmware i have, PM me and ill have a look when i get home. Apparently the signal power output used to be set to 42mW but for some reason it has been reduced to 24mW and the option to change it has been removed. With the hacked firmware that im using you can set this anywhere fro 0 to 84mW. Setting it at 42mW seemed to solve the signal strength problem for me.