Thread: Superhub Superhub Firmware Beta Test
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Old 31-05-2011, 13:01   #392
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Re: Superhub Firmware Beta Test

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Originally Posted by zerolight View Post
I don't have a problem with the superhub really. But for me it's not about the speed of the wireless connection so much as the range and signal strength. I can see my ASUS RT16 router from anywhere in my smallish flat and get a strong signal. I can only connect to the superhub from the same room. As such, the wireless is off and I use the asus as my gateway into the superhub for all wired and wireless connections. I had the same problem with the wireless netgear that VM shipped with the 50mb when I got that.

The superhub is a decent router, but it doesn't have a great wireless range - possibly because it's got internal antennae vs my ASUS's three external antennae.
Your observation may be valid however previous to getting stuck with using the superhub I was using a lynksys WRT54G2 which also has no external antenna.

Unlike the superhub, I used the WRT54G2's wireless out of the box on it's default settings. In fact, and again unlike the superhub, I have never needed to change any wireless settings on the WRT54G2 apart from setting the security.
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