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Well, the title almost says it all, I have this thread: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=61802&highlight=

And I'm gonna walk thru my apartment and get some measures to help people make suggestions of router's location.

The notebook I'm gonna use runs Windows XP

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Is network stumbler any good?

[ackray]

yes. But try insider too

[phuzi0n]

The best way to survey with either of those is to couple the data with GPS so that you can build a map of reception.

http://www.metageek.net/products/sitesurvey

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Thanks ackray and phuzi0n.

Well, the software phuzi0n showed looks perfect but I think is too much. I will try network stumbler and the other one ackray suggested, I appreciate your help!

[phuzi0n]

I was just showing you those pics for an example of what you can do to visualize the combined data. Both netstumbler and inssider have methods of doing the same thing.

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Looking more carefully I understood better, there's the software, which is very good, and the hardware, I though was only a software that would only ran with the hardware. I grab trial version and I will install it, thanks again phuzi0n!

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Well here is the preliminary results of tests, files attached!

Strange thing is that in SummaryLogData Tx power is 100mW when is only set 28mW.

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Any comments? Suggestions?? I appreciate any input regarding the logs..

[ackray]

Well,
It looks like you will have wireless internet connection everywhere you need it.

However for the purpose of improving signal I'd put a couple of the wrt54g-tm's around as repeaters.

I set these up with 8dbi antennas so a signal that would be weak to the computer is strong on the router.

As your main problem here seems to be penetration through the walls no one location or router will give you evenly distributed high speed.

Now, if you want to get ambitious:

Linksys POE adapter.
Ceiling mount antenna
CAT5 to the hallway ceiling and bury a DD-wrt in the ceiling.

This would probably give you the best distribution pattern. I'd recommend placing your router in the hallway and rerunning the tests again to see if it's worth the trouble.

BTW test with the room doors open and closed to see what effect it has.

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Thanks ackray!

I'm travelling right now but I will read more carefully later. I liked your suggestion about putting the router in the hallway, the only problem would be the Desktop, that is wired. Signal is very weak in the left side of laundry and final room, almost no signal at all. Kitchen is also pretty compromised..

I see a blind spot in the downside (down, left) of dinner room also..

Need to do more tests!