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[Q] Wireless Access Point Switching

If this has been asked and answered, I apologize. Can't figure what to search for to find it.
I have a multi-story house and one wifi access point simply doesn't cover it all. I've wired up one for upstairs and one for downstairs. One of the two has DHCP enabled. Both have identical SSIDs and security. I do not know to change BSSIDs (some kinda hidden SSID?) Have tried setting both to same channel and to different channels - currently on 7 and 11.
My charge will not automatically switch between them. Under EE4 I could turn off wireless and when I turned it back on it'd connect to the stronger signal. Under all the gingerbread builds it connects to one and even after turning wireless on and off it connects to the original one. Under GB I can only switch between them using Wiifi Analyzer's connect feature. Under GB I've taken to setting up the SSIDs to different values so I can at least manually switch between them in settings. This is a royal pain as I walk between the two floors all the time.
What am I doing wrong? Doesn't anyone else have this problem?

Instead of multiple routers, try using wireless repeaters or extenders. A repeater picks up a wifi signal and rebroadcasts it for better reception. A network extender has an ethernet port that connects to your router and makes an access point without making a new network.
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I prefer dd wrt routers using WDS. There are lots of resources about this. Or just buy a some access points. I find that repeaters have interference issues.
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Well, actually my second router is currently setup in firmware to be an access point.
Have either of you guys observed a Charge w/ GB actually handing off correctly? If so, at least I'd know that it's my setup.
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A repeater is the best solution? The upstairs location just barely picks up the wifi from downstairs. Seems like you'd lose a lot of thruput that way.
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Tried the app "Wifi Manager"? It might help you. There a bunch others. I would try them all out to see if they help your situation.

WiFi Jumper fixed this problem for me. Well worth the money.
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BillLee3 said:
WiFi Jumper fixed this problem for me. Well worth the money.
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Seems like a nifty utility. Easier than setting up WDS, but I still think that WDS is the bees knees when it comes to having rock-solid wifi everywhere you want.

Cant find wifi!

HI, we recently bought an 802.11n compatible router called Asus RT-N13U and its visible to every pc in the house inclufing the xbox 360 and the ps3 but its totally invisible to my nexus s its like it doesnt exist. We have tried disconnecting everything but still didnt work. I need help and this phone is not rooted.
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Probably broadcasting on a channel which Android has disabled for your country. Switch to a channel between 1 and 12 on your router, may need to take off auto. An app like Wifi Analyzer should be able to see the network no problems.

Its on channel 11. My old was on 11 too but it worked...
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junibug said:
HI, we recently bought an 802.11n compatible router called Asus RT-N13U and its visible to every pc in the house inclufing the xbox 360 and the ps3 but its totally invisible to my nexus s its like it doesnt exist. We have tried disconnecting everything but still didnt work. I need help and this phone is not rooted.
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Make sure you have set your router to use the 2.4GHz band, not 5GHz.

It is set to 2.4 ghz and wifi analyzer cant see it
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My dads x10 and my mothers x10 mini can connect
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Be sure your router was configured to WPA/WPA2 security,not WEP,and that the router is visible (Wireless SSID : ON) .

ICS -802.11n not compatiable..change it to g/n
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Turn off aes encryption
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Remedy, thats it! I didnt realise it was because of that, ill change it to AES/TKIP right away!
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Is there any way to solve this problem, shouldnt it be possible to solve it in the software of android?
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[Q] Internet Pass Through on LG Optimus 3D P920

Hi All,
The HTC phones have an option called the "Internet Pass through" where in the PC Internet connection can be used for the handset by connecting through the USB.
Is it a hardware or a software feature?
If it is software, then will it be possible to apply the feature for the P920?
Network speeds are pathetic where i live (tried all networks, 2G as well as 3G) if Internet Pass Through feature was available, I could easily have high speed internet access for my handset!
Hope someone takes this up and include them as an add on or in the ROM itself.
I am sure this will be helpful to many.
Schubeir

Oh yeah I want to know that too.
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grish said:
Oh yeah I want to know that too.
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Hi, try the link below.
works perfectly in win7 32 bit
http://www.howtogeek.com/117118/how...oid-to-your-pcs-internet-connection-over-usb/
schubeir

What is the point of this? Isn't it just easier to use wifi?
Sorry for to noobness just not sure why (don't want to miss out!)
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saint_cow said:
What is the point of this? Isn't it just easier to use wifi?
Sorry for to noobness just not sure why (don't want to miss out!)
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HI,
Simple point. I dont have wireless broadband at home and I dont want to get wireless broadband at home coz there is a cyber cafe below my house and that guy is always trying to hack into all wifi connections available.
also, the aircel / mtnl / Uninor/ videocon/ airtel /BPL /idea / vodafone -- all have flop internet speeds. I have unlimited 2 Mbps broadband connection at home.
LGO3D does not support Internet Pass Through inherently like HTC. hence the need for the above link. I am sure there may be many more who want to use this feature.
this works extremely well when I have to download new roms / 3D games / movies etc.
thanks.
schubeir

YouTube fix

My YouTube is crashing and disconnecting from wifi. What can be? Only P920 on this fault occurs. (From Brazil)
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Hi. I have similar problem. When I've installed 3g router I have problems with all flash videos. Same on laptop and phone. Whey stops loading. Maybe anyone know a solution? But when I'm putting my 3g stick directly to laptop it's ok. And phone loading videos perfectly when on mobile Internet. Thanks in advance.
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wyciunia said:
Hi. I have similar problem. When I've installed 3g router I have problems with all flash videos. Same on laptop and phone. Whey stops loading. Maybe anyone know a solution? But when I'm putting my 3g stick directly to laptop it's ok. And phone loading videos perfectly when on mobile Internet. Thanks in advance.
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Your problem is probably bandwidth issues. 3G dongles can't carry too much data at once like a standard router can and when its broadcasting its signal to multiple devices it will use up that bandwidth fairly quickly. The fact that it works fine when used with a single device points to bandwidth being the issue. Are you able to get another 3G dongle without paying for another plan?

I could try to get another dongle to test. Now I'm using Zte Mf112 with netgear n-mbrn3000 router. It's interesting, when I'm disconnecting all other devices it's the same problem. Maybe i should change something in routers configs? I have 10mbps plan, but the dongle is supporting 7.2 mbps. I always have download speed around 400kb/s.
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TF101 as a WiFi to Ethernet adapter?

Is there a way to have the TF101 connect to a WiFi network and then share the connection with other devices using Ethernet? (I already have a USB to Ethernet adapter and a dock for it.) I have modded my TF101 with a high gain patch antenna so it picks up weak signals very well. (Almost as good as my old WA840G with a cantenna on it and much less bulky!)
Main use case would be to connect a pocket AP (modded WR-702N) to it some distance away (to prevent interference) and then connect my other stuff to that.

It would seems that you'd need the driver for the USB device (it might just work because Ethernet should already be included in most kernels) and an app that properly routes traffic through the device. In theory it should work but you need those 2 components.
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The Ethernet adapter works fine for connecting to an Ethernet network. So that part is already done.

You could take a look at the clockworkmod tether app or the source code for droidifi to figure out how to make an app to handle the routing part.
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NiHaoMike said:
I have modded my TF101 with a high gain patch antenna so it picks up weak signals very well. (Almost as good as my old WA840G with a antenna on it and much less bulky!)
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Mike, just to ask, can u provide some pictures of how you mod yr TF101 using the said high gain patch antenna?
TIA