There is a school near my house and i some how got to know the password of the school wifi. My house is about 150m away from the school and there are no buildings or machanical barrier in between the school and my house. I am in necessity of internet and i wanna connect to that school wifi from my house. I have a lenovo thinkpad l420 and i can not connect to that wifi from my laptop. I had recently ordered Comfast CF-WU755P 150mbps Dongle with 5dBi External Antenna USB Adapter from flipkart thinking if it would help me. But i got confused with the working of that product and so i cancelled the order. I do not know weather that product will help me or not. Please help me. Prescription of other product would be helpfull. My budget is less than rs.1000.
What you're doing is illegal...
If it was your own wifi 150m away, and you weren't getting a signal near you, you could buy a cheap/used router for rs1000 and set it up wit dd-wrt, set it to work as a repeater and then place it somewhere where it gets some signal
ishaang said:
What you're doing is illegal...
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It's a school wi-fi , I guess it's a public wi-fi. He's not cracking his neighbor's network...
Anyhow, an Alpha AWUS036H can help you. It boosts the signal and you should catch it fine. If you put it near the window with a usb extension, for sure you'll have signal.
Try to find the luxury version because the antenna is 8db and has a magnetic stand.
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Yeah you're right & anyway not my place to say...
But cool recommendation! I didnt know about the Alpha AWUS036H sounds quite useful
Alpha AWUS036H is not needed.
Alpha AWUS036H is a very powerful product and it can catch signals from 1km. my house is just 150m away and such a powerful device is not needed. that to it is very costly. can you please tell me weather Comfast CF-WU755P 150mbps Dongle with 5dBi External Antenna USB Adapter will work. can i buy that.
hemi hemi said:
There is a school near my house and i some how got to know the password of the school wifi. My house is about 150m away from the school and there are no buildings or machanical barrier in between the school and my house. I am in necessity of internet and i wanna connect to that school wifi from my house. I have a lenovo thinkpad l420 and i can not connect to that wifi from my laptop. I had recently ordered Comfast CF-WU755P 150mbps Dongle with 5dBi External Antenna USB Adapter from flipkart thinking if it would help me. But i got confused with the working of that product and so i cancelled the order. I do not know weather that product will help me or not. Please help me. Prescription of other product would be helpfull. My budget is less than rs.1000.
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http://www.ccrane.com/Antennas/Super-USB-WiFi-Antenna-3-High-Power-Long-Range-80211-B-G-N-Wireless-1
Guys, i cant afford a rs.6000 device. My budget is just rs.1000. Can you please tell me if i can use Comfast CF-WU755P 150mbps Dongle with 5dBi External Antenna USB Adapter.
You cant connect to it :|
Cuz even the school's router wont send the signal to 150 meters !!!!
Can anyone tell me what is the use of Comfast CF-WU755P 150mbps Network USB Wifi Dongle with 5dBi External Antenna.
Thanks in advance.
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is it possible to use this phone to bridge my neighbors wifi signal in to my house?i have his permission to use it.in fact i put the router in his house and give him ten bucks a month.i can only pick up his wifi in my daughters room and garage.any apps or anything?
If you mean you want to have WiFi data in AND WiFi tethering out, no its not possible. As far as I understand it, WiFi tethering essentially turns your WiFi receiver into a transmitter, and both can not be active at the same time.
You could just get a range extender and put it in your garage or your daughters room, that would boost the signal in your house
Personally I've never liked those range extenders. While there is no way that I'm aware of to do it with the g2x, it can easily be done with a few pieces of network equipment. Get yourself a wireless ethernet bridge, and put it in your daughter's room. Connect it to the wireless network, and plug a wireless access point into the bridge.
Not a cheap or elegant solution, but it should definitely work.
mstrk242 said:
Personally I've never liked those range extenders. While there is no way that I'm aware of to do it with the g2x, it can easily be done with a few pieces of network equipment. Get yourself a wireless ethernet bridge, and put it in your daughter's room. Connect it to the wireless network, and plug a wireless access point into the bridge.
Not a cheap or elegant solution, but it should definitely work.
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yeah i was just looking to do a free-be way if it was possible.i know about the range extenders but never thought about your idea..why dont you like wireless bridges/range extenders?
I don't like them either but its a simple solution, I've tried them before and they seem to lose connection randomly.
Now I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think you could do this with a wireless router running custom firmware (DD-WRT).
Wireless router picks up the signal and bounces it back out. Maybe it's worth looking into
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is it possible to use this phone to bridge my neighbors wifi signal in to my house?i have his permission to use it.in fact i put the router in his house and give him ten bucks a month.i can only pick up his wifi in my daughters room and garage.any apps or anything?
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maybe if you have a usb wifi adapter set up a ad hoc connection then go back to network and sharing click on adapter settings then sharing and shared it with the usb wifi adapter thats one way to doing it
PhantomRampage said:
Now I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think you could do this with a wireless router running custom firmware (DD-WRT).
Wireless router picks up the signal and bounces it back out. Maybe it's worth looking into
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Yes you can definitely do that, there are tons of "how 2'a" for this on the Web...
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PhantomRampage said:
Now I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think you could do this with a wireless router running custom firmware (DD-WRT).
Wireless router picks up the signal and bounces it back out. Maybe it's worth looking into
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yeah im going to look in to this.im not sure if i have the right router but i have a couple of old ones laying around here.also gonna check in to that usb adapter idea one of the other guys suggested.thanks all.
So my house doesn't have very good 4G signal.... I have to FORCE 4G and either be outside or top of a window. That being said, I want to find a spot with 4G and leave my phone there.
Is it possible to connect to a router to extend the wifi signal? Or should I get a long usb cable for tether? Any tips on getting a better signal? Thanks!
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It is "possible" is it real feasible?? not really.... It would still require a long usb cable a computer and a router... You would need to USB tether the internet to a computer than bridge that connection the the ethernet port on the computer then run that ethernet to the input of a router... Like I said not real practical.. Look into a Signal repeater... They are a little pricey but work really well in most cases...
Something like this, http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wireless/ss/wirelessgear_7.htm , would be your only wireless option. Like dr12volt said tho, it's around 100 bucks for something like that.
Also(taken from above website):
However, due to the nature of this technology, most wireless range extenders work only with a limited set of other equipment. Check the manufacturer's specifications carefully for compatibility information.
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I have a wifi antenna that was gifted to me. Itsran motorola branded antenna that it made to get wifi signals sithin some miles from the house. But idk how to connect it. The wifi antenna is diferrent from the ones being sold to people. The antenna was removed from a school and was gifted to me. They gave me the antenna and the power cabld of it and another cable that Iwas told it goes on the 2.4ghz port and that the antenna goes on the 5.8ghz port. But I think there are something missing here. Cables or adapters because idk where to connect the cable. If anyone knows let me know. I need help.
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Hi everyone,
This is my first post. First of all I'd like to thank XDA family for all the support. This is a big learning website for many of us.
Now talking about the problem which I have..
Well I am planning to change my router and get another one with a USB port so that I can attach a HDD to it.
I want to know few things before I go for it..
What things should I keep in mind before buying a router with USB port and if someone can recommend me some good and cheap routers.
I want to know how to browse files on HDD thru my android device(4.2.1), if I can only read the files or read and write both.
And if it is ok to use a 2.0 HDD with the router.
Also I would like to mention here that the HDD won't be connected to the router 24x7. I'd be connecting it only when required because I read somewhere that there are some heating issues if the HDD is connected for a longer period of time.
It be helpful if someone having same setup could share the experience and dos n don'ts.
Thank you.
The Darknight said:
Hi everyone,
This is my first post. First of all I'd like to thank XDA family for all the support. This is a big learning website for many of us.
Now talking about the problem which I have..
Well I am planning to change my router and get another one with a USB port so that I can attach a HDD to it.
I want to know few things before I go for it..
What things should I keep in mind before buying a router with USB port and if someone can recommend me some good and cheap routers.
I want to know how to browse files on HDD thru my android device(4.2.1), if I can only read the files or read and write both.
And if it is ok to use a 2.0 HDD with the router.
Also I would like to mention here that the HDD won't be connected to the router 24x7. I'd be connecting it only when required because I read somewhere that there are some heating issues if the HDD is connected for a longer period of time.
It be helpful if someone having same setup could share the experience and dos n don'ts.
Thank you.
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First of all what is your internet connection, is it cable/fiber optic or ADSL
If it's ADSL then the TP-Link AC1750 is a great choice as it's under £100 and from my personal knowledge supports and external HDD (Tested with 500GB 2.5inch HDD in a caddy. It will also supposedly support cable router connection via ethernet.
If thats too much then the lower spec version here (TL-WR1043ND) is also good but it doesn't support AC WiFi.
With the above routers you can set the HDD/Pen drive to network storage in the admin settings and I personally own one and think they're great budget devices.
Other than that if they aren't what you're looking for just make sure the routers output enough power through the USB 2/3 port and a recognise portable HDDs in order to suply the correct power output.
Also I've had my HDD connected for over a day and haven't had any heating issues but I guess it depends on the quality of the HDD/Caddy
Hope I could help
TechMinerUK said:
First of all what is your internet connection, is it cable/fiber optic or ADSL
If it's ADSL then the TP-Link AC1750 is a great choice as it's under £100 and from my personal knowledge supports and external HDD (Tested with 500GB 2.5inch HDD in a caddy. It will also supposedly support cable router connection via ethernet.
If thats too much then the lower spec version here (TL-WR1043ND) is also good but it doesn't support AC WiFi.
With the above routers you can set the HDD/Pen drive to network storage in the admin settings and I personally own one and think they're great budget devices.
Other than that if they aren't what you're looking for just make sure the routers output enough power through the USB 2/3 port and a recognise portable HDDs in order to suply the correct power output.
Also I've had my HDD connected for over a day and haven't had any heating issues but I guess it depends on the quality of the HDD/Caddy
Hope I could help
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Thanks alot.. You have cleared almost all of my doubts..
I do have cable connection... But just 2 more things.. How to access data on HDD thru android.. And I am sorry but what is ac wifi..
The Darknight said:
Thanks alot.. You have cleared almost all of my doubts..
I do have cable connection... But just 2 more things.. How to access data on HDD thru android.. And I am sorry but what is ac wifi..
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To access the files on Android you need to set them as network storage like on a Windows PC, you can do this through apps like Droid NAS.
Also AC WiFi is the latest, fastest WiFi connection like 802.11 b/g/n. You need an AC adapter to get the full speeds but it is well worth it and it's compatible with older devices like 802.11 b/g/n
Ok, please advise if their is a "better way" .
I need an internet and network solution. I only get 2Mbs with a fibre optic cable at a work location, as we are very very far from exchange. Everything on the cable is Slow. ISP cannot improve line speed unless we pay for dedicated line which requires them to dig and install . Oh and a cheap quote of £20,000 .
Anyhow, I want to avoid this by :
My possible solution , is a 4G Router to work with a BT sim card. We get about 20Mbs on a sim card. (Which would be fine for us)
I am looking to run an External Ariel /antenna from the 4g Router, to hit the best signal. Maybe place this on the Roof, or side of the building.
From the 4G Router, I would like a 4 Port 1GB Switch. (If router does not have ports) To hard wire an ethernet printer & Macbook. Whilst using WIFI from the 4G Router with portable items , like Laptops that can also print as well as Macbook.
Please can someone help, with what products I need, maybe link to them too.
I.e,
4G Router
1GB Switch
Ariel / Antenna
(Is it Coax cable from Router to Antenna) are these ends screw on? F Connector I think the Ends are called ?)
CAT5 for Hard Wire connections , Printer / Macbook.
Please advice ,
Many thanks
Craig
Fact is: Ethernet ( wired connection ) is always ways faster than Wi-Fi ( wireless connection ).
In my experience, using an 802.11g router, the speed of the wired connection is twice that of wireless. When using an 802.11n router, the speed of the wired connection was only 50 % faster than the wireless. Here are more results from my tests: Wired connection average download from the Internet is 25mbps.