[RFI] HomePlug OK?

[Dave Cole (NK7Z)]

Jim is absolutely correct, the cable company wanted five bucks a month 
to supply crappy wireless.

Also, I don't want them in my network, nor do I want to pay them five 
bucks to create God knows what type of security hole in my network...

Best to get your own router, create a DMZ between your router and the 
cable modem, then you control everything on your end of things...

73s and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z/NNR0DC)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Technical Specialist

On 09/01/2018 09:37 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 9/1/2018 6:31 PM, GaryK9GS wrote:
>> I have a TP Link range extender and it works really well.
> 
> Why are we locked in to wifi routers supplied by internet vendors, which 
> are likely to be whatever they could buy the cheapest? There are a lot 
> of very good WiFi routers around -- read the reviews to find them, don't 
> be a cheap ham and buy one of them! I'm using an ASUS RT-AC66U. Feed 
> your internet modem to it.
> 
> Besides -- if you check your bill for internet service, there's a good 
> chance you're getting charged a rental on that unit, which you could 
> probably buy for a year or two's rent.
> 
>>   Wireless router is in the basement, roughly the center of the house.
> 
> The only good reason for sticking it in the basement is to minimize 
> coverage to your neighbors. I see pretty good signal from one or two 
> neighbors that are at least 250 feet away.
> 
> Also, look at power settings and channel assignments, and check what 
> channels your neighbors are using. I use WiFiInfoView from this company. 
> http://www.nirsoft.net/  Also their Wireless Internet Watcher shows you 
> all the connections to your network. Both are free.
> 
> 73, Jim K9YC
> 
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