[RFI] HomePlug OK?

[Dale Johnson]

I use 5 Ghz band.  

Dale j.


On 02, Sep 2018, at 12:10, Dave Cole (NK7Z) <dave at nk7z.net> wrote:

As an aside, if you can, select a channel on the band edge...  No one on one side of you.

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

On 09/02/2018 08:43 AM, Mike Kirkland wrote:
> A WiFi extender/repeater (a single band type like most consumer units are)
> will cut your data throughput rate by around half. Think SIMPLEX packet
> digipeter.
> Better solutions to consider might be:
> 1 - Better antennas on the WiFi router (in ham radio it IS all about the
> antenna after all).
> 2 - Multiple WiFi access points (not routers) hard wired to the the router
> using ESS. This is how places like hospitals and office buildings have
> large coverage areas with a single connection.
> Also, an issue to consider with using the provider's access point is that
> many of them (like Concast) are hosting public WiFi access points on your
> connection for there other customers. They will claim that this does not
> effect your "download" speeds which could be true but it also shares the
> router's single simplex radio's throughput. Don't get mislead by the
> multiple antennas on a WiFi access point, it is a simplex radio.
> This is also a good time to mention that it is a good idea to stay at least
> two WiFi channels away from other users (on the 2.4 GHz band) for the same
> reasoning. The 2.4 GHz WiFi channels overlap.
> A WiFi scanner on an Android device is a interesting diagnostic tool.
> In my home network the provider's equipment stops at the cable modem and an
> Asus AC66 running Linux takes it from there. Most consumer routers have
> junk for software and are not very secure.
> 73,
> Mike
> NS6Q
> On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 4:43 AM Dave Cole (NK7Z) <dave at nk7z.net> wrote:
>> 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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