OMG !! i need your help please please :(

[Jizzims]

Dudes

Went to the high commissioner house today and its HUGE HUGE looks like a school almost but very open plan however they have a ADSL line connected to a D-link modem and there are 2 D-Link AP in each rooms

now how can i boost signal to the whole house ?? can i get rid of the D-Link and buy new Router and APs ?? how many APs... And what type ??

they got old D-link equiptment there

Please help please

 

[Drake2007]

Surely you spread out the AP's to cover the area? You need to cover where the signal would get blocked by a wall or two.

 

[NetSpike]

Also, I would keep the brands the same of the access points. Some APs have issues talking to other APs of a different brand.

You need to setup the other APs as repeaters to boost the signal.

 

[Ecco]

Not to offend, but, how come you doing this work for them if you dont have the skills and have to keep asking on the forum?

Surely being a high commissioner he/she would be able to pay some professionals to do the setup? I would also assume, they would want that to make sure their setup is secure etc.

 

[Jizzims]

Well dude i do the IT at work really just system administration but im not to clued up on Wireless connectivity.. Like ADSL lines and lease lines yeah servers yeah exchange servers cool. But wireless ... now that is a subject or kinda work im not to keen on never have been and so i pretty much suck at it

Was asked because im the IT guy and shes here on monday so yeah kinda got no choice

 

[Ecco]

Okay good luck.

 

[Keeper]

oh, wireless!

tell him to use his phone with Vodacom 3G - don't tell him to buy bundles. alternatively get him iBurst 40mb Internet.

perhaps if he sees what sh|t internet we have, he could help us?

 

[Jizzims]

yeah... ADSL is cool when its wired but go on to wireless in a house that looks like a school is another story hey not my cup of tea at all

 

[portcullis]

Not to offend, but, how come you doing this work for them if you dont have the skills and have to keep asking on the forum?

I was wondering this myself.

We do work for several consuls and foreign government and I can tell you that getting the necessary security clearances for the staff members who go into secure sections of consuls, consular residences and similar places is not easy.

It took close on a year from the day I got a call from the one embassy's information department until two of us were allowed into their server room. There are still some places where we can't go.

Good thing though is that once you've done decent work for one bunch they tell their buddies at embassy functions and more work follows.

 

["D"]

You're asking again?

 

[acidrain]

Not to sure if this would work but maybe you could test it out.

Find the most central point of the house and place the ADSL there, then attach a high-gain, externally mounted omni directional antenna and walk around the house doing signal tests.