Boosting my Wi-Fi with an External Antenna #science #engineering #wifi #boost #hack #electronics

#science #engineering #wifi #boost #hack #electronics

[jameslamb]

The before and after results look no different to me, am I missing something?

[james-cucumber]

5ghz isn’t the newest wifi frequency. It’s newer than 2.4ghz, but 6E and 7 both do 6ghz

[ВіталійГрабчук-ря]

The corner of the house is the worst place to place a router

[Armandth]

I would very much doubt those antenna are properly tuned..

[rikardlalic]

2.4GHz antennas are not appropriate for the 5GHz range. You should use antennas covering both ranges if original antennas were meant for both ranges. Further, the antenna will give most of itself if placed to be free of obstacles in the air. Most of these antennas are usually a kind of colinear dipole, so they don't need ground plane for reference either. Some (longer) are actually colinear 2 or 3 stages, giving so a further boost of few dB in the horizontal level, if placed vertically.

[TomsBackyardWorkshop]

Am I missing something it looks exactly the same.

[olpqay]

AVM Mesh (via Ethernet Cable) to a second Fritzbox at a more central position in your home that broadcasts the same wifi would be your best option. Works like a charm, pretty much plug and play.

[DangoNetwork]

5Ghz is can old school now too. 6Ghz been out in production since wifi 6e now 7

[JaySilva]

You need a mesh system. Plus 5Ghz doesn't go through a wall, at all. So, if you want fast internet on all rooms, you need to plan and expand your coverage with extenders.

[cleveruserid]

Wifi 7 is actually a standard now. 802.11be is finalized, so modern routers use a 6 GHz band as well.

[viltur]

Modern rounders can use 6gz 5gz and 2.4gz (with wifi 7 all of the same time) you have wifi 5

[TheNamelessOne]

The first thing to do with unknown external antenna is to measure it's SWR with VNA. You might get surprised. :)
And do not use 5 GHz if you don't need to. 2.4GHz penetrates walls much better.

[tutacat]

That should be included. And you should use an access point(s) to give you better coverage

[cyberdronefpv]

You could have also just moved the wifi router higher on the wall near the ceiling at the center of the entire house and had better signal everywhere without replacing any antennas.

[adameichler]

The routers provided by ISP are usually garbage. I use mine only as a bridge (converts signal from the coaxial cable to RJ45 ethernet) and everything else is managed by another device. It has improved WiFi stability a lot.
The only disadvantage of the bridge mode is that I cannot use IPv6 with that.

[legominimovieproductions]

Thats why you make a FritzMesh from 2 or more fritzboxes. I have one per level and have nearly full wifi coverage now

[MyTubeUtoo]

The 'Before' and 'After' look the same to me.

[NoSTs]

make sure to set the Snedeleistung to 100%

[tomweickmann]

The two illustrations look the same to me.
Call your wifi company tell them to fix it you're paying for it.

[buddyguy]

I think the manufacturers put terrible antennas in because how limited the number of channels there are and how many routers there are these days. Sticking that same antenna you switched to in front of a Normal satellite dish Boosts the range like crazy.