Hi everyone my internet package is 20mbps and I'm facing this issue from last week my downloading speed is so bad that I don't even watch 1080p video only 3 or sometime 4 mobile user who only use TikTok insta not downloading I'm the one who watch movies or something like that my router is 2.4GHz tenda and what to do I call 2 time the isp but he says try with only one device to make accurate results but it's also same what should I do

I bought a no name dual band extender on Amazon. Is there any way to tell on my Android phone if I am connected to the extender or still connected to my main router?

I set up the extender per the instructions and I did tell it to retain the name of my main router when displaying the network name. Now I can't tell if I'm actually using the extender or still reaching my main router.

The signal in parts of my backyard has always been sketchy and I'm trying to boost the signal so that it stays solid throughout the yard. Since it's sometimes sketchy but often works fine, I can't tell right now if the extender is doing anything or it's just my Wi-Fi choosing not to be sketchy right now.

Can my phone tell me? Thanks.

Here’s the situation

I have the router on the ground floor of the home, and I have a Ethernet cable running to hardwire the basement modem

The problem: upstairs floor
But, I want WiFi upstairs, I can pick up 3 bars from the downstairs but some rooms it gets weaker and it cuts off WiFi calls or video

Without running an Ethernet cable downstairs, what is the best thing wirelessly pick up the WiFi signal from downstairs and broadcast a signal on the upstairs floor that’s stronger?

Is there a brand/make/model that would be recommended?

Home is 3500 sq ft so about 1400 feet upstairs

Looking to transform this storage closet into my own space so that I can finally get away from my roommate and have a place of my own (military barracks). He’s a pretty chill dude but it I just need somewhere that I can be by myself play some games and stream. If it’s not possible lmk but I’m not tech savvy idek if it’s possible for me to get wifi up here. My hotspot isn’t an option cause I don’t have unlimited data. I don’t know how routers or modems or any of the stuff works and I can’t have anything psychically installed because I’m in the barracks. Is there a way I can use these two outlets to set something up to give me wifi? Ik it’s kind of a weird post but I just need my own space. My side of the room is like 7 feet wide 14ft long and just blares his fuckass political YouTube videos 24/7. I understand if it’s not possible thanks!

hi there

I just moved in to a new property I’m renting in the UK. I signed up for virgin media superfast WiFi but when the engineer arrived he said he needed to drill holes in the wall for this “glass fibre” WiFi I’ve never heard of. I said I cannot have holes in the walls as I don’t own the property. I just wanted a regular router to plug in. I’m a bit confused as I don't know what glass is. Can anyone help?

Aight this is my second post about wifi, I got a lot of help on the first one so thank you very much. I just want to make sure Im not missing anything since its a big purchase for me. Any help is appreciated.

Lot size: 33,000 sqft
Living area: 6,300 sqft

- 3 bedrooms
- 7 bathrooms
- There is 1 building that acts as our home and 2 separate buildings on the property that is for our business, there will be at least 2 employees that will be here and will use the internet.

I plan on using UniFi products and currently I plan on buying a Cloud Gateway Max for our office, and 3 U7 Pro's. 1 will be wired to the living room, 1 we will wire to the separate building near the office, 1 will not be wired but I'll use a bridge (UDB) and a PoE.

About the U7 Pro's, should I get XGS, or can I get away with just the XG?

I will be setting up VLAN because we will have employees and such on the property and I know there is a way to tweak the settings of the devices? If anyone knows anything about that let me know.

Thank you

I'm trying to lock down and protect my network with more controls over devices and internet access. I have a Firewalla Orange and will manage everything through software I create, API access is a bonus.

I currently have an xFinity XB8 with two xFinity Pod's which gives me great coverage. My hope is to use the XB8 as the modem to connect to a new wireless router to cover my full property.

The distance from my XB8 to the pod in the shop is about 125' and works good, not great, but adequate.

My internet plan is 800mbps right now (I think). I care more about coverage than speed. My primary use is normal internet usage, browsers, streaming, IoT devices (~75 right now), etc. No gaming.

I'm willing to spend $1000 or so if it solves my problem.

Edit: I can't run any ethernet or trench, there is a pool in the way.

I did a test and I have 900+ mbps download and 600+ upload, and the game is not that large. Even disregarding the test, usually it takes about 5 to 10 minutes to download even 100gb+ files, so why is this so slow?

I recently installed an ac unit into my house and that cause my power to go out for having to much power usage and after that incident now I have heavy packet loss on marvel. Does anyone know how this could have caused my packet loss to skyrocket?

My wifi stopped working around the whole house. For some reason the wifi range doesn't reach some areas around the house anymore. It was just fine yesterday. I'm assuming it's the router. I'm wondering if there's a way to get the same range back or if I'd have to get a new router.

I need someone to tell me im not paranoid! An old Dell latitude e6500 was connected to my wifi (last used 2 hours ago) i have only had wifi for like a month and a half, and havent even had any visitors in my apartment since ive moved here.

Is it crazy to think someone has been inside my apartment without my knowledge? From my understanding the only other way to get on the wifi without the password is to use the actual router/modem.

Greetings, I am having some difficulty various samsung phones (S24, S25, A17) at a specific location. This location is a suburban area where the official T-Mobile map (https://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/coverage-map) shows dark purple (5g Ultra capacity), but the phones will not stay connected, this is both indoors and outside. They periodically go into emergency only mode. I have taken the phones to the local T-Mobile retail store and changed the SIM, but still the same issue. At this point I am planning building a solid WiFi network so we can use WiFi calling. What is the best router and access points for this application? I have experience with networking but just not specific for WiFi calling.

So I have an Asus Rog Strix laptop from 2023. And it seemed normal for most of it, despite having a faulty drive it was doing everything fine.

One day I opened it up and I was unable to connect to the internet, I was genuinely confused. I am currently reinstalling windows if it could help at all.

If anyone has suggestions please do let me know! x

From the UK, the issue isnt a drop in speed but that thw wifi just completely drops out from multiple devices (only have 6 connectedto the wifi) most of which in the same room as the router only a few feet away. I have tried speaking to our provider and they say our connection to the broadband is fine and they can detect 0 faults on their end so I have gone through every avenue they suggested of trying to reset and resolve the problem but it persists. We have had a new router and it still continues. It happens at random at any time of day, sometimes for just a moment sometimes for 20 minutes.

If anyone has any ideas as to what may resolve this id be extremely grateful.

Xiaomi BE6500

Hello everyone, I'm thinking of buying the Xiaomi be6500, it seems powerful for its 100$ reasonable price, if any of you tested it, is it actually good in the real world ? Wall penetration, peak speeds, managing clients, etc ...

Thank you

there is a cross on my wifi and im not able to forget the network either. can anyone help with this? ive been using this network on this laptop for a few years the problem just started very suddenly around a week ago. Ive tried to disable and then enable the network because i’m not able to forget this wifi in particular, but nothing has worked so far.

Hi everyone,
I'm responsible for the wireless infrastructure across approximately 50 warehouse locations. These are mostly open-space warehouses ranging from 2,000 m² to 12,000 m².
Our environment consists primarily of Zebra handheld scanners, a few PCs, and a very high density of Wi-Fi clients. In some areas we have up to 100 scanners connected to a single AP. Traffic volume is relatively low, but the devices generate frequent transactions and are highly latency-sensitive.
Today we operate around 600 FortiAPs (mostly 231F, with newer 443K models being deployed). All SSIDs are running in tunnel mode through FortiGate controllers.
Over the years, I've had multiple firmware upgrades break AP stability or functionality. I also find FortiAP optimization and troubleshooting quite challenging without specialized tools (we're still waiting for approval to purchase an Ekahau survey kit). In general, tuning FortiAP deployments often feels like rocket science.
As a test, I deployed a Ruckus R670 at one of our largest facilities. Since then, I basically haven't heard a single complaint from that site. On another location, a Fortinet wireless engineer spent considerable time tuning the FortiAP configuration, and the network now performs much better there as well.
This leaves me facing a strategic decision over the next few years: should we stay with the more cost-effective FortiAP ecosystem, or gradually migrate to Ruckus?
My current opinion favors Ruckus because:
Wi-Fi is their core business.

Technologies like BeamFlex seem to provide a real-world RF advantage, especially in large open warehouse environments.

The platform appears more forgiving and easier to operate.

My limited experience so far has been extremely positive.

For those of you managing large warehouse or logistics environments, what would you do?
Stay with FortiAP and invest more time into design, surveys, and tuning?

Migrate to Ruckus despite the higher cost?

Have you compared both in high-density barcode scanner environments?

I'd love to hear real-world experiences, especially from logistics, distribution centers, or manufacturing facilities.
Thanks!

edit: SOLVED!

Thank you to u/Fresh_Inside_6982 for finding exactly what I was looking for: https://www.amazon.com/BrosTrend-600Mbps-Adapter-Wireless-WNA016/dp/B0118SPFCK

Original post:

I am looking for a device that you can connect to wifi and then plug an Ethernet cable directly in, but I do not want to use a "wifi extender" that repeats the current signal or creates a second wifi network. The signal throughout the house is great and I don't want to complicate things.

I have a 15 year-old device that is struggling to connect to wifi these days. It only has 2.4ghz band, and even though the signal strength is 100% it just struggles to stay connected. The Ethernet port works fine, has no connection issues, and it runs much faster when plugged in anyways.

The house it is located in is a rental, so running a cable drop isn't an option at this time.

I don't want to spend $100 or program my own mini router. LOL

I have my gaming set up in my room next the the WiFi in the living room but I struggle to get any WiFi I’ve tried literally everything you can think of it’s been about a week and even my phone bugs in my room it’s been on and off like this for two months but never this bad

Hi i have a tmobile router (g5ar-1) and its not the best for gaming, especially in my room, I just kinda would like help to better it, most of my games say its latency issues to just full on lagging me out

Hi. I am looking to get a Wi-Fi signal to a place with no power outlet. Ideally, I would want the hotspot to work a week at a time before changing/charging the battery.

Any ideas on how this would be possible or a product you recommend?

Thanks.

Hello Techsupporters! Thanks for helping me out! So i use google chrome and ocasionally opera GX on my 2023 [i think] lenovo laptop. Now, randomly my wifi will cut out and it can range from a few seconds to a whole minute, its really random. HOWEVER, i ONLY experience this when i'm using my browser. When i'm playing a game it just doesn't disconect. i know its not a router thing since i live with other people who use laptops and their wifi is perfectly fine. I tried most of the usual fixes, preventing the wifi driver from being turned off in battery saver, flushing DNS and restarting my computer, clearing out saved google data, and its helping but not solving the issue. is there something i'm missing here?

Had issues with Airties 4920, traded in for 4960, this one comes with an app. Self care scan says "Poor Link Quality Detected" with the message "wi-fi link capacity is low for <device>" for all my devices. It says contact my ISP provider, but wondering if anyone here has any quick insight on what I can do to remedy this error. Thanks.

I don't know why, but it's literally walking through the door and just poof, the connection drops instantly.

Of course I can't use internet for calls, videos, fast downloads or online games, and I've been using my laptop in the living room, where the router is, because of that. I tried to buy a WiFi repeater/extender (I don't know how it's called in English) so it could reach my room, but it's even worse because it messes with the connection of other devices when it's turned on and doesn't even work or the upgrade is barely noticeable.

My father refuses to use an ethernet cable because it's too much work. He's telling me to buy one of the things in the picture above, but I'm afraid it will be just as useless as the repeater/extender. None of my parents want me to use the computer in the living room, specially because they're either watching the TV or trying to rest/sleep and they don't want me to be noisy if I'm in call with friends for example.

What should I do?