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which internet protocol version 4 coordinates should i use to get the best wifi connection on my laptop?
04-08-2014, 07:56 PM
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which internet protocol version 4 coordinates should i use to get the best wifi connection on my laptop?
which internet protocol version 4 coordinates should i use to get the best wifi connection on my laptop?

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04-08-2014, 08:02 PM
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The typical settings used by most wireless modems these days is the ip address 192.168.0.1, for at home the net mask should be 255.255.255.0, which allows up to 253 connections on to the network. if you are using a wifi unit connected on to the network to transmit a signal to wifi on your computer as well as having computers connected to the Ethernet this could get a bit more complex though as the computers connected on the Ethernet may be using automatic ip addresses which will follow in a chain eg: 192.168.0.2 192.168.0.3 ... . Best thing is if you have some spare Ethernet cables, then check what address is being used on them, and counting from the first computer using 2 as the last part of the address give one or two extra numbers for the address of the wifi unit (where it is not the modem). also Linksys wifi routers use a default address of 192.168.1.1 so I would use a spare Ethernet cable to connect this unit to the computer, without the rest of the network connected, then go into the settings to configure your network settings, using the same settings as automatically configured on Ethernet for the wifi unit, then use this cable to loop internet port to one of the four Ethernet ports provided on the rear of the unit, and also connect the internet line onto one of these four ports, as otherwise the wifi router will separate the wifi/Ethernet from the rest of the network which can be very annoying, and stop you from sharing over the lan. I hope this helps you Smile.

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04-08-2014, 08:06 PM
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As long as you don't conflict with another device (ie, use the same number), the IP address will not affect your wifi connection (Signal strength). If you're looking for better signal strength your best bet is to ensure you are on an unused channel. The typical wifi protocol used these days (802.11n) has about a dozen channels at 2.4 GHz. Without getting too technical, the basically means you want to avoid being on the same channel as one of your neighbors.
The trick is, how do you tell? You could go around and ask all of them, but that would be kind of creepy and most of them will have no clue what you're asking anyway. Smile The best tool I've found for this is an Android app called "WiFi Analyzer". It will show you a graph of the wifi signals in your area. Then you just set your router to one that isn't being used. Your laptop will automatically switch to match your router, so you don't have to worry about that.
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