For some time now, I have used a TP-LINK TD-W8961ND router as a wireless router and for the ADSL link to the Internet. This router is situated in a study room, on the ground floor at the front of the house. It is LAN-attached to an old desk-top PC which is running Windows XP, and cannot be upgraded to later versions of Windows.
For most of my work I use a Toshiba Satellite Pro, running Windows 8. This lap-top is normally used in the dining-room, which is on the ground floor at the back of the house. Its position is about 7 metres away from the primary router, to which I connect through a wireless link. The normal signal level is about -70 RSSI.
During the last year I purchased a generic tablet, described as an MC701A, and running Android 2.3.1. I also bought a Packard-Bell Dot S Notebook for my wife, which runs Windows 7. We intended to use both these devices in our lounge, also on the ground floor and about 10 metres from the primary router. However, neither of these devices could get a strong enough wi-fi signal in the lounge, from the primary router. I therefore decided to see if I could use a TP-LINK MR3020 device, which I originally purchased for use when traveling with the tablet, to boost the signal.
In addition, my satellite TV provider BskyB recently upgraded my service to allow me to download programmes via broadband, providing I had an appropriate router connected to the satellite receiver via a LAN cable.
I set up the MR3020 as the secondary router, and LAN-attached it to the SKY+ box. I configured it with "repeater" mode. Now I can use the tablet and DOT S devices in the lounge, and download programs to my SKY+ box. The MR3020 has an RSSI rate of about -55.
However, I now find I get performance problems on my Toshiba lap-top, particularly when using Internet, with pages timing out repeatedly, and images filling slowly. Through a network tool called inSSIDer, I can see that the Toshiba actually swaps between the two routers, as sometimes one is highlighted in use, then the other is highlighted. When the Toshiba is routing through the MR3020, I can only get half the data rate at 150 instead of 300. It would appear that the performance problems only occur when I am routing through the MR3020.
Is there any way I can “force” my Toshiba lap-top to always use the direct wi-fi route to the W8961ND router, rather than going through the MR3020? In this way, I could possibly eliminate performance problems.
For most of my work I use a Toshiba Satellite Pro, running Windows 8. This lap-top is normally used in the dining-room, which is on the ground floor at the back of the house. Its position is about 7 metres away from the primary router, to which I connect through a wireless link. The normal signal level is about -70 RSSI.
During the last year I purchased a generic tablet, described as an MC701A, and running Android 2.3.1. I also bought a Packard-Bell Dot S Notebook for my wife, which runs Windows 7. We intended to use both these devices in our lounge, also on the ground floor and about 10 metres from the primary router. However, neither of these devices could get a strong enough wi-fi signal in the lounge, from the primary router. I therefore decided to see if I could use a TP-LINK MR3020 device, which I originally purchased for use when traveling with the tablet, to boost the signal.
In addition, my satellite TV provider BskyB recently upgraded my service to allow me to download programmes via broadband, providing I had an appropriate router connected to the satellite receiver via a LAN cable.
I set up the MR3020 as the secondary router, and LAN-attached it to the SKY+ box. I configured it with "repeater" mode. Now I can use the tablet and DOT S devices in the lounge, and download programs to my SKY+ box. The MR3020 has an RSSI rate of about -55.
However, I now find I get performance problems on my Toshiba lap-top, particularly when using Internet, with pages timing out repeatedly, and images filling slowly. Through a network tool called inSSIDer, I can see that the Toshiba actually swaps between the two routers, as sometimes one is highlighted in use, then the other is highlighted. When the Toshiba is routing through the MR3020, I can only get half the data rate at 150 instead of 300. It would appear that the performance problems only occur when I am routing through the MR3020.
Is there any way I can “force” my Toshiba lap-top to always use the direct wi-fi route to the W8961ND router, rather than going through the MR3020? In this way, I could possibly eliminate performance problems.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Toshibs Satellote Pro