Greetings from up north!
So here it is....in our village, the only internet service available to us is via Satellite (Hughesnet). With the impending implementation of high-speed microwave access, I am not interested in paying the huge $$$'s to have my own satellite service connected. Therefore, my neighbors have agreed to share their connection with me.
Our houses are pretty close together, but their Wireless Airport Extreme is furthest from me. Right now, I have my own AE in their window facing my house, with a second AE in my home, both set up to "Extend" their wireless network.
However, the signal in my home is less than 50%. So, I unplugged the AE in my home only to discover that all of my devices are connecting to the one one in their home (the one I used to extend their primary device). So basically, the AE sitting in my home is doing nothing.
Is there a way to force my devices to connect to the AE in my home rather than the one that is farther away?
This might be a bit confusing, so here's a basic map:
Modem --- Primary AE --- My first extended AE (in their home) --- My second extended AE (in my home).
The issue is my devices are using "My first extended AE" to connect to the internet, and I want them to use "My second extended AE," in my home, for *hopefully* a stronger signal. I understand that the more AE's you add, the weaker the signal, so all I'm looking for is some sort of improvement.
Any advice? Thanks!
So here it is....in our village, the only internet service available to us is via Satellite (Hughesnet). With the impending implementation of high-speed microwave access, I am not interested in paying the huge $$$'s to have my own satellite service connected. Therefore, my neighbors have agreed to share their connection with me.
Our houses are pretty close together, but their Wireless Airport Extreme is furthest from me. Right now, I have my own AE in their window facing my house, with a second AE in my home, both set up to "Extend" their wireless network.
However, the signal in my home is less than 50%. So, I unplugged the AE in my home only to discover that all of my devices are connecting to the one one in their home (the one I used to extend their primary device). So basically, the AE sitting in my home is doing nothing.
Is there a way to force my devices to connect to the AE in my home rather than the one that is farther away?
This might be a bit confusing, so here's a basic map:
Modem --- Primary AE --- My first extended AE (in their home) --- My second extended AE (in my home).
The issue is my devices are using "My first extended AE" to connect to the internet, and I want them to use "My second extended AE," in my home, for *hopefully* a stronger signal. I understand that the more AE's you add, the weaker the signal, so all I'm looking for is some sort of improvement.
Any advice? Thanks!