RE: Wi Fi Antenna for RPI 3B

Posted by mlsstl (A) on April 4, 2024 at 16:37:40

In Reply to: Wi Fi Antenna for RPI 3B posted by Batman on April 4, 2024 at 09:13:32:

I've got a RPI 3 (no extra antenna) about 40' from the router and show a strength of 78 when I run the pCP wifi scanner.

You might try moving the player or router to a different position and see if that helps. A story from some years ago in another house explains why. I had the router in a 2nd floor office and a Roku player in the kitchen. The connection was very spotty while another Roku -- the same distance from the router in a room next to the kitchen -- worked fine. It turned out that if you drew a straight line from the router to the kitchen Roku, there was a washer/dryer combo in a closet directly in the way. Those large, grounded metal boxes were right in the way. Since they were in a closet, it was an "out of site, out of mind" issue until I started looking for the problem. Moving the router about 3' to the left solved the problem.

Probably worth experimenting with positioning a bit to see if that's your issue. Besides appliances, things like HVAC sheet metal duct work hidden in the walls might also be in the way.

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Topic - Wi Fi Antenna for RPI 3B - Batman 09:13:32 04/04/24 (20)

My Bad - Batman 10:12:43 04/05/24 (6)

Good to hear you figured it out --- I suspected a Network Issue from the start ............. - Cut-Throat 10:52:56 04/05/24 (5)

My dongle - Batman 11:31:08 04/05/24 (4)

RE: My dongle - Cut-Throat 11:51:54 04/05/24 (3)

RE: My dongle - AbeCollins 13:48:49 04/05/24 (2)

I was addressing his 30 Foot Problems, again Network not the Rpies fault......... - Cut-Throat 13:58:14 04/05/24 (1)

Yes, the network combined with RPI3 WiFi - AbeCollins 14:19:09 04/05/24 (0)

RE: Wi Fi Antenna for RPI 3B - mlsstl 16:37:40 04/04/24 (0)

RE: Wi Fi Antenna for RPI 3B - Cut-Throat 10:32:35 04/04/24 (10)

Just to nitpick a little.... - AbeCollins 12:56:21 04/04/24 (9)

RE: Just to nitpick a little.... - Cut-Throat 13:14:24 04/04/24 (8)

Good To Go - Batman 07:22:24 04/06/24 (3)

RE: Good To Go - Cut-Throat 10:44:07 04/06/24 (2)

RE: Good To Go - Batman 13:17:37 04/06/24 (1)

Definitely the Culprit.............. - Cut-Throat 13:19:24 04/06/24 (0)

RE: Just to nitpick a little.... - AbeCollins 13:48:18 04/04/24 (3)

Yes, I agree ................ - Cut-Throat 14:14:28 04/04/24 (2)

RE: Yes, I agree ................ - AbeCollins 15:56:40 04/04/24 (1)

RE: Yes, I agree ................ - Cut-Throat 16:22:56 04/04/24 (0)

You're welcome to mine! - E-Stat 09:41:40 04/04/24 (0)

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