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WiFi signal strength
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(03-08-2023, 02:23 PM)Venerdi Wrote: I have now found an inelegant solution, but it works fine and the connection is stable.
I connected the Raspberry to the repeater with a LAN cable (it has a LAN output). MoOde thinks it's a cable connection and I'm sure I'm getting the signal from the Repeater and not the 1260E



(03-08-2023, 03:15 AM)DRONE7 Wrote: A passing thought,  There is an option in the Fritz menu>Home Networking>device Name to change the name of each Fritz device to make them more easily identified in the network.

I don't believe this would affect the mesh SSID being the same but may allow you to use Fing on your android device to identify the repeater vs the master ?

Then, knowing the source devices and knowing the stronger signal (from info on other devices) you could choose the SSID that applies. ?

note--- that there may be breakage to other already setups and you may have to reconfigure them. See the warning in the Fritz Menu when changing device names.

Yes, there is this option; you are right about everything you wrote, but………………
That's exactly what I did at the beginning and I solved the problem with MoOde, but a lot of problems arose with my IPCams that had previously connected automatically with the repeater. I could no longer reach them to change the network configuration. So I had to discard this option.
That would have been a solvable problem; I had to take one IPCam at a time and change the configuration using a Lan cable. I don't know if you have experience with IPCams… their connection is never completely stable… Sometimes you have to do a reset.. and it's good they are all on an SSID with the same name.

(03-08-2023, 07:49 AM)Falco Wrote: Hi, i looked up the 1260E but that's a power line adapter? So there's another main router somewhere?
https://en.avm.de/products/mesh-wi-fi/fr...-wlan-set/

Can you activate the mesh functionality on it? As you should only see one network then, and when you connect with it should automatically be the strongest signal.

And just another thought, when you connect MoOde in the current setup, do you actually suffer from poor connection issues?

The 1260E is a powerline terminal that has a LAN port and a wireless "out".
My modem router is not AVM-Fritz!, so I can't create a mesh network. To explain… the wireless of my modem router is disabled, because it is in the very far corner of the house and too close to my head when I use the PC (I don't want to fry my brain Confused ). For this reason, the 1260E receives the signal via powerline and is placed in the center of my house. The repeater has the purpose of bringing the signal to the opposite area of the house, where there is the Raspberry with MoOde, the TV, the satellite decoder, and some cameras.
Regarding connection problems, I have them if I use the powerline (my electrical system is old); I have them occasionally with WiFi (without repeater)

(03-08-2023, 01:42 PM)TheOldPresbyope Wrote: Sorry my explanation was so involved but, in short, what you wrote is not what is happening.
Let's say the SSID you use is "olla" so you see four instances of "olla" in the scan results. No matter which instance you select, you are telling Linux (via moOde code) simply to connect to an AP with SSID "olla". Linux chooses which of the 4 APs to connect to.
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PS - I'm using layman's terms in this discussion. For example, formally, "connect to" is actually "associate with"; "Cell" could represent ah-hoc cells of peers; and there's more. Let's keep it simple.

You do not have to apologise. I really appreciate your attempts to explain and help me (you, like Tim and everyone, are always very kind and helpful), but when you use the Linux term or write pieces of code, I am not able to follow you.
A curiosity.... You used the term "olla".... What is this?
Here, in Italy, "olla" is a brand of condoms Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin

LOL, thats a good one!

Maybe he meant Voilla ?
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Messages In This Thread
WiFi signal strength - by Venerdi - 03-03-2023, 10:38 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by Tim Curtis - 03-03-2023, 11:12 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by Falco - 03-07-2023, 11:11 AM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by TheOldPresbyope - 03-07-2023, 04:49 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by Tim Curtis - 03-07-2023, 06:22 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by TheOldPresbyope - 03-07-2023, 08:41 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by Tim Curtis - 03-07-2023, 10:38 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by Venerdi - 03-07-2023, 11:09 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by Falco - 03-08-2023, 07:49 AM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by DRONE7 - 03-08-2023, 03:15 AM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by TheOldPresbyope - 03-08-2023, 01:42 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by TheOldPresbyope - 03-08-2023, 02:07 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by Venerdi - 03-08-2023, 02:23 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by Tim Curtis - 03-08-2023, 02:30 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by TheOldPresbyope - 03-08-2023, 02:35 PM
RE: WiFi signal strength - by Venerdi - 03-08-2023, 04:02 PM

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