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Tachi
Mushi-shi
hmmm. never heard of that myself, but worth a shot.
1st problem is, the router is downstairs under the phone cabinet next to the front door. My room is on the opposite side of the house so its furthest away from my ps3 and wii *sigh*
2nd problem is, my dad forgot that he'd stripped out the wired connection that used to go to their room..... so i can't even put the router in their room so its dead centre of the house.
i have a decent connection... that is, until someone else uses their laptop, then the bandwidth cuts by more than half. so my room loses all connection.
looking online for a wireless router with built in modem and 150mbps to 300mbps, though its been so long since i've had to set up a router system i can't remember if i need the built in modem or not.
the set up i have at the moment is: the router is plugged into the mains, and a rj11 cable goes from the router to a filter/splitter and then directly into the phoneline. and thats how its left.
Ideally i don't want a router what needs connection to a pc 24/7 to work.
1st problem is, the router is downstairs under the phone cabinet next to the front door. My room is on the opposite side of the house so its furthest away from my ps3 and wii *sigh*
2nd problem is, my dad forgot that he'd stripped out the wired connection that used to go to their room..... so i can't even put the router in their room so its dead centre of the house.
i have a decent connection... that is, until someone else uses their laptop, then the bandwidth cuts by more than half. so my room loses all connection.
looking online for a wireless router with built in modem and 150mbps to 300mbps, though its been so long since i've had to set up a router system i can't remember if i need the built in modem or not.
the set up i have at the moment is: the router is plugged into the mains, and a rj11 cable goes from the router to a filter/splitter and then directly into the phoneline. and thats how its left.
Ideally i don't want a router what needs connection to a pc 24/7 to work.
Y-San
Shinki
Firstly the tin foil sheet is basic physics.
The tin foil is comparable to a satellite, the both have the same function, they reflect radio waves to a focused point.
By putting a sheet of tin foil on the wall in the opposite side of the router, variable to where you are, the less of the waves will pass through that end of the house, as there being refracted by the sheet, like a beam of sunlight hitting a mirror.
Most routers have a built in modem now aday's anyway as a standard, so just look of a router in your local computer shop or amazon, most of them from the last few years, will likely do the job.
The tin foil is comparable to a satellite, the both have the same function, they reflect radio waves to a focused point.
By putting a sheet of tin foil on the wall in the opposite side of the router, variable to where you are, the less of the waves will pass through that end of the house, as there being refracted by the sheet, like a beam of sunlight hitting a mirror.
Most routers have a built in modem now aday's anyway as a standard, so just look of a router in your local computer shop or amazon, most of them from the last few years, will likely do the job.
Tachi
Mushi-shi
i moved the router, instead of being in a cupboard under the phone.... its not ontop of the cupboard and i had full bars. even managed to play monster hunter online with no real problems for hours (it eventually caved in, but that was due to both my sister and mother on their laptops. in its new place it can handle my internet usage and 1 other laptop... but 2 laptops and my wii/ps3 or laptop and it dies lol)
Going to go searching for the new router later this weekend. or a wireless extender maybe my saviour.
Anyway, off to Northampton tonight
so between 5.30 and 6.20 i've gotta: clean my room (beer bottles, all the cardboard from postal deliveries and generally tidy stuff up) Clean the bathroom OR Vac' up all downstairs. AND pack my bags, as instead of packing when the gf said to... i played the wii.
*facepalms*
Going to go searching for the new router later this weekend. or a wireless extender maybe my saviour.
Anyway, off to Northampton tonight
so between 5.30 and 6.20 i've gotta: clean my room (beer bottles, all the cardboard from postal deliveries and generally tidy stuff up) Clean the bathroom OR Vac' up all downstairs. AND pack my bags, as instead of packing when the gf said to... i played the wii.*facepalms*
MaxonTreik
Chuunibyou
That is not how signals work. You need a concave surface to make the signal focus to a point.Stuart-says-yes said:
rory_okane
Completely Average High School Student
Anyone paying much attention to the goings on in Libya? For some reason, when seeing Gaddafi give one of his talks on BBC news, I was reminded of the badguy in the first episode of Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid... The one who threatens to wipe out the Refugees. Don't know why.
rory_okane said:
if he starts singing Avi Maria, i'm going over there personally to sort him out
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Manga Girls
Hunter
@AUKN members- your combined knowledge of physics/satellite technology always amazes me.
Just discovered I have won a pair of tickets to an Italian festival happening in London next week. I haven't won a competition in over a year, so its a nice surprise.
Just discovered I have won a pair of tickets to an Italian festival happening in London next week. I haven't won a competition in over a year, so its a nice surprise.
Tachi
Mushi-shi
congratz m.g
Great weekend, booked a certain test this morning. Now just sat in work listening to radio 1.
was up till half 2... why's it that when your trying to sleep in the same bed as your gf over the weekend and she's taking all the covers and apparently laughing at you because you've been talking and laughing in your sleep... then when your back in your own bed on your own.... why's it so bloody hard to sleep? :S
Great weekend, booked a certain test this morning. Now just sat in work listening to radio 1.
was up till half 2... why's it that when your trying to sleep in the same bed as your gf over the weekend and she's taking all the covers and apparently laughing at you because you've been talking and laughing in your sleep... then when your back in your own bed on your own.... why's it so bloody hard to sleep? :S
Tachi- said:congratz m.g
Great weekend, booked a certain test this morning. Now just sat in work listening to radio 1.
was up till half 2... why's it that when your trying to sleep in the same bed as your gf over the weekend and she's taking all the covers and apparently laughing at you because you've been talking and laughing in your sleep... then when your back in your own bed on your own.... why's it so bloody hard to sleep? :S
According to my Psychology Specification, it's likely to be because your brain is over-active, and thus you aren't able to enter Stage 1 NREM Sleep to initiate the sleep cycle. It's suggested you try to relax yourself by using calming music or visual imagery of nice, calming places - this should reduce brain arousal and allow you to sleep more effectively.
(Lol, yeah, I have work due in on this on Wednesday - Don't worry though; that's a summary, I could go on...)
Tachi
Mushi-shi
lol lately my subconscious has been telling me things that i'm not happy with (EG: mum wanting to buy another dog)
Playing games till late? never really trouble sleeping afterwards though... what does your book suggest?
btw Here's a badass weapon i think you'd like
Playing games till late? never really trouble sleeping afterwards though... what does your book suggest?
btw Here's a badass weapon i think you'd like
lol It just suggests the above really. Arousal of the mind doesn't have to be from any particular stimulus - gaming may have helped to relax you which'd explain your being able to sleep fine afterwards. It could just be something you're anxious over - that's the worst one for losing sleep. I play games n **** till late - but due to having tinnitus I have to listen to a rain loop when I go to sleep (for the time being) and as such, it probably relaxes me, so I get fairly good sleep. Basically avoid alcahol/caffeine for as long as possible before sleeping, and before going to sleep just try doing some really calming things. Put your phone away so no one can contact you, and think of relaxing things - if that's too hard then go and listen to relaxing stuff, like a rain loop.
I wouldn't suggest sleeping tablets - your quality of sleep matters far more than the length of sleep in terms of next day tiredness (Though, people who sleep less than 6.5 hours, or more than 8.5 hours may be more likely to die...). Sleeping tablets have shown to reduce time spent in REM sleep, which means you will probably still not be 100% the next day - best bet for you is just to try the above and relax.
I wouldn't suggest sleeping tablets - your quality of sleep matters far more than the length of sleep in terms of next day tiredness (Though, people who sleep less than 6.5 hours, or more than 8.5 hours may be more likely to die...). Sleeping tablets have shown to reduce time spent in REM sleep, which means you will probably still not be 100% the next day - best bet for you is just to try the above and relax.
Y-San
Shinki
Godot said:
Goodness, and here I though getting 6 hours a night wasn't too bad.
I'd suggest sleeping making sleeping your first priorety at night tachi, like going to sleep from 8 pm to 3 am, but you seem to be more social able than my self, though I can understand where your coming from, in having difficutlty sleeping after midnight.
My suggestion is maybe try sleeping at 11, not only is it several hours earlier than usual, so its not so bad if you lye awake for a while, but the more hours you get before midnight, the better you'll feel the next day anyway.
Felt better sleeping for 7 hours from 8pm til 3am, than 1 am to 8 am