WiFi Problems
 

Anyone know someone who is knowledgeable with home WiFi networks. I'm having a problem with my TV in my lanai connecting when my inside TV has a strong reliable signal.

Buy a wifi booster. Sold at Best Buy and they have some very knowledgable staff to walk you through what you need and how to set it up.

From all that I read about boosters I can't get a grip on their reliability. I read that your speed slows to a crawl using one.Can anyone clear my doubts with fact.

Depending on your house construction, there may be screening under the stucco, a metal stud, or similar, in the vicinity of the small wireless adapter on your TV. If this is a USB device, you might try and extension cable and see if there is a another location where the signal is stronger.
Hope this works.

My booster worked fine.

I'm not following.Wireless adapter I believe is built in to my Samsung smart T ? ???:shrug:

I'm not following.Wireless adapter I believe is built in to my Samsung smart T ? ???:shrug:

The most knowledgeable person in TV about wifi systems is VillagesAV. He advertises on TOTV. He set our lanai smart TV up for us.

First check to see if there is anything that may be blocking physical access to your wireless router, and also the distance from it to your TV.

Is your router fairly new or is it still running the old b or g protocols at 2.4 GHz? If so, you may want to upgrade to a newer 802.11n one. Performance and range of coverage has significantly improved.

If none of the above makes sense, here's a good explanation:
wireless networking - What are pros and cons of b, g and n WiFi standards on the same speeds? - Super User

Worse case...if the TV to router path is really ugly, you might want to look into products like these that use the home wiring for connections:
https://www.zyxel.com/us/en/products...ters.shtml?t=c

Tom @ VillagesAV is a great source of info and will get you connected if the above does not get you going.

Question:

The lanai TV that will not connect....is this a new TV or is it a TV that was previously connected and will not reconnect?

This will help to diagnose the issue....

New Tv...it connects sporadically

Can you move the router nearer to the TV like master bedroom?

If you have a smart phone, see how strong the WiFi signal is right next to the TV. You can also try changing the WiFi channel on your router.

OK.....that being the case, your lanai is probably on the very fringe of your wireless router's ability to supply a reliable, strong signal. You will need to try and find a location for the router that will bring it closer to your lanai. It also helps to have the router as high as possible in your home.

If your TV has an ethernet port and you have a free ethernet port on your router, you could try getting one of those powerline networking kits. You'd plug one adapter into an outlet near your TV and connect the TV to its ethernet jack and the other adapter somewhere near your router and connect the router to the second adapter's ethernet jack. The Netgear PLP1200-100PAS kit (about $65 at Amazon) would be a good choice.
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Bob C