Need help on using old D-Link router as WAP
The WiFi signal in our stick home, is weak, where we have a flatscreen on which I want to use a Roku dongle. The Roku picks up the signal, but programs pause to re-load the buffer. If I use the Roku o...
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Your old router is too slow to stream video. That's why your Roku is buffering. Go get a new router with 802.11(n) standard speed.
Your primary router may be fast, but your old routers are going to put a bottleneck in the system.
Also part of the problem is that they are Netgear, the least user friendly router ever created. Go to a Linksys router.
I would FIRST contact Verizon and see if you are getting the download speed you are paying for. You will need 12 MB/sec to avoid buffering on HD video. It's also possible that Verizon has a repeater available, or at least a list of recommnended repeaters.
Your primary router may be fast, but your old routers are going to put a bottleneck in the system.
Also part of the problem is that they are Netgear, the least user friendly router ever created. Go to a Linksys router.
I would FIRST contact Verizon and see if you are getting the download speed you are paying for. You will need 12 MB/sec to avoid buffering on HD video. It's also possible that Verizon has a repeater available, or at least a list of recommnended repeaters.
