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Old 07-19-2011, 10:46 AM   #23
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Default Re: Boosting wireless internet signal

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Originally Posted by Kneo View Post
DD-WRT is awesome. Just because not to set your wireless strength to high. I found that out the hard way and burnt out a router
You can do it, but only if you want to add some sort of more effective cooling to it. Running at 100% power output will cook the hardware. It also causes problems at shorter ranges.

I am a DD-WRT fan too. I highly recommend it.
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