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Streamyx user with wifi modem e.g Riger DB108-WL
Way of improving your wireless network signal.
Warning: Some of the suggestion may required good knowledged of modem setting. If you don’t know what you are doing DONE change anything!!

1. Place your modem in the central location.
When possible, place your wireless router in a central location in your home. If your wireless router is against an outside wall of your home, the signal will be weak on the other side of your home. Don’t worry if you can’t move your wireless router, because there are many other ways to improve your connection.

2. Move the router off the floor and away from walls and metal objects (such as metal file cabinets)
Metal, walls, and floors will interfere with your router’s wireless signals. The closer your router is to these obstructions, the more severe the interference, and the weaker your connection will be.

3. Replace your router’s antenna
The antennas supplied with your router are designed to be omni-directional, meaning they broadcast in all directions around the router. If your router is near an outside wall, half of the wireless signals will be sent outside your home, and much of your router’s power will be wasted. Most routers don’t allow you to increase the power output, but you can make better use of the power. Upgrade to a hi-gain antenna that focuses the wireless signals only one direction. You can aim the signal in the direction you need it most

4. Add a wireless repeater
Wireless repeaters extend your wireless network range without requiring you to add any wiring. Just place the wireless repeater halfway between your wireless access point and your computer, and you’ll get an instant boost to your wireless signal strength. Check out the wireless repeaters from D-Link, Linksys.

5. Change your wireless channel
Wireless routers can broadcast on several different channels, similar to the way radio stations use different channels.Just like you’ll sometimes hear interference on one radio station while another is perfectly clear, sometimes one wireless channel is clearer than others. Try changing your wireless router’s channel through your router’s configuration page to see if your signal strength improves. You don’t need to change your computer’s configuration, because it’ll automatically detect the new channel.

6. Upgrade 802.11b devices to 802.11g
802.11b is the most common type of wireless network, but 802.11g is about five times faster. 802.11g is backward-compatible with 802.11b, so you can still use any 802.11b equipment that you have. If you’re using 802.11b and you’re unhappy with the performance, consider replacing your router and network adapters with 802.11g-compatible equipment. If you’re buying new equipment, definitely choose 802.11g.

Riger db108 spec support IEEE802.11b/g (base on specification.)
FEATURES
Product Features
• No computer resource occupation, downstream 24Mbps, upstream 1Mbps, switch able to ADSL2/2+
• Routing from WAN to LAN
• Support 1483 Bridge, PPPoA and PPPoE
• Support up to 254 simultaneous user
• Web-based GUI
• Embedded software for connection status real-time supervision
• Comply with main DSLAMs
• Easy Installation with Smart Configuration
• Tested with all 18 TM DSLAM
• Lightning Protector Circuit
• SIRIM Approved, TM Approved and TM R&D Approved
• Web-based Configuration and monitoring
• Software upgradeable
• Universal Plug and Play (UpPnP)
• Firewall, IP Filter, Parental Control
Specifications and Standards
Supported Protocals
• RFC 2364 PPP over ATM AAL5 (PPPoA)
• RFC 2516 PPP over Ethernet relay (PPPoE)
• RFC 1483 LLC&VCMUX (bridge and routing mode) multi-protocol encapsulation over ATM AAL5
• RFC 1577 classical IP and ARP over ATM
• ATM AAL5 UBR&CBRR
• Supports ADSL, ADSL2 and ADSL2+, up to 24Mbps
• Supports IEEE802.11b/g 54Mbps Wireless
• Support diagnostic function

8. Update your firmware or your network adapter driver
Router manufacturers regularly make free improvements to their routers. Sometimes, these improvements increase performance. To get the latest firmware updates for your router, visit your router manufacturer’s Web site.
Similarly, network adapter vendors occasionally update the software that Windows uses to communicate with your network adapter, known as the driver. These updates typically improve performance and reliability. To get the driver updates, do the following: for riger db 108
http://www.streamyx.com/media_center/media_center.php?id=advert_20091203_en