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Are there any tools that could help me find that router in the house? I know that there are tools that tell you which Ethernet cable is in use and where it points to, so I figured maybe there are tools that help me find my router? Distributed by the market leader ISP in my country. It also can do WPS. Update: Very special. In the Holiday house, signal A which my father uses for private stuff had only one line strength on the phone while signal B had 3 to 4.
I can't really believe that something like this even exists, but the supporter from the ISP told me that it is like this. I asked "really? If you have a Android smartphone or tablet, you can use the WiFi Analyzer app. It has a screen dedicated to detecting proximity of access points:.
You are going to laugh, but I was in the same situation. I could not find my mother-in-law's router as the cable company had installed it. I told them that the WIFI code is on a sticker at the bottom of the router. They turned the whole house upside down, and found the router on a top shelf in the cupboard. I have no idea why it was placed there, maybe for reception. The wire running to it went through a wall, so it was obviously not an easy place to install.
That technician really gave it his best. So find some kids with a tablet and invite them over. They'll find the router if that is what stands between them and Facebook. Barring an obvious wire leading to it, then searching by WiFi signal strength should be good too. But not the "walk around blindly with a strength meter" approach, use an app that will map it for you. It can make a map for you, that should give you a better idea of which corners to be concentrating your search in.
