Need more wireless range!

Yuriman · Jan 8, 2005

I have pc's at 2 ends of the house(dont ask) and a group in the middle. Its a big house and my wireless signal is just strong enough for me to get a signal 90% of the time at either end. Now, I have 2 pc's at either end and 3 in the middle, so buying/making a cantenna for all of them is not practical. Is there a cheap omnidirectional signal booster I can hook to my router? Can I make something? I have a Dlink 524 revA.

Slackfumasta · Jan 8, 2005

Buy a cheap access point and put it at the opposite end of the house. Something like http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ductCategoryId=pcmcat25300050001&type=product maybe. Put one of these wherever you want a strong signal, it's best to connect it through a cable to your router if you can, but you can hook them up without wires.

eatmyshorts7569 · Jan 8, 2005

Slackfumasta said:
Buy a cheap access point and put it at the opposite end of the house. Something like http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...ductCategoryId=pcmcat25300050001&type=product maybe. Put one of these wherever you want a strong signal, it's best to connect it through a cable to your router if you can, but you can hook them up without wires.

eather this or a antenna. they will both work good.

Yuriman · Jan 8, 2005

Wow, thats about 2.5x how much I payed for my router lol. I was thinking something in the sub $50 total area.

eatmyshorts7569 · Jan 8, 2005

i've seen acces points and antennas for $50ea.

FYI i think i saw it in compusa

eatmyshorts7569 · Jan 8, 2005

Here are a copule of acces points from compusa.com http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?N=200717&Ne=200000

and here are some antennas. http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?N=200758&Ne=200000

Yuriman · Jan 8, 2005

I found an antenna at newegg for my dlink, I believe it was 6db gain and $25. Is that about the best I will find?

eatmyshorts7569 · Jan 8, 2005

IF you are looking for somthing under $50. yes. but there is a this at 6 also.

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=50200143&pfp=BROWSE

and also

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=313945&pfp=BROWSE

Big Smoke · Jan 11, 2005

eatmyshorts7569 said:
Here are a copule of acces points from compusa.com http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?N=200717&Ne=200000

and here are some antennas. http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?N=200758&Ne=200000

Thanks for those links, cheers! :beer:

Yuriman · Jan 11, 2005

eatmyshorts, those are directional antennas. I will probably get 1 directional one, and crawl under the house and run a cable to my other 2 pc's.

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