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So basically you need something like this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-dBi-Long-Range-Extender-WiFi-Omni-Antenna-external_W0QQitemZ280013709918QQihZ018QQcategoryZ61816QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting On Fri, 2006-08-04 at 19:17 +0100, Simon Waters wrote: > Paul Sutton wrote: > > > > If I go a head, what do I need is this called a router or a repeater, > > essentially the signal starts at the office and goes as far as a staff > > lounge cabin about 25 meters away, if I can boost the signal then perhaps > > it will reach either the dinner hall or the cabins beyond, > > How far? > > First thing to check is antennas, do you have them, how big, and where > are they placed? > > Commercial antennas can be very expensive, but you can pick up cheap > vertically polarised antennas (5dbi) that help a little from about 15 > GBP. Although good placement of the original wireless device can be the > cheapest way to improve reception. I know a couple of people who found > putting their wireless routers in the attic resolved the issue of > getting reception around the house. > > Similarly getting to adjacent building, a cheap antenna that take the > signal outside an external wall can boost the range hugely. > > As regards repeaters, the better wireless routers can easily be daisy > chained together (i.e. one routes to the Internet, the other acts as a > wireless repeater), and in most cases this is a cheaper/easier solution > than rolling your own. > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html