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Re: [LUG] router or something else

 


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.
> 


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