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kevin wrote: > > Can I ask which is the best (using a spare wireless card) approach to > extending the wireless range of my setup. > > I have a Linux PC in the Tearoom which is wired (10/100) to my ADSL > Router > > The router is wireless but the signal is weak. I have a spare Wireless > NW Card which I could fit in the PC and then "Bridge" to the wired to > achieve wireless for my Tearoom guests. Without knowing location, and network topology it is hard to comment. What sort of antenna is on the wireless access point? Have you checked the access point settings to see if the power is configurable? Have you positioned the access point where it has good line-of-sight to most of the tea room (most folk fix them high up on a wall)? When I wanted good access here, I stuck the Access Point's external antenna on my upstairs office window sill, and the neighbours behind commented a few months later asking why they got better signal from my wireless than his own access point despite being 80+ yards away with a sprinkling of vegetation in the way. > Should I be looking at creating an "Access Point" or just setting up a > "Bridge" what do you think? Do you expect people to roam between both devices? -- 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