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Hey there, Right so you already have an aerial...is it an omni-directional or directional aerial? this can make a massive difference in performance. Also remember that it is not just the router that can have aerials replaced desktop pci cards normally allow this as well. A directional antenna will make a huge difference. At uni my friend used a spare wok and i pringal cans to make reflectors to direct out omnidirectional antennas - there are great diy projects out there http://www.instructables.com/id/Project_Wind_Surfer/ it is surprising what the results from this are - also to cut interference you can build a Faraday day cage behind the reflector and or between the antenna and a source of inteerrference eg power cables emit a electromagnetic field. this also means that power cables should not be coiled ass it makes its field stronger. rather bunch them and tuck them behind something. as long ass the aerial is from a reputable manufacture that fine and hawking are well known in the industry, i think they are most famous for there little dish usb wifi unit - 8db directional usb - brilliant!!! one of the best products out there. http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=32&FamID=60&ProdID=308 I would have a fiddle with what you have got - obviously the more open the area where it is the better as this allows for reflecting waves to be received. all i can think of at mo dan 2009/6/18 Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx>: > On Thu, 18 Jun 2009, Dave wrote: > >> Gordon Wrote: >> >>> Forget extra antennae, etc. and get a 2nd Wi-Fi unit that can work in >>> repeater mode and put it in the conservatory. >> >> I think I've heard of that is it WDS? I've often thought of doing something >> like that but didn't think there were many Routers which supported it and >> (like in days of yore with Wi-Fi) they had to be from the same manufacturer >> To work well together? > > I think they're fairly interchangable these days. Eg. > > http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopSearch.asp?CategoryID=259 > > Gordon > >> >> Regards, >> Dave. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >> Behalf Of Gordon Henderson >> Sent: 18 June 2009 21:05 >> To: DC LUG >> Subject: Re: [LUG] Advice on wireless strength >> >> On Thu, 18 Jun 2009, Julian Hall wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I've uploaded a (rough) plan of my house with the placement of the >>> router shown to my webspace: >>> >>> http://www.kaotic.co.uk/house_layout.jpg >>> >>> Essentially I live in a brick-built dormer bungalow with cavity wall >>> insulation in the outer walls. I'm in a wheelchair so my bedroom is >>> downstairs next to my bathroom at the front of the house. The problem >>> is that in my bedroom (surprise!) I get excellent signal strength. >>> However by the time I take my laptop out the back garden (outside the >>> conservatory roughly 30-40 feet or so in a straight line) I get very >>> weak strength to the point the laptop can't resolve an IP off the >>> router's DHCP server. Previously I had a laptop with a Netgear PCMCIA >>> card which worked very well with a Netgear FWG114P router at the same >>> distance - obvious really as they were the same manufacturer. >>> >>> The current hardware is an Edimax BR6215SRg router and both laptops in >>> use have built-in wireless cards. >>> >>> The wall the router is shown against has a wardrobe, and I'm wondering >>> if an external aerial on top of the wardrobe would extend the range >>> enough to give me a decent signal. >> >> Forget extra antennae, etc. and get a 2nd Wi-Fi unit that can work in >> repeater mode and put it in the conservatory. >> >> Gordon >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > -- > 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 > -- Rodney Dangerfield - "What a dog I got, his favorite bone is in my arm." - http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/rodney_dangerfield.html -- 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