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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