ID:188617
 Feb 23 2004, 1:07 pm
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Anyone know a good way to increase the signal strength of a WiFi network? I currently have an 802.11B network, but the signal strength is very weak, and this computer is only about 30 feet from the router! Considering the router is upstairs, and this computer is down, raising the height probably won’t help. I went though all the possible channels and it didn’t change much. What now?
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Feb 23 2004, 1:21 pm
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Jon88
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Get rid of your nearby microwave, and anything else that could possibly provide interference.
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/me throws away his parents 4k stereo system and 6k Projection Screen TV
That will help for sure /me is going mad over this | |
Scoobert wrote:
/me throws away his parents 4k stereo system and 6k Projection Screen TV Either that or move them, or the wifi stuff, much further away from each other. :) | |
look up articles on something referred to as a "pringles can antenna". i have a coffee can antenna which works good at nearly doubling the range of my DLink pcmcia card. perfect for sniffing out open networks from the comfort of a coffee shop!
some links to get you started (using "pringles can antenna" via google): http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448 http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/antennas/mypringles.html | |
I have watched a show on this one time on tech tv. It was cool, but my wifi goes though a few walls, if i remember correctly, the pringles can/coffie can things need to be in an area with low physical blocking.
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then run a cable from the computer to the cantenna, which is mounted more line-of-sight to the access point (on a wall, or attached outside to a pole).
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If your goal is to not lay out a lot of cable but your house is not ideally situated for wireless, you might consider looking into home phone network adapters or power line adapters (although those are very pricey).
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