Advice on Extender Choice

mbonwick

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Hi,

I have a WiFi network, using a Netgear DG834PN with WPA-PSK enabled for security. Now, I have a desktop which has good connectivity. It's about 10ft, 1stud and 1 brick wall away from the router.

I also have a laptop, now when I take it up a floor to my room (which is directly above the router) I get very poro connectivity. E.G where my desktop will have 54MB/S, the laptop will have around 5MB/S.

I think the solution would be an extender, however running cables is not a option.

So, in short, I need to find an extender that doesn't require Cat 5 cables to work

An ideas:?:


TIA


P.S, have looked at the Netgear WGXB102, but this only works at a max of 10MB/S, and I need faster than that :!:
 

mbonwick

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Just had a thought:
Would a wireless brge work, connected to an extender?

So the bridge converts the WiFi into ethernet, which the extender uses to boost the WiFI signal.