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More info?)
"Ian Stirling" <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:euSoc.3146$wI4.311040@wards.force9.net...
> Mark McIntyre <markmcintyre@spamcop.net> wrote:
> > On Wed, 12 May 2004 13:01:12 +0100, in alt.internet.wireless , "Jcass"
> > <jcass1960@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>My signal from my desktop to my wireless laptop in another room is low
to
> >>very low. Is there anyway I can boost the signal.
> >
> > As Ian said, knock down intervening walls. The problem is the material
> > they're made from....
>
> I can lose signal 5m away from my router.
> 1m thick stone chimneybreast is bad for wireless.
> >
> > More seriously tho:
> > try using external aerials on either router or laptop or both
>
> Also, look round various sites, for reflector designs.
> Simply putting the router in the appropriate corner of the room, and
> lining that corner with foil may work.
> >
> > try a USB wifi adapter in the laptop - tehy have long cables and can be
> > repositioned for stronger signal
> >
> > try moving the router as high up as possible - above the ceiling if you
> > can. The ceiling has less metal to interfere with the radio signal than
the
> > walls.
> >
> > Good luck. You just found out that the 300 ft range of wifi is a little
> > overexaggerated!
Thanks for the info. My walls are reinforced concrete.