Does a wifi "repeater" exist?
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Posted by on March 18, 2008, 3:33 pm
Please log in for more thread options A device that one could mount up high that receives a signal, amplifies it, and rebroadcasts it? | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Peter Pan on March 18, 2008, 3:46 pm
Please log in for more thread options Repeater not exactly by that name, however there are some that can broadcast whatever it is fed ( see http://www.cellantenna.com/repeater/WirelessLAN/lanwireless.htm ) I have one up on the garage roof and cabled to a router There are several consumer grade repeaters out there, and i'm guessing thats what your asking about, but unfortunately they switch between transmit and receive (quickly) and cut your thruput in half, so to keep up speed you may want to look at other things/plan B (that's why I went with the thing above, I have wired where feasible, and wireless where not, gives me lots of flexibilty and the best of both :) | |||||||||||||
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Posted by on March 19, 2008, 11:26 am
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> I have one
>up on the garage roof and cabled to a router How is it working out for you? | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Peter Pan on March 19, 2008, 6:23 pm
Please log in for more thread options me@privacy.net wrote:
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>> I have one
>> up on the garage roof and cabled to a router >
> How is it working out for you? Adequately, I live on 10 acres in northern idaho, and cept in the months when there is a lot of foliage that blocks the signal, works okay on my laptop and pda, (outside dsl and cable areas, so I have sat internet tied into my home network)... unfortunately it works best in the winter, cept there was over 3 feet of snow on the ground, so It was a bit too cold out/hard to walk around..... As an aside, that was the cheaper consumer way, (now) in the area (spokane washington) Skynet of spokane (http://www.spokaneskynet.com/) has a several hundred square mile hotspot, with commercial grade repeaters on the mountains in the area (last count, 20.... they spent lots of bucks, but it's really cool) Where do you live at? There are several other commercial nets already available, you may want to check online to see if there is already one in your area..... | |||||||||||||
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Posted by on March 19, 2008, 8:26 pm
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>Where do you live at? There are several other commercial nets already
>available, you may want to check online to see if there is already one in >your area..... Hannibal Missouri | |||||||||||||
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> A device that one could mount up high that receives a
> signal, amplifies it, and rebroadcasts it?