How can we pick up a weak wireless signal in a campground?

A wireless range extender like the D-Link DWL-G710 or the Linksys WRE54G could. It still depends on how weak the signal is. An extender (or a repeater, like the DWL-G700AP in repeater mode) can be positioned in places where a laptop can't. Say in a window or high up inside your camper.

Thank you for your reply, Axel. This gave me a few more questions:

1. Which of the ones you suggest will work with the weakest signal?
2. When I looked 2 of them up online, they talked about using a wizard to install. Since I use a mac, a wizard doesn't do me any good, so my second question is which can I set up through a browser. I currently control our home router through the browser. Thanks again.

On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 16:19:36 -0600, Kathy wrote in :

True, but you could use ICS on that computer to share the connection with other computers, either wired with an Ethernet switch or hub, or wirelessly with a wireless access point.

They all work the same. Because you will want something that works everywhere, buying some "draft-n" device is not a good idea.

The "wizard" runs in the web-server on the device, so you can use anything that supports a browser. A Mac will be fine.

BTW what sort of Mac do you have? I ask, because the alu- and Ti Powerbooks (and probably the Macbook Pros) have very bad wireless reception with their metal casing. If you have a PB, you may consider disabling the Airport card and using a PC Card instead.

On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:51:09 GMT, John Navas wrote in :

I see in your later response that you use a Mac, so ICS isn't an option. You could instead use (1) wireless Ethernet [client] bridge, cabled by Ethernet to (2a) each computer through a switch/hub or (2b) wireless access point.

Ideally (1) would be mounted on the roof, either temporarily (e.g., with a magnetic mount) or permanently (in a weather proof housing). Power (12 VDC) can be provided with a separate power cable or power over Ethernet.

(2a) is the simplest and easiest way to connect clients if you can live with the wires.

(2b) would be mounted inside, making wireless possible for your computers. The tricky part is configuring your computers so you can connect to both the wireless Ethernet client bridge [for management] and the Internet [usually by DHCP].

Yes it is. The OP will find it in the Network Preferences. Look for Share your Internet connection with AirPort-equipped computers.

On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 18:53:49 +0100, snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (Axel Hammerschmidt) wrote in :

[sigh] That's not "ICS", which is a Microsoft term of art. Of course Macs can share an Internet connection, but the point of my follow-up was to provide another option that doesn't depend on a particular computer to be working.

Bull!

On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:39:28 +0100, snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (Axel Hammerschmidt) wrote in :

"Internet Connection Sharing, a feature in Microsoft operating systems since the advent of Windows 98"

Your turn.

Are you sure you want to pursue that answer ?

snipped-for-privacy@nowhere.com (Kathy) wrote in news:2007020316193616807-me@nowherecom:

Directional antennas are cheap.

Hooking one antenna to multiple PCs might be a trick; hooking it to even one which doesn't have an antenna connector would be a trick too.

Share your Internet connection's the same feature.

Your turn.

On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 02:23:47 +0100, snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (Axel Hammerschmidt) wrote in :

Didn't think so. Sorry, but thanks anyway for playing. ;)

I've had good results with this combination:

You will also need some LMR400 cable with an RPC-SMA male connector on one end, and a N-male connector on the other:

I'm not sure if the USB SUB-362(EXT) will work with a Mac however. If not, you will need a bridge with an ethernet interface such as this one:

You don't know what an option is? Too bad.