Need to boost range of wireless
I have a small wireless network I've just moved into my new house. I had a desktop hardwired to a Linksys WRT54G, with a desktop and a laptop connecting to the wireless network at my old house.
At the new house I'm connecting 2 more laptops and my wife's desktop via wireless and I've run into a snag. The router is at one end of the house downstairs and wifey's desktop is upstairs at the other end of the house. She connects, but it reads low signal and wavers between 12 MB and 24 MB a second per the linksys utility.
It seems my options to remedy this are running cat5, a range extender, stronger antennas, or a wireless access point. Running cable is a last resort as it could be tough getting to the area of the bedroom that needs the feed as it is under a the lowest point of the attic. The antennas seem a dubious investment. Not sure if the wireless extender thing will really work. Would the WAP do the same thing as the extender? It seems to be a better investment as I could reconfigure it if I need to reconfigure the network in the future.
Any ideas?
Jon
read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by Zeppo in Wireless Networking
