Bad signal problem

Sep 22, 2005 1 Replies

I live near an internet hotspot. If I take my laptop out into the backyard, I get a really good signal. But in the house, I get no signal at all, most of the time. There is a wire fence between the source of the signal and my house, which I'm guessing is the problem, but maybe not.



Any suggestions? It seems there should be some kind of antenna I could use. The guy at the computer store didn't help much! I use a D-Link AirPlus card, if that helps.



TIA



Dave



Yes.

Obtain a cheap USB network stick. Obtain 2 5m extension cables. Obtain a unpowered cheap hub. Plug them all together, and you can have your laptop 10m away from the AP, for around $25 or so. Site the network stick where it's got a clear view over the fence.

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