 Wireless Network, How? |
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 Apr 23 2008, 08:06 PM
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Super Member  Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 382 Joined: 9-February 08 Member No.: 57,615  |
Hello, everyone. I'm using wireless at my home and connecting it through my neighbour network, but the signal sometimes neither low or just normal. If there is a way that I can imrove it or increase the sensitivity of that signal. I'm using my wireless adapter built in my laptop. If you know how, please let me know.
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Apr 23 2008, 08:44 PM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 54 Joined: 26-December 07 From: India , Mumbai Member No.: 55,296 |
Alex i 2 tried the same thing wid my laptop ... i use to do the same thing .. Even i had a poor signal .. but only advantage was tht it was free of cost
 so i used it any how .. even my question remains the same ; tht how could u increase the range of ur laptop or snatch the range of the network Wireless LAN ?? i m too very curious to know bout this !! |
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Apr 23 2008, 10:39 PM
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Advanced Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 110 Joined: 18-January 08 From: Redmond, WA Member No.: 56,417 |
Well, if you happen to know where the wireless router is located then getting your laptop/wireless receiver as close to that as possible would help of course. Also, you can buy a USB network adapter with an external antenna to extend your range. If you choose to go that route I'd suggest researching which ones people have found most effective.
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Apr 23 2008, 11:32 PM
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Desperately seeking "any key" to continue...  Group: Admin Posts: 3,423 Joined: 23-April 05 From: Trap17 storage box Member No.: 6,042 |
Also try placing the router at the highest point of the room/house. This ensures that minimal obstruction between your laptop and the router.
Try changing your frequency channel. The default of channel 6 sometimes interferes with cordless and some cellphone signals. |
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Apr 24 2008, 05:11 AM
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Privileged Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 531 Joined: 12-January 07 From: Rocky Mountains, south of Banff National Park Member No.: 37,065  |
There are antennas you can buy. Go look at CCRANE and check out their gear. It's not cheap, but it works and, hey, you can use all that money you're saving on monthly internet service and buy a nice antenna. With a good antenna you'll probably have more options too just in case your neighbor gets sick of paying for your internet.
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Apr 24 2008, 07:06 AM
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Super Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 382 Joined: 9-February 08 Member No.: 57,615 |
Listen, but the link which you gave me do not concern wireless antennas!
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Apr 24 2008, 04:30 PM
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apt-get moo  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,031 Joined: 28-May 05 From: Hertfordshire, England Member No.: 7,593 |
QUOTE(alex1985 @ Apr 24 2008, 08:06 AM)  Listen, but the link which you gave me do not concern wireless antennas! Did you try clicking the Antennas button, followed by the Wi-Fi Antennas link? http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/wifi-antennas/index.aspx |
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Apr 24 2008, 05:00 PM
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$p4m 0n j00 $h4m3 m3 0nc3 $p4m 0n m3 $h4m3 m3 7\/\/1c3 Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 6,249 Joined: 21-September 04 From: 9r33|\| 399$ 4|\|D 5P4/\/\ Member No.: 1,218  |
I thought of an ingenious idea, and this is based off a walk through of this school I was applying a job for. They had connected several WIFI routers together within their network in order to boost a wifi signal all over the school, and so if you had a second router connected to this network and closer to you, then your signal should boost a bit. But, expect the connection to be a bit slow because of all those packets needing to travel through 2 routers (if your neighbor has one), before getting to the internet connection. It would cost about the same as an antennae, but if you are not like 6 feet from your neighbor so you don't have to buy 100 foot RJ45 cable and people tripping over it and stuff.
Or Tell your neigh to move the router next to a window or something to help boost the signal. |
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Apr 24 2008, 05:16 PM
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 3,846 Joined: 24-July 05 From: In Trouble Again... still? Member No.: 9,787 |
Get a "booster" that receives their signal and re-broadcasts it with a stronger signal???
http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.a...amp;catid=21119 At least I think that is how it works... |
