http://wirelessnetworkbooster.com/i-am-havinging-a-very-poor-wireless-connection-my-range-is-not-good-im-told-a-range-expander-will-not-work/ Boost and Extend Your Wireless Network Range Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://wirelessnetworkbooster.com/i-am-havinging-a-very-poor-wireless-connection-my-range-is-not-good-im-told-a-range-expander-will-not-work/comment-page-1/#comment-324 sifukurt Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:19:21 +0000 http://wirelessnetworkbooster.com/i-am-havinging-a-very-poor-wireless-connection-my-range-is-not-good-im-told-a-range-expander-will-not-work/#comment-324 Most likely this is as a result of signal dispersal. Two ways to go with this: 1.) focus the signal coming out of your wireless access point; or 2.) attach external antenna to your wireless device (laptop, desktop, etc.). I guess you could do both, which technically is a 3rd option, too. First, make sure your access point is as centrally located as possible. If that doesn't do the trick, next I would attach a parabolic reflector to your AP's antenna(s). You can make a parabolic reflector yourself following the instructions here: http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/ . Using this template, I made one out of an empty cereal box in about 10 minutes, and it worked *very* well. If the parabolic reflector doesn't do the trick, then you're pretty much left with attaching an external antenna to your wifi card. The easiest thing it to get a card with an external antenna port (Orinoco Gold, Dell TrueMobile, Avaya, etc.). Again, you can make your own antenna with a tin can and some parts that you can pick up at Radio Shack for a few dollars. This is a bit more complicated than the parabolic reflector, but I made mine in about 30 minutes. Or you can buy a pre-made antenna someplace like http://www.cantenna.com. Most likely this is as a result of signal dispersal. Two ways to go with this: 1.) focus the signal coming out of your wireless access point; or 2.) attach external antenna to your wireless device (laptop, desktop, etc.). I guess you could do both, which technically is a 3rd option, too. First, make sure your access point is as centrally located as possible. If that doesn’t do the trick, next I would attach a parabolic reflector to your AP’s antenna(s). You can make a parabolic reflector yourself following the instructions here: http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/ . Using this template, I made one out of an empty cereal box in about 10 minutes, and it worked *very* well. If the parabolic reflector doesn’t do the trick, then you’re pretty much left with attaching an external antenna to your wifi card. The easiest thing it to get a card with an external antenna port (Orinoco Gold, Dell TrueMobile, Avaya, etc.). Again, you can make your own antenna with a tin can and some parts that you can pick up at Radio Shack for a few dollars. This is a bit more complicated than the parabolic reflector, but I made mine in about 30 minutes. Or you can buy a pre-made antenna someplace like http://www.cantenna.com.

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