Re: [OT] Extending Wireless Networks

[Adrian Merwood <adrian@xxxxxxx>]

Nick Shore wrote:

>>Thanks Nick, Good call but the router is also a 4 port 10/100MB
switch
>>and I want to keep the switch in my office. I did experiment when I
>>first got the router and to be honest I couldn't find an optimal
place
>>to give the range of coverage I would like.
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>does the linksys have an external antenna socket ?
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>if so then a better antenna would probably help.
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>I would locate the linksys as high up as possible, and then buy a small
>switch for the office - or use multiple
>cat5 links back into the office from the final location.
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>>As an aside, does the "power" of the receiver have
anything to do with
>>received signal strength? I only have a laptop with built in Wifi.
If I
>>got say a PDA with a WIfi card might this have better reception?
>>
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>receive sensitivities vary quite a lot, the laptop with built-in wifi
should
>have a better antenna, as that is normally
>built into the lid/screen.
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>Nick.
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Anyone looking at wireless should take a long hard look at the Apple
Airport Extreme Base Stations.  They are great little units (stylish -
goes without saying!!!).  At least one of the models has an external
antenna socket (maybe both).  They also support something called
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) which lets up to 4 airports
communicate wirelessly with the Base Station and extend the wireless
network.

Despite comments I have read elsewhere you CAN configure these little
beauties from Windows (there is a download on apples site).

Ideal solution for anyone on Cable or wanting to extend an existing ADSL
router.

Adrian