RE: [OT] Extending Wireless Networks

["Don McAllister" <donmc@xxxxxxx>]

Ooer...

Thanks for the heads up Neil, hope you get it resolved but it sounds
unlikely :-(

Cheers
Don

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Fuller [mailto:neil@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 24 June 2003 20:34
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Extending Wireless Networks
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> Don
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> If you get a PDA, don't get an IPAQ 5054
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> I've got a Linksys 54G WAP and an IPAQ 5054. They won't talk!
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> HP blames Linksys and Linksys blames HP. Neither organisation will
talk to
> the other so I have =A3650 of kit that won't communicate and neither
of
the
> manufacuturers will address the problem! :-((((
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> Cheers
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> Neil
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Don McAllister
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 2:00 PM
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Extending Wireless Networks
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>   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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>   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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>   Ta!
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>   Don
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>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: Nick Shore [mailto:nick.shore@xxxxxxx]
>   > Sent: 24 June 2003 13:53
>   > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Extending Wireless Networks
>   >
>   >
>   > >
>   > > I've recently bought a Linksys Wireless-G Broadband
Router.
>   > >
>   > > I'm a little bit disappointed in the coverage of the WiFi.
The
>   router is
>   > > at the front of the house on the ground floor (by
necessity) and
>   > > reception in the back of the house is poor (the rear
Garden is
>   > > non-existent).
>   > >
>   > > I've got Cat5 wired to most rooms. Whats the best way of
extending
>   > > coverage to the rear and upstairs?
>   >
>   > route the broadband connection over the cat5 and reposition the
>   linksys ?
>   >
>   > Nick.
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