[FRIAM] 802.11g enhanced coverage?

[Carl Tollander]

The little plug-in-the-wall Airports do repeater duty, I think, and 
aren't that pricey.   The big Airport Extremes are pricey but have a 
spot for external antenna, have a signal-strength knob (don't watch the 
food cook) and can also be used as a repeater.  Much easier (IMHO) to 
set up than the Linksys, though I haven't needed try to do the repeater 
thing.

Does she have a new portable phone or other RF source and is she really 
using g?  You might also have a freeloader in the neighborhood that is 
competing.   I've had situations where performance was bad, so I put in 
MAC address security and things got dramatically better.  Sometimes just 
moving the antenna over a few inches or mounting it higher up on a wall 
can make a big difference.

C.

Marcus G. Daniels wrote:
> Steve Smith wrote:
>   
>> A few weeks ago something changed abruptly and the apparent signal at 
>> her house (in the window facing the window his router is in) dropped 
>> from marginal to abysmal...   basically she can no longer get network 
>> from the wireless from inside her house.
>>
>> I'm  looking at the possibility of repeaters and of external antenna(e), 
>> etc.  
>>     
> With a some wireless routers..
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> http://www.sveasoft.com/modules/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16132
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> .. there's the possibility of a firmware upgrade such that one can 
> increase the power output (e.g. from 50mW to 1000mW). 
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