[Novalug] extending the reach of in-home wireless

[Igor Birman]

I put a link to a range extender instead of a booster in my email.  Here is the 
correct link:

http://www.buy.com/prod/hawking-hsb2-ieee-802-11b-g-wi-fi-signal-booster-hawking-hsb2-ieee-802/q/listingid/58156372/loc/101/10410438.html


Igor



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From: Igor Birman <igor_birman at yahoo.com>
To: Nino Pereira <pereira at speakeasy.net>; NOVALUG <novalug at calypso.tux.org>
Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 8:33:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Novalug] extending the reach of in-home wireless


The best thing to install is a wireless access point, but you need to run cable 
back to the router.  


The wireless repeaters I have tried have not worked very well - you get half the 
speed if you can get it configured correctly..

I installed a wireless booster for a customer recently and it does help:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833995002&cm_re=wireless_antenna_booster-_-33-995-002-_-Product


Though you run into signal/noise ratio problems with boosters. 

You can also get a bigger antenna for your FIOS router..

Finally, you can get an N router and an N card for your  laptop.

But an access point is always best..

Igor

 



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From: Nino Pereira <pereira at speakeasy.net>
To: NOVALUG <novalug at calypso.tux.org>
Sent: Mon, August 16, 2010 8:11:50 AM
Subject: [Novalug] extending the reach of in-home wireless

List,

FIOS provides a wireless transmitter to connect to the internet,
but this is too weak to cover the whole house. I've been told
that one option to extend the wireless' reach is to get a second
(and more powerful) wireless transmittter. This would be hooked
up to one of the open ports on FIOS-supplied one.

Is that true? If so, do you have a hardware recommendation?

Thank you,

Nino

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