Re: [Hampshire] Wireless range

2008/11/11 Alan Pope <alan@???>:
> 2008/11/11 Richard Danter <radanter@???>:
>> Problem is really since I got my new Netgear router. The old one was
>> much less powerful but I was able to screw it to the wall just above
>> the door to my office and though the signal was not great it was
>> reasonably stable in the dining room. The new router has to sit on a
>> shelf since it does not have any screw holes. I am thinking that maybe
>> I could put a shelf above the door, and maybe that is a good way to
>> go, but I wonder what else I can do.
>>
>
> Do you still have the old one?

Yes.

>
> Put the old one on the cable modem, serving the machines local to it,
> and run just one long cable to the remote location (or middle of the
> house) to run the new access point?

One of the reasons for upgrading the old one was that it could not
route fast enough. I'm on Virgin Broadband at 20MB and the old router
could only route at a max of 4MB. The new one gives me the full 20MB
and has spare capacity if VB upgrades in the future.

>
> Alternatively get a pair of Ethernet-over-Power adapters and put the
> new access point right next to where you need it (or use EoP instead
> of WiFi) :)

That sounds like a good idea... Maybe I can buy some for my wife for
Christmas. Wonder what the chances of getting away with that are..? ~0
I think! :)

Thanks
Rich