Re: extending range of wireless net

[AZ Woody <reply@here>]

I stopped by Best Buy, and they had a Linksys "range extender" for $70.
  It looked like a repeater to me, as you just plugged it into the wall,
and I figure it will also repeat the other 6 nets I see in the
neighborhood! (why do people leave their wireless nets open anyway?)  I
only paid $45 for the router!

Do you happen to have the part number for the RatShack antennas?  I'll
look online, and see if I can get one (well, two) tomorrow! (the sales
folks at RatShack seem to know nothing outside of cell phone plans and
sat TV plans these days.....).

Thanks!

Dave Petrone wrote:
> There are sets of antenna available to improve the coverage.  Generally they
> offer 7db gain.  I got a set at Radio Shack for $10 recently that really
> improved the signal.  You will generally find a set by Linksys that cost
> about as much as a wireless router.  The set I got was made by Gigaware.
>
> Dave
> "AZ Woody" <reply@here> wrote in message
> news:4649f8bb$0$10301$815e3792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I got a Linksys wireless router-G
>>
>> Anyway, it's usable in the house, but a bit weak in parts of the back
>> yard.
>>
>> I've moved it to a "high point" in the house (a plant shelf about 9' off
>> the floor), and that helped a bit.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to replace the antennas (there are
>> two) on the router to help with the range, as the plant shelf is only a
>> short term (and partial) fix.
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