[geeks] wireless range extender

[Lionel Peterson]

Have you considered an external antenna on the side of the house facing the
barn, hanging off a dedicated AP/repurposed Router/AP?

Have you tried a better antenna on your current AP/router? One with, say 6 Dbi
gain could give the signal enough 'umph' to blast through the walls. A friend
has a pair of 6 Dbi antennas on a WRT54GL that NEARLY covers a 4,200 sq ft
house...

Lionel

On Jun 13, 2013, at 8:39 AM, Shannon <shannon at widomaker.com> wrote:

> Looking for recommendations on wireless network extenders. This is for
family
> so it needs to be "easy".
>
> The basic issue is too many walls, and one user in a barn 40 feet from the
> house. Signal is poor at N speeds, barn user works OK but could use a
better
> signal as well.
>
> So... requirements beyond easy would be to support dual band and WPA2
> security.
>
> I have looked at a lot of them, and their pricing varies wildly, from $30
for
> an Edimax to some in Best Buy that are $150.
>
> Is the Edimax too good to be true?
>
> I'm pretty lost here, don't know anything at all about them.
>
> Thanks.
>
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