Wifi Reception

[spyvsspy]

hey there,

i just got myself a WiFi set of 2 x DLink Air Plus ExtremeG and a 3Com OfficeConnect router.

the router is in the 2nd floor and i live in the 3rd floor, and the floor..well heh its like half meter of concrete :x

and im getting really bad reception and transfer rates.

same goes for the computer in the first floor.

now i've wonder if Antenna will fix that problem (stronger signal?), and if it does what kind of antenna

notice that i spend almost all my money on that set so i need something good and cheap

Cheers !

Edited October 21, 2005 by spyvsspy

[mattofak]

Lol, ya, dont you just love meters of concrete... highly useful... and you prob will have better luck with a larger antenna.

You said you wanted cheap, so here it is, the cantenna, DIY:

http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html

ALT: just search on google for cantenna... (the link above is the first one )

[suryad]

hehe i have read about the cantenna. we were gonna build one to see if we can get some free wireless for a friend of mine who is stuck with dialup. I used his dialup once and I really felt sorry for him!

[sven]

if any of thse computers are desktops, and its not that hard to hardwire them the your router, you could possibly do that just to get better transfer speeds. theres also the extreme solution of adding 3 wireless access points.... one on each floor lol