Philip Stubbs wrote: > Hi, > > The router is a speedtouch 585v6. It is on a desk by a window in site > of the Mother-in-law's house. The laptop is on a desk by a window in > site of the window that the router is behind. The distance between the > windows is (according to google maps) about 31 meters. There are no > other houses for at least 75 meters. > > I am guessing that my options are:- > * Buy a router with higher power output and greater range. > * Buy a repeater that has a better reciever antenna than the laptop > and mount that in the Mother-in-law's house. > * Something else I have yet to learn about (This is where you guys can > help me big time :-) ) > * Suggest that the Mother-in-law purchases her own broadband. > > <SNIP> > > Any good ideas would be greatly appreciated. > > Regards, >
Do your sister/mother-in-law own the land between the houses ? In a similar situation previously, I purchased a 100m roll of cat5 and ran a cable between two office buildings. The router has LAN ports, so you just need an AP at the M-in-L´s end... Just a thought. Alex. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
