On Sat, February 21, 2009 6:33 pm, Robert Watkins-Bush wrote: > > > --- On Thu, 1/22/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: rigging house so all rooms have wireless > To: "Friendly list for people new to Linux" > <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 8:36 AM > > Any suggestions for quality home house wireless where the wireless doesn't > work through most walls well? Currently netgear through the wiring setup, > works, just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for bettering it? > > Thanks, > > Rich > > -- [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie > > > Just read this. Might it work in your case? > > Bob > Longer Wi-Fi ReachIf your home > Wi-Fi router doesnât reach the other end of the house, donât rush out > to buy more wireless gear to stretch your network. Instead, build a > six-inch-high passive radio wave reflector from kitchen items, like an > aluminum cookie sheet. Follow the instructions at > freeantennas.com/projects/template. > Place the completed reflector â a small, curved piece of metal that > reflects radio waves just like a satellite TV dish â behind your Wi-Fi > router. It focuses the routerâs energy in one direction â toward the > other end of the house â rather than letting it dissipate its strength > in a full circle. No cables, no batteries, no technical knowledge > required. Yet it can easily double the range of your network. >
I suspect the reflector from a large flashlight would do the job as well. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
