> The smart thing to do is move the D-Link to the middle of the house
> and connect the antenna directly without any coax. Run ethernet cable
> to it instead.

Hi I have network drops throughout my house. I have a non wirless
DLInk hub that I can plug the coax in. I contacted DLink and asked
them if there was any way to connect the wireless router to this non
wirless router and to connect to the internet wirelessly and they said
no.

Are you saying that in my basement I can connect a non wirelss router
to the coax cable to connect to the internet and connect a wirless
router to the non wireless router via ethernet cable. And then have
all the computers connect to the internet through the wireless router?
Thanks

Alex

On Jul 1, 6:25 pm, seaweedsteve <seaweedst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 30, 11:08 am, alex <aco...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi, I have a Dlink DI-524 in my basement. The signal strength to the
> > outside and to the second floor is weak.
>
> > I added a DLink antenna and that helped a bit but the antenna cable
> > is only 5 feet.
>
> > Would it help if I bought about 20' of the antenna cable and moved the
> > antenna to the center of the first floor. I think I could run the
> > cable through some heat ducts.
>
> > Am I going to lose the signal strength over 20'?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Alex
>
> Depending on your antenna cable, you may lose a lot or a little over
> 20'. If it's not LMR 400 (thick) or equivalent coax cable, then 20' is
> too lossy.
>
> Most cables that come with antennas are so lossy that most of the
> antenna's gain is lost.
>
> The smart thing to do is move the D-Link to the middle of the house
> and connect the antenna directly without any coax. Run ethernet cable
> to it instead.
>
> Steve