JM wrote:
> The info:
>
> Two buildings - a two-story house and a 3-room shop, approximately
> 150 ft apart.
> We need internet in the shop.
> There is cable modem and a Belkin wireless router in the house (not
> sure of model or firmware, but can get it tonight if needed)
> The cable modem and Belkin are on the opposite side of the house from
> the shop, about 4 rooms and 4-5 walls deep
> At this time laptops will not pick up the Belkin's signal in the shop.


Are they on the same electrical service (same meter, not breaker)? if so,
instead of wireless you may want to consider a powerline ethernet bridge,
under $100, you can put a wap/router in the shop and have both wired and
wireless..
http://www.netgear.com/Products/Powe...tAdapters.aspx
up to 85 Mbps (faster than plain old wireless)