On Sep 13, 5:08 pm, d...@01.usenet.us.com wrote:
> tom_sawye...@yahoo.com <tom_sawye...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I have a Netgear WGR614 wireless router in my house and have always
> > had intermittant connectivity to my laptop (hp6220 with an Intel
> > BG2200) and a desktop with a wireless Netgear card (cannot remember
> > the type at the moment).
>
> I have a WGR614, and adding a free reflector to it made a lot of difference
> in the stability of connections around the house.
>
> http://www.freeantennas.comEZ-12, printed on photo paper for thick stock,
> with aluminum foil glued to the sail, provides a substantial boost in
> signal. http://www.rahul.net/dold/clarence/E...-dining.JPGThe netstumbler
> trace shows solid signal as I walked back to the router, a dropout as I
> blocked the router, taking off the reflector, and then the lower signal
> without the reflector, reduced, and fluctuating in level.
>
> Make the tabs longer than the template drawing, for easier assembly.
>
> --
> Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5


I set up one of the reflectors and it did help with the signal. The
problem is that to the desktop, it's intermittant...works one day and
not the next...with no difference in other devices being on,
additional interference, etc.