me@privacy.net wrote the following on 3/18/2008 12:33:
> Does a repeater exist for wifi?
>
> A device that one could mount up high that receives a
> signal, amplifies it, and rebroadcasts it?

I run a WAP54G in "repeater mode" to get good coverage on the second
floor of my home. The main router is a Linksys WRT54GS. The WAP54G will
only work in repeater mode with another Linksys router - maybe only the
WRT54 series.

This arrangement is about 4-5 years old and runs 24/7. About 3-4 times a
year some weird unknown thing happens and I'll have to reboot everything
to re-establish network connectivity.

They're located about 50 ft apart. Measured file transfer speed (big
file and stopwatch method) from 2nd floor to router to wired computer is
roughly 2 Mbit/sec. This speed wouldn't make me happy, but the rest of
the family is satisfied.

Lance
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