On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:31:29 +0100, "Jim" <jim@hmail.com> wrote:

>ADSL wireless router is linksys.

Model number of Linksys? Many Linksys models have the WDS repeater
feature.

>Not far at all - maybe 15 yards. Problem is
>that there is quite a lot of concrete and oak inbetween. Normal windows,
>simple old fashioned double glazed. Only three clients connecting..

Concrete is bad. RF does not go through it. If you can see the
Linksys wireless router, you can connect. Put a few obstacles in the
way, and it's not going to work.

>No, I have not been reading literature.

Good. You're still sane.

>I think that the easiest way to solve this problem is to use a bridge and
>plug an access point into the bridge via ethernet. I can use a different
>channel to the router and bridge and this will be fine.

A WDS repeater is the easiest way, although configuration is a bit of
a challenge. This might help:
http://www.linksysinfo.org/portal/fo...ad.php?t=47118


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