On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:40:12 +0100, "Swann" <swann@tempsperdu.fr> wrote
in <ejeuat$9ob$1@registered.motzarella.org>:

>"DanS" <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@a.d.e.l.p.h.i.a.n.e.t> ha scritto nel messaggio
>news:Xns987BE8EA65BCCthisnthatadelphianet@216.196 .97.142...
>> "Swann" <swann@tempsperdu.fr> wrote in
>> news:ejcoqs$vsr$1@registered.motzarella.org:
>>
>>> with my former ISP, I used a wireless router that served the three PCs
>>> in the three bedrooms of my house. since we moved to another ISP
>>> lately, and they couldn't mount their so-called "home access gateway"
>>> (basically a wired router) where the old router was, they had to put
>>> it in our living room.
>>
>> And why couldn't they put it where the other one was ? Move it.
>
>cannot. it has to stay in the living room because it also needs to be wired
>to the tv set. besides, we changed the phone lines and the router must now
>dial from the main socket, which is in that room.
>
>furthermore, to answer john navas, I can't actually move my access point
>back, because another flatmate (who didn't use the net before) only gets a
>good signal from its CURRENT position. so, we either use a repeater, or we
>switch to a new, more powerful, access point. it's a, b, or c as I explained
>before.

(e) Use wired networking (Ethernet, powerline, phoneline, or coax) to
attach a 2nd access point in the original location. This can be a
superior solution because repeaters cut network speed in half and can be
problematic to operate. Put the access points on different
non-overlapping channels (1, 6, 11) with the same _unique_ SSID.

(f) Upgrade the antenna on the single access point if that's enough to
ensure sufficient signal wherever you need it. How well that will work
depends on the amount of improvement needed and on layout of your house.

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Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>