Re: sharing wireless network with neighbor

In article <1153425492.510134.68250@s13g2000cwa.googlegroups. com>, "sportsfan522" <sportsfan52292@yahoo.com> wrote:
>yes it reallly works on the proper side of the house.

Thi$ will co$t you, but consider a wireless AP in bridge mode. Then a
second hooked to the ether net port 'retransmits the signal within your
house. Note the this will cost part in the beginning. BTW you can of course
avoid the second AP and just run a wire to the computer.

Off the shelf stuff maybe a around $100 (US)


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>phil-news-nospam@ipal.net wrote:
>> On 19 Jul 2006 16:11:39 -0700 sportsfan522 <sportsfan52292@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> | My uncle who lives 2 houses down said I could use his wireless
>> | internet. The problem is the signal only reaches halfway through my
>> | house and my computer is on the half that doesn't get a signal. He has
>> | a Dl-624 wireless router. I've tried many antennas and none of them
>> | have worked. What is the easiest and least expensive way I can make the
>> | signal reach to the other half of my house without using antennas?
>>
>> Rotate house 180 degrees :-)
>>
>> Have you verified it really works when on the proper side of the house?
>>
>> Any real solution is probably going to cost. One possibility is a remote
>> antenna (you do need to have _some_ kind of antenna) connected by a run
>> of coax, if you have a connector to attach it to. Or else run ethernet
>> around the house and put your wireless device over where the signal is
>> and bring the cat5 back to the computer.
>>
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