weak/marginal connection, any settings that can make it more reliable?

Trying to connect with a wifi and getting a very weak signal. Already
did the directional antenna thing, helps but not quite enough. Are
there any settings in the wifi manager box I can change to trade say
connection speed for better reliability of connection? I'm already at
the high power setting. Reducing connection speed doesn't seem to help
or hurt, so I left it at "auto". It's a Hawking desk top card connected
to a Hawking corner reflector antenna with extra reflectors added to it.

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:51:22 GMT, robert casey <wa2ise@ix.netcom.com>
wrote in <KWM1h.277$0r.23@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> :

>Trying to connect with a wifi and getting a very weak signal. Already
>did the directional antenna thing, helps but not quite enough. Are
>there any settings in the wifi manager box I can change to trade say
>connection speed for better reliability of connection? I'm already at
>the high power setting. Reducing connection speed doesn't seem to help
>or hurt, so I left it at "auto". It's a Hawking desk top card connected
>to a Hawking corner reflector antenna with extra reflectors added to it.

Your only real hope is a better antenna and/or better location, and it's
going to be hard to beat your Hawking 15dBi Corner Antenna by enough to
matter without changing the location. How about:

1. Wired Ethernet connection to a wired Ethernet bridge (possibly with
Power over Ethernet) in some other location?

2. Wireless repeater in some other location?

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