Home
| Calendar
| Mail Lists
| List Archives
| Desktop SIG
| Hardware Hacking SIG
Wiki | Flickr | PicasaWeb | Video | Maps & Directions | Installfests | Keysignings Linux Cafe | Meeting Notes | Linux Links | Bling | About BLU |
Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> wrote: > I have an older > wireless-B router that I use only when my daughter visits or on > occasion with my laptop. The router is downstairs and the signal is a > bit weak upstairs. I don't need the extra speed of the G router. Is > the signal strength of the G routers stronger than the older B routers? *Anything* which actually delivers on a claim of greater signal range would be welcome in my house. I live in a 19th-century wood-frame house and am typing this via wi-fi "G" upstairs and 2 rooms over from the access point (maybe 30 feet distance, with nothing but furniture and wooden timbers between). The signal cuts in and out, sometimes I have to move the PC over to the dining room to get back in range. I started out with a "B" access point and it was the same. I tried one of those signal-enhancing antennas (still plugged into the access point) and it didn't help either. The signal should be 2 to 4 times stronger to work in a real-world suburban house. These things seem to be built for cubicled office areas or downtown condos. Would love to hear if "SRX" solves anyone's problem, junking my old wi-fi gear is something I like to do every 24 months or so. But so far it's an itch that resists healing after each scratching session. Will now hit "send" and hope this gets submitted...;-) -rich
BLU is a member of BostonUserGroups | |
We also thank MIT for the use of their facilities. |