Boosting wifi signal

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Fishface replied

31 July 2011, 22:57
dd-wrt - reflash it and put more power through the RF.

Its a faf, but my dlink 300 got a longer range and performed better afterwards.

I budged up the power, however, you can fry it if you are careless.
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xoggoth replied

31 July 2011, 21:52
Cheers. I got a big bit of cardboard, stuck some foil on it and bent it round behind router. I now get wifi in my office on phone and laptop. Signal shows as very weak but it works.

I love cheap easy solutions!
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Freamon replied

31 July 2011, 21:33
Putting a wok behind the antenna sometimes helps too.

The Pringles Can apparently can be very effective. 802.11 signals can travel for miles if they are directionally focused.
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Moscow Mule replied

31 July 2011, 20:30
Made one of these bad boys, worked ok.

Parabolic Templat
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xoggoth replied

31 July 2011, 17:09
Cheers. Found an item on that as I do have a spare router. Looks really complicated setup though. However, on same link I found you can make an arial reflector with an old pie tin. Might try that first.

PS Or a Pringles Can.

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Clippy replied

31 July 2011, 12:24
You need a dedicated wireless repeater or another WiFi router which, I believe, can be configured to act as a repeater.
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xoggoth started a topic Boosting wifi signal

31 July 2011, 10:51
Boosting wifi signal

Been trying to find a way to boost a wifi signal at top/back of house without lot of rewiring/relocation. Ideally something that works with both PCs and phones, so not a plug in PC thing.

Any ideas?
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