Wireless Network

Post by **FZ1** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:25 pm

I have a wireless network at home via a Linksys WRT54G braodband router. It's upstairs with my pc and I get decent reception in most of the house but I want to try to maximize it. Am I better off using an extender/repeater or getting a high-gain antenna? It looks like the antenna is a little cheaper but I'm just not sure that the antenna will really give me as much as the extender.

Post by **dicecca112** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:37 pm

from what I've seen the gains are about equal.

Post by **FZ1** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:38 pm

The only one my local micro center has is this...
http://www.computingreview.com/sf-1/bef ... wscrx.aspx

I've never heard of that company?

dgood · Post by **dgood** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:41 pm

only thing I could find was one review on epinions but it was 5 stars and also using the same band router

Review

bigblockmatt · Post by **bigblockmatt** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:44 pm

Honkus posted this link in a previous thread that i started about wireless adapter.
http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/te ... index.html

pretty cool thing to extend the reception and its cheap.

The Black Pumpkin · Post by **The Black Pumpkin** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:57 pm

I have a Linksys repeater, and I think it's working good, because instead of 30-40% reception, I get 70-80%.

Dunno about the hign gain antenna, though.

Post by **FZ1** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:14 pm

I bought the Linksys one...I'll let everyone know how it worked.