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Name: adseybear
Date: June 17, 2008 at 12:43:13 Pacific
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We have a wireless network set up in our house, but we are trying to access the network from an outbuilding, about 20ft from the house.

We were originally using a BT voyager router, our laptops lost the signal at the doorway to the outbuilding. We since installed a Netgear Rangemax Router which is meant to give 10x coveraged. Well... It hasn't helped at all. We're now a bit stuck. We have the redundant router, and the same phone line in the outbuilding, but I have been told you can't connect two router's to one broadband line, does anyone have any suggestions on how we can get internet access in the outbuilding.




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Name: StuartS
Date: June 17, 2008 at 13:20:35 Pacific
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Probably you best bet is to mount an external directional antenna on the roof of the outbuilding and get your wi-fi signal that way.

http://www.solwise.co.uk/wireless-o...

Stuart


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Name: jefro
Date: June 17, 2008 at 14:03:19 Pacific
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I'd run a cable to the outbuilding. I am kind of surprised that it won't go 20 feet. Might re-look at that. It should go much farther with ease.

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Name: coreytroy
Date: June 18, 2008 at 17:48:38 Pacific
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My 5 cents would be to install a directional Wifi antenna also.

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