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tedrodgers · 25-09-2005, 15:36

hi guys.

just move dinto my folks house for a few months and they have telewest
broadband.

they have the main connection going into a room downstairs which they use
as an office. so that cannot be moved. I have setup a netgear wired/wireless
router to share the connection between 3 pc's in the office.

we also have 2 computers upstairs at the back of the house. These 2
machines are connected via the wireless. However due to the distance the
quality of the signal isnt great. It drops every now and again and can be
quite slow.

I have a spare netgear wireless access point. Does anyone know if its
possible to add this access point into the network somewhere
inbetween the current setup, as if it would halve the distance for example?

otherwise does anyone know the best way to "boost" a wireless distance/
connection to enable a better quality signal.

any help or pointers would be appreciated.

ted.

25-09-2005, 15:36	#1
tedrodgers Inactive Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2	multi room access hi guys. just move dinto my folks house for a few months and they have telewest broadband. they have the main connection going into a room downstairs which they use as an office. so that cannot be moved. I have setup a netgear wired/wireless router to share the connection between 3 pc's in the office. we also have 2 computers upstairs at the back of the house. These 2 machines are connected via the wireless. However due to the distance the quality of the signal isnt great. It drops every now and again and can be quite slow. I have a spare netgear wireless access point. Does anyone know if its possible to add this access point into the network somewhere inbetween the current setup, as if it would halve the distance for example? otherwise does anyone know the best way to "boost" a wireless distance/ connection to enable a better quality signal. any help or pointers would be appreciated. ted.