12-19-2003, 09:18 PM
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Accessing my neighbor's 802.11?
My friend a few houses away has a nice, fast broadband connection with a wireless setup, while when I visit my parents here, they have a 56K.
The signal is very poor with just his wireless router and my laptop, so is it possible to use my wireless router as an access point or something to receive a better signal, then have it route to my laptop? Before I go building the 802.11 Pringles can antenna  Ideas?
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12-20-2003, 01:42 AM
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I don't know if a router would do that, but I have seen that D-Link makes a product that is made specifically for what you want to do. I don't remember the price, but it wasn't cheap.
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12-20-2003, 01:55 AM
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Just look for a router that has a repeater function. Although, I highly suggest not doing so cause that's steeeeeeeealing.
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12-20-2003, 02:36 AM
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You *could* use your router to boost the signal but it better be a good signal wherever you place it. If you place it right at the end of the range of the router where the signal is crappy, you are gonna boost a crappy signal.
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12-20-2003, 06:00 AM
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The Dell Truemobile routers have a bridging option. However, as stated prior, you may wanna go with that pringles can after all since the Router can't make a low level crap signal into a clean and great one.
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12-20-2003, 08:53 AM
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12-20-2003, 12:52 PM
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You can always go with the not as inconspicuous recycled RCA dish antenna - that will improve your signal much better than the pringles Yagi antenna (but it costs a little more to get at a swap meet and doesn't taste as good).
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12-20-2003, 03:51 PM
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repeaters typically require about 50% cell coverage for both ends. You can try building a pringles cantenna, but chances are, you will have a poor connection still.
You will probably need to setup an antenna on each end of the network to achieve the overlap. You must also remember you will have high latency at the repeater end of the network. You may also have fresnel zone problems. Any blockages will drastically reduce your connection availability and quality. This includes blockages by parked cars, trees, and any other large objects. You may want to force the network to operate at a constant 2Mbps or 5.5 Mbps at each end of the network. This will slow down the overall speed, but it will also allow for a better long distance connection.
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