WIRELESS SIGNAL PROBLEM_________+++++++++++ linksys BOOSTER . workS?

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WIRELESS SIGNAL PROBLEM_________+++++++++++ linksys BOOSTER . workS?

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Hi I have a router wireless linksys works ok , however 40 feet seems to be to much of it ? shuttttttt man! so I'm trying to reach signal to a lappy with a wireless card the QUESTION IS :

1) iHAVE TO BUY 50 FEET OF CABLE OR
2) THE LINKSYS BOOSTER WILL WORK? ,

LINK TO SIGNAL BOOSTER
http://www.linksys.com/splash/wsb24_splash.asp
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Post by FlyingPenguin »

Ideally you want the Wireless AP located as centrally as possible in the house. Also you want to place it as high as possible - on top of a bookcase or in the attic.

I used to have problems when the AP was in the living room (where the router is located). When I moved it to the kitchen and put it on top of a china cabinet.

The boosters reputedly do work. If you buy one from a local retailer you can always return it in 30 days if it doesn't work out, so it's worth a try.
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I dont have wireless so I have no first hand experience but my understanding is that it is all about the location of the AP just like FP said. I would play with the position of it and the antennas
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Post by nexus_7 »

I was using the linksys and booster up until Yesterday when I tossed it for a dlink all in one. and honstly, the dlink is about 50 feet to the left of where the linksys and booster was and about 3 feet lower and I have the exact same coverage. :(

But the booster did help a bit, but not as much as I hoped. What it really does is shrink the packet loss and things like that.

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you toasted ?

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SHitttttttttttt man ! Thanks god you told me that ! I almost but onw Fu**** booster ,
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