Wireless antenna

Good evening!

I have notebook MSI M655 and my uncle has router or AP and i am connecting on internet through his DSL.

the problem is that i have to be in a hall to get signal and thats why my question is what should i use to extend and increase wireless signal so i can be on internet in my room (5m away from the point where i am now,and i have 65% signal strenght here)



would antenna help me?



Dean

 

so?can anyone give me a tip or something?

 

Is it possible / practical to move the router / access point??
PLEASE ask your uncle prior to moving.
If yes, with a little luck, minimal movement will help.
This would work best if done with two people.
If you are receiving 65% signal in hallway, can you lineup the router / access point to the hallway and/or move it closer to hallway? If this helps, you could possible increase signal additionally by rearranging your room to put you closer to the hallway entry when you are surfing from your room.
If you do not have an antenna on your WIFI card on your computer, does it provide an option / purchase to install one?? If not, you would have to buy an WIFI card which does ... again this does not guarantee you will have improved signal. It is generally wise to choose a WIFI card which is the same brand as the router / access point.

 

we tried all positions and this one has best signal.

i do have inbuilt 802.11g in my laptop and i tried using external wifi card but not much of use.

so would antenna help me increase signal? is it better to use directional or omni?and would the indoor antenna of 6DB do any good?


thank you for replying!

 

Did the external WIFI card you tried have an external antenna?
You can purchase WIFI cards which provide plugin ports for external gain type antenna (for notebook computer, stay with omni type). Try to select a local supplier which allows testing / returns. When it comes to WIFI, every environment is unique, with different results.

 

ok guys i will try that.

will let you know soon




thank you!

 

yes
an antenna focuses the signal - it does not amplify the signal it focuses the signal
The antenna can either be on the sending or receiving end
In this case if your antenna is built into the lid of your laptop you cannot add an antenna unless you add an external network adapter in some manner
Usually the antennas in the laptop lids are fairly good ( at least compared to credit card PCMCIA cards ) and more convenient as well

First

- make sure the router is high and uncluttered i.e not on the floor, under a metal desk etc
- move the router if possible - even over a foot
- change the channel from the default channel 6 to 1 or 11 ( can be any other than channel 6 but these are first picks)
- change the ssid from the defaults , even if only to add a digit
- set to g only rather than "mixed "
- turn on encryption if it is not on
wep 64 is easiest as a start

- if the above do not solve the problem you can build a focusing antenna with blocks and tin foil to be placed behind the router to focus the signal to you

 

I will order router on monday and set him to work as repeater.would that help?