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    router distance, please help

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by spitfire, Jan 12, 2007.

  1. spitfire

    spitfire Notebook Consultant

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    Im going to get a dlink router i suppose, for like around 50$, is it possible to boost the distance from one house to another? its a small town, street, where signal is needed is short, distance = 300yards( -+50yards). like 4 houses between, all are wooden.
    If its possible - i can pay +30$ i think.
    can you give me some links and advices thanks
     
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    there are 100ts of links..which one is good? is it better to get a better signal finder, or signal sender,to make signal stronger?
     
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    remember the signal is only as good as the computer/laptop's ability to transmit back to the router. Just because a router sends a stronger signal does not mean a NIC can respond with signal strong enough to get back to the router.
     
    grumpy3b, Jan 13, 2007
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