Wireless extender/bridge what?

comicmankev

Would like to extend the range of an existing wireless system to go to my office which is just outside the house. At present I get 1 bar and it drops of regularly.

Now, read up all over the internet and still not sure exactly what I need. cheapest solution to boost the range to my PC?

techexpert

Wireless range extender or Wireless repeater

comicmankev

Huh? No idea, are you asking or telling? Wanna be specific (model, brand, etc?)

techexpert

Try belkin. Google it - belkin wireless range extender

comicmankev

Anyone else care to elaborate? Anyone with experience?

colin79666

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Network+Products/Wireless/Access+Point/Belkin+54MB+Wireless+Range+Extender+?productId=25091

for example

you stick that between your office and your current router


before you go buying anything would it be possible to move your current router to a more central location in your house?

tomsolomon

If you get the right router and adapter you should be able to get a wireless connection half way down the steet.........:D
If your going to spend money spend it on the right equipment, if you extend your existing wireless capabilities it could cause you data loss problems, and or external interference.
After all you would'nt necessarily cut a LAN cable in half and join it back together.

Bob63

I use a Powerline 85Mbps unit in my office then a combined Powerline/802.11G wireless unit at the other end of the house. It works a treat and is very neat.
http://solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-pl-85pe.htm
http://solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-pl-85pew.htm

If you just need ethernet at the other end of the house rather than wireless, just use a pair of the powerline units.

comicmankev

cheesy.mike wrote: »

I use a Powerline 85Mbps unit in my office then a combined Powerline/802.11G wireless unit at the other end of the house. It works a treat and is very neat.
http://solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-pl-85pe.htm
http://solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-pl-85pew.htm

If you just need ethernet at the other end of the house rather than wireless, just use a pair of the powerline units.

Thanks for that info. So how exactly does that work? I'm assuming one unit goes with your router and one with the station, then how does this increase reception? I'm happy to have the powered unit wired to the PC, and these seem to have good reviews, just wondered a little more abnout the setup?

Thanks

donny-gal

I bought a Belkin FSD7130 but haven't managed to connect it in yet to my Draytek Vigor 2600W Router, anyone knows how to do this, I seem to have mis-laid the instructions which came with it. Just managed to read the model number why on earth do they make them so small!

I want to extend the range, by having this half way between the router and the laptop wirelessly - does it do this?
DG

Bob63

comicmankev wrote: »

Thanks for that info. So how exactly does that work? I'm assuming one unit goes with your router and one with the station, then how does this increase reception? I'm happy to have the powered unit wired to the PC, and these seem to have good reviews, just wondered a little more abnout the setup?

Plug the ethernet-only unit into a spare port on your broadband modem/router. Put the wireless unit somewhere else in the house where you need the extra wireless coverage. I have mine configured using a completely separate wireless network with different SSID/channel from the one in my office. I don't know if it can be configured to extend an existing network as I don't want/need that functionality. The wireless unit also has an ethernet port on the bottom which can be useful.

Mike