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Boost WiFi range?

PH4T · 2011-03-12 11:57:40

I just moved into a new house. The wifi router is downstairs and works fine. However, my bedroom is on the first floor and I can only pick up a feint wireless signal near my bedroom door but nothing at the desk on the other side of the room. Is their anyway I can boost the signal or buy a piece of hardware for my PC that…

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12-03-2011 12:57pm

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PH4T

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I just moved into a new house.

The wifi router is downstairs and works fine. However, my bedroom is on the first floor and I can only pick up a feint wireless signal near my bedroom door but nothing at the desk on the other side of the room.

Is their anyway I can boost the signal or buy a piece of hardware for my PC that will be better at picking up the signal?

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#2 12-03-2011 3:00pm
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change the orientation of the router / antennas - the strongest signal is perpendicular to the antenna

you could also move the router nearer , it's easier to go through ceilings / wooden floors than through foil lined plasterboard

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