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Routers recieving wifi

The_Seal · 2011-04-13 08:34:37

Hey, Im having a networking problem at home. I want to share my Wifi with my brother next door but the signal isn't strong enough. I have a wireless router and so does he. My router is transmitting the signal. If i pluged his router into his laptop could it be used to receive

13-04-2011 9:34am

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The_Seal

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Hey,

Im having a networking problem at home. I want to share my Wifi with my brother next door but the signal isn't strong enough. I have a wireless router and so does he. My router is transmitting the signal. If i pluged his router into his laptop could it be used to receive

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#2 13-04-2011 9:41am

Nollog

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You both probably need higher strength antenna.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBi#Antenna_measurements

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