[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: Wireless and weak signal

[Stuart Johnston]

Get a couple of these:

http://meraki.com/products/mini/

Fred James wrote:
> All
> I have a cousin in Michigan who (with the owners permission) is hopping 
> onto the neighbor's wireless Internet connection (to the neighbor's 
> router, she says) with her wireless enabled laptop, but the signal 
> strength is weak (one or two bars, she says).
> 
> I suggested that she try testing for signal strength from different 
> points within her house to see if there is a good spot.  Assuming that 
> there is, and that spot isn't an optimal point for her to use her 
> laptop, I was thinking she could position some sort of wireless hub at 
> there and connect to it by an Ethernet cable.  Or is wireless possible 
> there as well?
> 
> I haven't done anything with wireless myself, so my knowledge is very 
> thin on the subject.  Thank you in advance for any help you may be able 
> to offer.
> Regards
> Fred James
> 
> 
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