the wireless signal in my apartment is really weak inside, but fine if you go outside onto the porch. i believe the complex is using a netgear router (yeah, i know...) and i want to repeat the signal so it's stronger inside. as far as brands go, i wanted to stick with linksys... any thoughts on whether they will play nice with each other? and if you've had a particular method work best for you, what was it? thanks

11/15/2006 11:53:50 AM

why not just get a better network card?

I recommend Ubiquiti Networks' b/g card, or a/b/g if you need it. It's about 100$, but it will work.

It's available as a PCMCIA card or miniPCI card I believe.

11/15/2006 7:28:42 PM

http://search.ebay.com/linksys-repeater_W0QQcatrefZC5QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQflocZ1QQfromZR6QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQfssZ0QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsacatZQ2d1QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsofocusZbsQQsspagenameZhQ3ahQ3aadvsearchQ3aUS ?

802.11x is 802.11x the brand shouldnt matter

11/15/2006 8:14:49 PM

the particular card I'm referring to is a 400mW card with a receive sensitivity tested to -98dB, which is a good 10-15dB lower than less expensive wireless cards test at and slightly lower than competing high-end wireless kit... 400mW is enough to exceed FCC radiated power restrictions on the a and b/g bands with most commercial/homebrew directional antennas. I think you'll find that the "brand" matters quite a lot when it comes to range and link quality.

[Edited on November 15, 2006 at 8:54 PM. Reason : nice HD 1080p ready URL too, jackass]

11/15/2006 8:53:23 PM

i could, but other people use their laptops at my house, and it would be nice to have a good, strong signal instead of having to replace 4 different cards.

11/17/2006 4:09:03 PM