Thread: Extending Wifi Coverage

Originally Posted by jik22

That's pointing to the PC with the wireless card being the "weak link" then if the router is known to work well with another device at greater distance.

What do you get signal-wise if you put the laptop where the PC is?

My question, too.

It could also be the slate.

And does the PC have to beam through the case to get to the access point?

or... you can roll your own cantenna...

I use one at the pool area in my condo where my flat is on the 14th floor - improves the wifi signal there from very weak to average (distance is well over 100 metres from the antenna sitting on the window sill)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantenna

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Originally Posted by jik22

That's pointing to the PC with the wireless card being the "weak link" then if the router is known to work well with another device at greater distance.

What do you get signal-wise if you put the laptop where the PC is?

I have my laptop sitting on the pc tower where the pci card is and i'm getting full signal strength @ 54 mbps ?

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I have my laptop sitting on the pc tower where the pci card is and i'm getting full signal strength @ 54 mbps ?

Well, short of the card in the PC being magically in a dead zone while only a few cm away, I'd say that's pointing to either a very broken card or screwed drivers/install. Have you got another one you can try?