Wi-Fi signal booster

[StellenboschStudent]

My dad is looking for a signal booster for his home wi-fi network.
The rooter is in a room below the computer, and the signal is very weak and sometimes even drops the connection.
I saw one once that plugs into a power outlet and boosts the signal...
Any ideas for such a device?

 

[Archer]

Cardboard + tinfoil = wifi booster
Does the router have several antenna? Does the receiver have an antenna? If so, see above.

 

[UnUnOctium]

Cardboard + tinfoil = wifi booster
Does the router have several antenna? Does the receiver have an antenna? If so, see above.

That.

Otherwise place a router in between and set it to distribution mode.

 

[StellenboschStudent]

Mentioned that, but my dad wants to go more high-tech...

 

[Archer]

Mentioned that, but my dad wants to go more high-tech...

More high tech than tin foil?! Madness!!!

Well then you are stuck with:
Another router in the middle
Running actual cables
Getting an ethernet to power converter and hoping the house is wired nicely so that it works.
Sticking bigger antenneas on the router/receiver.

 

[voipnow]

by microtik routerboard r5h radio card and 19dbi CPE flat panel. www.scoopdistribution.co.za

 

[Dan C]

My dad is looking for a signal booster for his home wi-fi network.
The rooter is in a room below the computer, and the signal is very weak and sometimes even drops the connection.
I saw one once that plugs into a power outlet and boosts the signal...
Any ideas for such a device?

A thread about Ethernet over power here : http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/237093-Ethernet-over-power

 

[helloise]

so...seriously how do one do this?

i will be making use of the telkom free 3 month adsl, but router will be in the main house and i will be accessing it in the building next to the main house.
i get the idea i will be needing a booster

any advise please?
thanks

 

[LazyLion]

Whereabouts are you? Talk to the people at http://www.poynting.co.za/ and they can make some recommendations for what you will need.

 

[ichigo]

My dad is looking for a signal booster for his home wi-fi network.
The rooter is in a room below the computer, and the signal is very weak and sometimes even drops the connection.
I saw one once that plugs into a power outlet and boosts the signal...
Any ideas for such a device?

Do you use wireless G or N? If G get a wireless N router it will give you a better wireless signal. If it is N get a wireless access point and place it inbetween the two routers.

something like this
http://www.dbg.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=1_55_56&products_id=414
or
http://www.dbg.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=1_55_56&products_id=390

 

[Pada]

^^ Wireless N won't improve the signal strength of a wireless G signal.

The range of wireless N is better than that of wireless G.

 

[ichigo]

^^ Wireless N won't improve the signal strength of a wireless G signal.

The range of wireless N is better than that of wireless G.

Ye that is why I put both possibilities