On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 03:19:12PM +0100, Pau Amaro-Seoane wrote: > what do you mean? I have to increase the gain of the reception on my > laptop. Just to make it clear: you need to increase the gain of reception and transmission. Increasing transmit power helps little if you can't hear the replies. A high-gain antenna, of course, does both so it should help you.
> Or do you mean I can use the built-in antenna of a router to > do that? If so, how? I do have an old wifi router Look inside it and see if it contains something useful :) I think the OP meant using a router that can work as a client instead of an AP. At least my 3Com access point can do that, and it should be possible with other devices, especially if you use DD-WRT or some other alternative firmware like that. Ethernet-connected WLAN client devices also exist specifically for the purpose of connecting ethernet-enabled devices to a WLAN. Those usually have a convenient external antenna connection, too. With PoE one of those would probably be my choice to solve the problem if I had an external antenna - if I had to hack something together I'd use a USB dongle and some kitchenware as a reflector. -- Jussi Peltola
