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Darwin

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Wireless Networking
« on: December 30, 2003 05:46 pm CST »
I've gotten me a Linksys 802.11b router so that I can connect my laptop which is primarily upstairs.  Only problem is, I have a pretty weak signal which keeps going on and off.  Instead of buying a Linksys Signal booster and a range extender (to repeat the signal in a location between the desktop and laptop), is it possible to make my own antenna, which i can point in a direction and boost the signal?

I've seen wardrivers using homemade antennas to amplify directional signal, so there is probably some solution.  Any ideas?
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« Reply #1 on: January 1, 2004 01:36 pm CST »
Fine, dont answer me!
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« Reply #2 on: January 1, 2004 01:47 pm CST »
Coat hanger  :P  Sorry, I felt bad that nobody had answered lol.
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« Reply #3 on: January 1, 2004 01:48 pm CST »
Nah, I got what I needed.  Im gonna build a cantenna and mount it at the top of my stairs.  http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/cantennahowto.html
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« Reply #4 on: January 1, 2004 03:12 pm CST »
Once when my family lived in an apartment, for the first few days we didn't have cable. I made a big thing made out of aluminum foil and it actually worked. We got like, 3 channels!
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