Enhance wireless signal?

Im using the following:

Netgear DM602 Modem
Netgear WGT624 108mbps wireless router
Netgear WG511T 108mbps wireless PC card

I have a Windows XP Pro PC connected to the router via Cat5 cable and a
Windows XP Home Laptop connected via the wireless card.
At various points in the house the signal gets very weak and can drop a
little. Is there any way to enhance the signal to cover the house and garage
completely?

Thanks
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Gary
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:51:57 -0000, "Gary"
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>At various points in the house the signal gets very weak and can drop a
>little. Is there any way to enhance the signal to cover the house and garage
>completely?

Install a cabled network point to the centre of the part of the house
where the signal is weakest and plug a WAP into it.

jay

Jay scribbled :
> Install a cabled network point to the centre of the part of the house
> where the signal is weakest and plug a WAP into it.

I would have problems doing that as everywhere is now decorated with wooden
floors etc.
Can a WAP be connected wirelessly to a network?
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Gary
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:37:10 -0000, "Gary"
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>I would have problems doing that as everywhere is now decorated with wooden
>floors etc.

What is more important - decoration or your network? )))

>Can a WAP be connected wirelessly to a network?

Afraid not...your next option is to get a wireless nic that will take
an external antenna. Not pretty for a laptop, I'm afraid.

jay

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:51:57 -0000, "Gary"
<(E-Mail Removed)#NOSPAM#.co.uk> wrote:

>Im using the following:
>
>Netgear DM602 Modem
>Netgear WGT624 108mbps wireless router
>Netgear WG511T 108mbps wireless PC card
>
>I have a Windows XP Pro PC connected to the router via Cat5 cable and a
>Windows XP Home Laptop connected via the wireless card.
>At various points in the house the signal gets very weak and can drop a
>little. Is there any way to enhance the signal to cover the house and garage
>completely?
>
If you get an old pc you could set yourself up a bridge.
...

SJW
A.C.S. Ltd.

"Jay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:37:10 -0000, "Gary"
> <(E-Mail Removed)#NOSPAM#.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >I would have problems doing that as everywhere is now decorated with
wooden
> >floors etc.
>
> What is more important - decoration or your network? )))
>
> >Can a WAP be connected wirelessly to a network?
>
> Afraid not...your next option is to get a wireless nic that will take
> an external antenna. Not pretty for a laptop, I'm afraid.
>

Actually, you can. You can get a D-Link DWL-900AP+ and use it as a repeater
to extend the reach of your network.

"Jay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:37:10 -0000, "Gary"
> <(E-Mail Removed)#NOSPAM#.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >I would have problems doing that as everywhere is now decorated with
wooden
> >floors etc.
>
> What is more important - decoration or your network? )))
>
> >Can a WAP be connected wirelessly to a network?
>
> Afraid not...your next option is to get a wireless nic that will take
> an external antenna. Not pretty for a laptop, I'm afraid.
>

or even get 2 D-Link DWL-900AP+ and set it up as a bridge.

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 13:19:09 -0000, "i-ball" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:
>> Afraid not...your next option is to get a wireless nic that will take
>> an external antenna. Not pretty for a laptop, I'm afraid.
>>
>
>Actually, you can. You can get a D-Link DWL-900AP+ and use it as a repeater
>to extend the reach of your network.

Interesting - is this still working in ad-hoc mode?

jay