repeating wireless signal

inside my apartment on campus i can't pull the wireless signal strong
enough. the network is secured, with access only granted through Cisco
with a user name/password. is there an antenna/bridge/router type of
setup that i can use to repeat the signal to my desktop and notebook,
and also to an xbox perhaps. i have seen some wireless antennas on
tigerdirect.com, but i'm not sure how to set up the antenna to a router
or whatever to throw the signal through my apartment. thanks for the
help

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In <(E-Mail Removed) .com> on 24 May 2006
08:07:23 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>inside my apartment on campus i can't pull the wireless signal strong
>enough. the network is secured, with access only granted through Cisco
>with a user name/password. is there an antenna/bridge/router type of
>setup that i can use to repeat the signal to my desktop and notebook,
>and also to an xbox perhaps. i have seen some wireless antennas on
>tigerdirect.com, but i'm not sure how to set up the antenna to a router
>or whatever to throw the signal through my apartment. thanks for the
>help

If the Cisco authentication is a web page, you could use (a) wireless client
bridge with a high-gain directional antenna (connecting to the campus
wireless) with an Ethernet cable to (b) wireless access point for your
apartment. Or you could dispense with the wireless access point and Ethernet
cable your various devices to the wireless client bridge.

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no its an App that you must run before connecting to the network. its
cisco clean access agent. does that make a difference as to what i can
use and not use? and do you have any recommendations as to a good
bridge? thanks for the help

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In <(E-Mail Removed) .com> on 25 May 2006
09:03:14 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>no its an App that you must run before connecting to the network. its
>cisco clean access agent. does that make a difference as to what i can
>use and not use? and do you have any recommendations as to a good
>bridge? thanks for the help

"HOWTO: Use Linksys WRT54G as a wireless ethernet bridge"
<http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=36&threadid=1513386&frmKeyw ord=&STARTPAGE=1&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear>
or <http://tinyurl.com/afyom>
NOTE: This doesn't work with all models of the WRT54G.

Pure client bridges:
* D-Link DWL-2100AP
* Linksys WET54G
* Netgear WGPS606

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Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR ALT.INTERNET.WIRELESS AT
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