using indoor AP outside

I've got a wireless router in my upstairs closet and it covers my
house fairly well, but the coverage outside is terrible. I looked
into getting an outside Access Point, but they are way too expensive.
I was considering mouting an internal access point on the side of the
house incased in some kind of covering. What would be the best
material to cover the AP without reducing the range too much? I was
thinking of plexiglass, but I'm not sure what would be the best
solution for the least amount of money.

Thanks,
Nate Baxley

On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:38:50 -0700, nbaxley wrote:

> I've got a wireless router in my upstairs closet and it covers my
> house fairly well, but the coverage outside is terrible. I looked
> into getting an outside Access Point, but they are way too expensive.
> I was considering mouting an internal access point on the side of the
> house incased in some kind of covering. What would be the best
> material to cover the AP without reducing the range too much? I was
> thinking of plexiglass, but I'm not sure what would be the best
> solution for the least amount of money.
>
> Thanks,
> Nate Baxley

http://www.accelenet.net/wireless_low.html

http://www.bmg50.com/bmg50cpe.php

In article <(E-Mail Removed)> , (E-Mail Removed) (nbaxley) wrote:
>I've got a wireless router in my upstairs closet and it covers my
>house fairly well, but the coverage outside is terrible. I looked
>into getting an outside Access Point, but they are way too expensive.
>I was considering mouting an internal access point on the side of the
>house incased in some kind of covering. What would be the best
>material to cover the AP without reducing the range too much? I was
>thinking of plexiglass, but I'm not sure what would be the best
>solution for the least amount of money.
>
>Thanks,
>Nate Baxley

Consider as an alternative, a Linksys AP (several models support external
antennas nicely) and an external antenna. Run the feed through a window or
something. (just a thought).

"Rico" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <(E-Mail Removed)> ,
(E-Mail Removed) (nbaxley) wrote:
> >I've got a wireless router in my upstairs closet and it covers my
> >house fairly well, but the coverage outside is terrible. I looked
> >into getting an outside Access Point, but they are way too expensive.
> >I was considering mouting an internal access point on the side of the
> >house incased in some kind of covering. What would be the best
> >material to cover the AP without reducing the range too much? I was
> >thinking of plexiglass, but I'm not sure what would be the best
> >solution for the least amount of money.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Nate Baxley
>
> Consider as an alternative, a Linksys AP (several models support external
> antennas nicely) and an external antenna. Run the feed through a window or
> something. (just a thought).
>

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weatherproof boxes

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On 2004-04-16, nbaxley <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I've got a wireless router in my upstairs closet and it covers my
> house fairly well, but the coverage outside is terrible. I looked
> into getting an outside Access Point, but they are way too expensive.
> I was considering mouting an internal access point on the side of the
> house incased in some kind of covering. What would be the best
> material to cover the AP without reducing the range too much? I was
> thinking of plexiglass, but I'm not sure what would be the best
> solution for the least amount of money.
>
> Thanks,
> Nate Baxley

Hi.
I got mine in a plastic tupperware ( food ) box with the antenna
sticking out through a hole in the bottom.
Cheers
Jon

Jon <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<c5p86f$j27$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> On 2004-04-16, nbaxley <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > I've got a wireless router in my upstairs closet and it covers my
> > house fairly well, but the coverage outside is terrible. I looked
> > into getting an outside Access Point, but they are way too expensive.
> > I was considering mouting an internal access point on the side of the
> > house incased in some kind of covering. What would be the best
> > material to cover the AP without reducing the range too much? I was
> > thinking of plexiglass, but I'm not sure what would be the best
> > solution for the least amount of money.

Go to any electrical wholesaler or lumber yard even and buy a weather
proof
PVC box and cover. Cost about $6.00, can't get any cheaper than that.
Just make sure you don't seal up your equipment to tightly or you run
a real risk of overheating the AP.