Best way to extend the range on a router with no antennas?

[CurseTheSky]

I recently bought a WRT400N to replace my dead WRT54GS. It's one of Linksys' new designs with internal antennas. Now that I replaced my also-dead modem, things are working great.

However, we have a Wireless G WAP54GS access point wired to one of the router's ports in order to extend the wireless range. That's all fine and dandy, but it only extends the Wireless B / G range, obviously not N. I'd also prefer to get rid of the access point altogether, since it's been nothing but trouble since the start.

Three computers connect wirelessly to the access point, and all are within 10-20 feet of it (one's in a separate room, and running a wire isn't an option, so a switch is out). All three computers can detect the new router, but the signal strength is extremely low.

Is there any way I can boost the signal of the router, so I can perhaps get rid of the access point altogether?

Thanks.

 

[skyking]

Experiment with placement. move it up/down around the room it is in.

 

[JackMDS]

Car is in the garage, No gas, Battrey is dead, tires are flat. :brokenheart:

I need the car to go to work. 🙂

Working Battery, Good tires, and buying Gas is Not an option. :shocked:

What should I do? 😕

 

[jdjbuffalo]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
Car is in the garage, No gas, Battrey is dead, tires are flat. :brokenheart:

I need the car to go to work. 🙂

Working Battery, Good tires, and buying Gas is Not an option. :shocked:

What should I do? 😕

I can't stop laughing...

This is pretty much it. I would say you have two options, either get another WAP to replace your current one or return the new router and get one that you can get better signal strength.

 

[spidey07]

If the computers are 10-15 feet with only a wall or two then you have severe interference problems. Change channels to 1, 6, 11 and eliminate interference sources like cordless phones, bluetooth, microwaves, or other devices that us 2.4Ghz.