Need to get better wireless signal downstairs.

[MidasKnight]

Have 3 PC's. Mine is upstairs ( two level home ) connected strait to my Linksys wireless router. 2 PC's downstairs have wireless cards in them.

Is there a way to get a stronger signal to the downstairs area ? I added wireless antennas to the two PC's and it helped. But I was thinking of some way to add another piece of hardware that would pick up the signal then resend the signal out stronger.

Is that possible ? Or what's the best way to get stronger signal strength to the wireless PC's ?

Thanks.

 

[MidasKnight]

Anyone try this :

link

Looks like what I was talking about. Anyone use this or somthing like it ?

 

[spherrod]

I've used something similar to extend the range of a wireless network - should be ideal

 

[JackMDS]

I would suggest that you would read a little before you make a decision.

As an Example (quoting you): "But I was thinking of some way to add another piece of hardware that would pick up the signal then resend the signal out stronger.

Is that possible?".

You should know that the above is possible and would extend the range but it would cut the ?Speed? into half.

The following links describe variety of ways to achieve better signal.

Link to: Extending the Distance of Entry Level Wireless Network.

Link to: Using a Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a Switch with an Access Point

Link to: Wirelessly Bridging Home / Network.

Link to: Hi Gain Antenna for Entry Level Wireless.

 

[MidasKnight]

Hey thanks for the responses all, and those links JackMDS I'll check em out.