[lug] Request for Comments: Wireless repeater

[Glenn Murray]

Hi,

I've done these things in the past.

1.  I flashed a Motorola router with OpenWRT and put it in client
mode, so that it received wireless signals and sent them out over
cables.  There was quite a learning curve, but it worked well in the
end.

2.  I made my own parabolic reflector out of sheet metal and
positioned a stock antenna at the focus.  This helped signal quality a
lot.

3.  I purchased a Zyxel P330W router and enabled its client feature
mode.  This, of course, was the easiest.

It all depends on your time and budget, no?  But this is your mom,
dude.  Get her something nice.

Cheers,
Glenn



On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Mike Stanczyk <stanczyk at pcisys.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Jan 2010, Lori Reed wrote:
>
>> As I recall, you're a hardware handy sort of person, so how about a
>> couple of Pringles can yagi antennas?
>
> Guilty as charged.
>
>> http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2002/pulpit_20020207_000721.html
>
> I could build that sure.  But I don't think my mom could install it.
> I need a solution like: "Mom, take the blue box and plug it in.  Put it
> in the window facing the neighbors house."  An antenna would have to fit
> into something simple, like a plastic coffee can.
>
> I'm also thinking that a powered repeater would be a better solution over
> an passive repeater.
>
> Mike
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