On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 06:11:27 -0700, Dan Richardsonk6mhe wrote:
If your goal is to increase your range then add an extender
(hams would prefer to call them repeaters).

Oh my. The seemingly perfect option.

I had come across the concept of wireless "repeaters" in my initial
googling before I went to the store, e.g., in this Microsoft "how to
increase range" article
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/more...elesstips.mspx and in this
"Extending WLAN Range" article
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials...le.php/1571601

The repeater most often recommended was the "Linksys Wireless-G Range
Expander WRE54G".

However, I can't find that 802.11b,g WiFi repeater (aka range expander or
extender) anywhere in the local stores. The salesperson who sold me the
$300 USD 802.11n router and PCMCIA card combination said they didn't work
so they dropped it.

This solution seems to be the most elegant of all (but someone else
suggested just using a second router).

Can someone unconfusify the situation?

Is placing a repeater (on the same SSID) in the shed really the same as
adding a second router instead?

Beverly