Some thoughts:

- elevation.  Like a radio tower, a wireless antenna likes to be up,
free and clear of obstructions.  Even though you may be moving it away
from the SB by a few feet, putting the router on top of a cabinet or
something may help.

- antenna orientation.  Most antennas with wireless routers radiate
outward horizontally but poorer vertically.  So if your router has dual
antennas, try moving one or both horizontal.

- NetStumbler.  If you have a wireless laptop, install NetStumbler,
it's free.  Isolate your own wireless network by filtering it out by
other networks using the filtering parameters on the left side.  When
you isolate all but your own network, it will start to graph it.  Now
is the time to play with antenna orientation but also experiment with
different channels.  Try 1, 6 and 11 (or 13 in the UK).  You're looking
for a high, constant signal.  Some combinations may be high but "peaky".
Others will clearly be lower.

- high-gain antennae.  Much cheaper than wireless extenders/repeaters
and at least as effective if you find the right one.


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