it was a bit tricky to get wireless coverage in our rooms.
Noah.
Now all I need is the Access Point ....
How to build a cantenna
Works with a can of Pringles.
No need for expensive antennas to get WiFi at your home or office or
just extend your existing network.
You still need a WiFi card though!
more info here
A cantenna is a directional waveguide antenna for long-range WiFi
(cf. Hi-fi) which can be used to increase the range (or snoop on) a
wireless network. Originally employing a Pringle's® Potato Chip can,
a cantenna can be constructed quickly, easily, and inexpensively out
of readily obtained materials. It requires four small nuts/bolts, a
short length of medium gauge wire, a tin can roughly 9 cm (3.66
inches) in diameter, the longer the better, and an N-Female chassis
mount collector, which can be purchased at any electronic supply
store. The original design employed a Pringle's can.............
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