There may be other things interfering with the signal (microwaves ovens, lots of metal in the walls in between your two equipment groups, etc.) so it is difficult to say if a booster antenna will work well or not. But on the other hand, Apple has lowered the price on the Airport Extremes to $199.
On Jul 02, 2004, at 1:22 PM, Nora J. Probasco wrote: > Hi Group, > > Well, I hooked up the Linksys WRT54G ?to my G4 desktop, G3 ibook and > finally got the Dell to connect. It has been a long, frustrating trial > to get the software loaded and installed for the WMP54G on the Dell > computer. Now we have another problem. The Dell shows low connectivity > and keeps getting bumped off the system. To test to see if it was the > Dell or the signal, I took my G3 ibook to the same area where the Dell > is and also had the problem. I thought it was supposed to broadcast 50 > ft. I live in a patio home which is smaller than a large home. My > office is at 1 end of the home and where we are trying to connect is > at the other end. Has anyone else had this problem? > > Do I need to get a booster antenna? Or just take it back and invest > in the Airport Extreme base which the Apple rep said broadcast further > with a stronger signal than Linksys? Help! > > Nora ----------------------------------- Someday, I will come up with a clever signature line. I am not sure if I will use it or not, but I will come up with one. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be July 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
