There are a couple of articles on the 'net that deal with the pesky range problem for wi-fi computers (Airport and similar 802.11b wireless). They are 'how-tos' for extending the range of the wireless connections up to 10 miles, (which is an incredible leap over the 150 feet that Apple lets you use. The cost is around $10, (based on using a Pringles can --- yes, you read that right.
Though I have not built one yet, the science is valid and the engineering is good and these should work. The drawbacks to this are twofold: 1) You could blow up your transmitter if you get in a hurry during the construction. 2) The FCC really, really does not like things like this and could ask you to take it down, as it could interfere with community based wi-fi systems. http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448 http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/howto/story/0,24330,3406172,00.html Jerry The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
