You might be able to get a bigger antenna for your base station and see about positioning it somewhere else in the house more centrally located. Higher is better too! Near the ceiling (away from electrical wiring) or if you have a two story house, on the second floor. The other option is to get an external antenna for the 12" PB since that's really where the problem is.
-tom > ---------- > From: Geoffrey Rosenberg > Reply To: Mac Network > Sent: Friday, January 2, 2004 10:09 AM > To: Mac Network > Subject: Recommendation for upgrading my home network > > Happy New Year to all! > > I have had an Airport network in my home for 3 years now and an happy to a > point. I believe I need more range than before due to possible undetermined > interference in the neighborhood, or else performance of the base station, > which has been replaced once already under warranty. I just don't get the > reception I used to. > > I bought a new 12 inch PB for my wife and I continue to use an iBook, one of > two in the house, plus an iMac is also on the network along with a WET 11 > bridge for a network printer and original iMac. Everything in the house is > wired in to the network. The PB needs more signal, however. > > Now that I have an Extreme card in the PB, should I consider installing an > Extreme base station? Would I pick up range from the same emplacement in the > house? What about a WDS using the original base station? Apple says this is > not possible - is there a hack? > > Suggestions? I hate to think I need to spend $400 for two base stations to > blanket the house with the best signal strength...but what else can I do? > > What about two Linksys WAP 11? Will they work under an all Mac environment? > Any administrative issues? > > Geoff > > -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
