Questions about/problems with home WiFi

[Fumesucker]

18. The Linksys is something I've played with quite a bit, I have three of them now

Get yourself a directional antenna and hook it to the Linksys and then point the antenna at your Blue Ray player, the nice thing about a directional antenna is not only does it strengthen signal in the direction you point it, it also weakens the unwanted signals in other directions.

Wifi is actually microwave frequencies and doesn't penetrate structure very well, units that will pick up a couple of hundred yards away in the open won't make three walls and a couple of dozen feet indoors often. You have a floor and several walls to penetrate, more signal will help your speeds.

Here's one made in the USA with a 30 day money back guarantee if it doesn't work for you.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BilcoWifi-20-dbi-Cantenna-Kit-Tripod-3ft-of-cable-/390258796230?pt=US_Networking_Boosters_Extenders_Antennas&hash=item5add3ca6c6

Or you could try this, it's what I was using up until my wifi AP moved a lot further away. A little aluminum foil and some cardboard gave me a measured 6 dB of gain which was enough to solidly bring in an otherwise spotty connection. I was able to watch Netflix in 720p HD over that connection where I could barely log onto DU before.



http://kakopa.com/wifi/index.html