Increasing Range of Wi-Fi
Dear Skunks, I use connectify on my laptop to create a hotspot to share my LAN with my gizmos. Now I feel the need to extend the range of said WiFi to cover a distance of say 100 meters. What methods/gadgets can I use to address this need? Regards, Stephen M: 0722238165 or 0771557857 T: @uwanja .
Give HomeplugAV <http://www.homeplug.org/> a shot as it runs on existing power line as power cables and can be found locally. Regards, Job Muriuki, Skype: heviejob On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Stephen Wanjau via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Dear Skunks,
I use connectify on my laptop to create a hotspot to share my LAN with my gizmos.
Now I feel the need to extend the range of said WiFi to cover a distance of say 100 meters.
What methods/gadgets can I use to address this need?
Regards, Stephen
M: 0722238165 or 0771557857 T: @uwanja .
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You cannot extend the range of your hotspot. I believe the range is limited to the capabilities of your WLAN card. On 24 October 2014 09:16, Stephen Wanjau via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Dear Skunks,
I use connectify on my laptop to create a hotspot to share my LAN with my gizmos.
Now I feel the need to extend the range of said WiFi to cover a distance of say 100 meters.
What methods/gadgets can I use to address this need?
Regards, Stephen
M: 0722238165 or 0771557857 T: @uwanja .
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Yes you can, use a repeater.
On Oct 24, 2014, at 12:39, Odhiambo Washington via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
You cannot extend the range of your hotspot. I believe the range is limited to the capabilities of your WLAN card.
On 24 October 2014 09:16, Stephen Wanjau via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>> wrote: Dear Skunks,
I use connectify on my laptop to create a hotspot to share my LAN with my gizmos.
Now I feel the need to extend the range of said WiFi to cover a distance of say 100 meters.
What methods/gadgets can I use to address this need?
Regards, Stephen
M: 0722238165 or 0771557857 T: @uwanja .
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Using a repeater? I'd rather just invest in a proper AP :-) On 24 October 2014 12:45, Bastian <skunkworks@blankenburg.net> wrote:
Yes you can, use a repeater.
On Oct 24, 2014, at 12:39, Odhiambo Washington via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
You cannot extend the range of your hotspot. I believe the range is limited to the capabilities of your WLAN card.
On 24 October 2014 09:16, Stephen Wanjau via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Dear Skunks,
I use connectify on my laptop to create a hotspot to share my LAN with my gizmos.
Now I feel the need to extend the range of said WiFi to cover a distance of say 100 meters.
What methods/gadgets can I use to address this need?
Regards, Stephen
M: 0722238165 or 0771557857 T: @uwanja .
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-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."
Good luck finding an affordable router that covers 100m, probably with walls or other obstacles in between. I have used cheap repeaters for this kind of scenario successfully. You just need to make sure that they play well with your router model and the configured encryption. If in doubt, ask the seller to let you test it before purchase. Regards, Bastian
On Oct 24, 2014, at 12:57, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
Using a repeater? I'd rather just invest in a proper AP :-)
On 24 October 2014 12:45, Bastian <skunkworks@blankenburg.net <mailto:skunkworks@blankenburg.net>> wrote: Yes you can, use a repeater.
On Oct 24, 2014, at 12:39, Odhiambo Washington via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>> wrote:
You cannot extend the range of your hotspot. I believe the range is limited to the capabilities of your WLAN card.
On 24 October 2014 09:16, Stephen Wanjau via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>> wrote: Dear Skunks,
I use connectify on my laptop to create a hotspot to share my LAN with my gizmos.
Now I feel the need to extend the range of said WiFi to cover a distance of say 100 meters.
What methods/gadgets can I use to address this need?
Regards, Stephen
M: 0722238165 or 0771557857 T: @uwanja .
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I have a slightly used Ubiquiti Power AP N <https://www.roc-noc.com/ubiquiti/indoor/powerapn.html> somewhere. Covers this distance quite well. Wanjau is you want it, hit my inbox with an offer:) On 24 October 2014 13:39, Bastian <skunkworks@blankenburg.net> wrote:
Good luck finding an affordable router that covers 100m, probably with walls or other obstacles in between.
I have used cheap repeaters for this kind of scenario successfully. You just need to make sure that they play well with your router model and the configured encryption. If in doubt, ask the seller to let you test it before purchase.
Regards, Bastian
On Oct 24, 2014, at 12:57, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
Using a repeater? I'd rather just invest in a proper AP :-)
On 24 October 2014 12:45, Bastian <skunkworks@blankenburg.net> wrote:
Yes you can, use a repeater.
On Oct 24, 2014, at 12:39, Odhiambo Washington via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
You cannot extend the range of your hotspot. I believe the range is limited to the capabilities of your WLAN card.
On 24 October 2014 09:16, Stephen Wanjau via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Dear Skunks,
I use connectify on my laptop to create a hotspot to share my LAN with my gizmos.
Now I feel the need to extend the range of said WiFi to cover a distance of say 100 meters.
What methods/gadgets can I use to address this need?
Regards, Stephen
M: 0722238165 or 0771557857 T: @uwanja .
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-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."
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