Is there anything i can get to boost my wireless connection from my labtop?

Question

Is there anything i can get to boost my wireless connection from my labtop?

Answer 1

yes

first make sure the router is high and not cluttered

change the channel from the default 6 to anything else - 1 and 11 are first picks

change the ssid even to add a single digit

turn on encryption

an antenna behind the router will focus the signal

if you are generally in one direction from the router

Here are some ideas:

http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/tem...

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-rep...

you can purchase an older Linksys wrt54g

router - now sold as a wrt54gl and apply 3rd party firmware to greatly boost power

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT...

www.linksysinfo.org

the newer linksys wrt54g are not the same and indeed are a cheaper product in the same box or now in a different plastic case