Tips for improving your wireless network

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Basically, routers get entire networks onto another network. In this case, a router would get your network onto the internet. An access point sits on a network, and simply grants wireless access to wireless devices. Routers do all the magic with IP addresses, port forwarding, content filtering, access restrictions, on and on and on. Access points don't do much, if any, of this type of work.

So, you probably need to use some different hardware:

The Cantenna can fire in a single direction, or pick up a distant wireless signal:
http://www.cantenna.com

10 tips for improving your wireless network:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/setup/wirelesstips.aspx

Home Made Wireless Signal Boosters:
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/41022.aspx

Homemade Linksys Wireless Signal Booster:
http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7422032_homemade-linksys-wireless-signal-booster.html

My DIY Simple WiFi Antenna Booster:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtlF14Z60Q8:yeaah: