25 cent WIFI range extender/signal booster
 

Just a little paper, glue, and aluminum foil 8)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sUTT8wdN_VA

Re: 25 cent WIFI range extender/signal booster
 

i think i am going to try that. i used to get a signale in my garage for the laprtop, but not anymore.

Re: 25 cent WIFI range extender/signal booster
 

you can use pringle cans too

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Yea they mention it briefly, they serve a slightly different purpose though. They are more used as a very directional antenna on your computer's end, and this setup is more for boosting router output.

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Hmm, random question. I can pick up a signal on my back porch from my neighbors house (they have a hella fast connection too). Think I could make my gay little USB wireless on my desktop in my room ~40 feet from my porch pick up the signal?

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Does your wireless adapter have a connection for an antenna?

Re: 25 cent WIFI range extender/signal booster
 

Parabolic antennas are more directional than cantennas, Jon. 7 degrees, bitch.

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No, its queerball, my mom picked it up for me one day when she was out and grabbed the wrong one but I used it anyways. Guess I'm SOL then huh?

I also have this chillin outside though:
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...ges/DS2076.JPG

Anything I could do with that if I were to get a different wireless adapter?

Maybe I could do something with that? :P

And how do I boost my neighbors signal... I got into their router settings and switched a few things around... short of overclocking it I probably cant do much? I dont want to overclock it and f' it up, then I wont have fast internets.

Re: 25 cent WIFI range extender/signal booster
 

Get a better adapter that has an antenna input, and buy or build one (Cantennas are very nice when you know where to point them)

Other than that, what router do they have? If it's a flashable linksys router you can install DD-WRT on it which has a setting to boost the transmit power. Stock on mine was 35 mW, and after upgrading it could be boosted to 200 mW.

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9 dB of BOOST y0!