WiFi Sinal Boosting?

[Si Goodchild]

Guys,

Before I start searchin the internet (slowly) for an answer to this I thought I'd ask you for any steers you can offer.

I work from home a couple of days a week and have set up a garden office in a log cabin. The WiFi signal used to be pretty strong but lately seems a lot weaker, perhaps due to the atmospherics or perhaps due to the sheer number of other competing WiFi signals that my computer can see. The WiFi router is at the far end of the house when seen from the garden and obscured by several internal and one external walls. I can't move the router, so am wondering if there is a cheap but reliable way of wirelessly boosting or re-broadcasting the signal so that the coverage is improved?

Any help would be appreciated.

cheers,

Si G

[pgkevet]

I ran a network cable to my shed...the silly sparks who did the first (buried) used the wrong stuff so the replacement I've done is suspended/cable tied to wire rope overhead from house wall to shed apex.

[Si Goodchild]

Thanks for the reply, but that's not really an option for me - the cable would have to run too far and the access holes required are far too intrusive through too many rooms.

cheers,

Si G

[pgkevet]

[QUOTE=Si Goodchild;1033828]Thanks for the reply, but that's not really an option for me - the cable would have to run too far and the access holes required are far too intrusive through too many rooms.

cheers,

Si G[/QUOTE]

My original setup that sparky ruined went up the wall and into the attic then down through the eves to the room required. Current set-up goes down the wall then around outside low down and up into the room needed.

If you have mains power into the shed then you might try using one of those netwrok systems that plugs into that

[WildWake]

WiFi Sinal Boosting?

You can get adapters that plug into a 240v socket, so you could plug one in next to the router and one in the cabin, then connect the router & PC each with an Ethernet cable, I have one of these, but have never needed to use it so I can't comment on how good they are, so it would be worth checking out others reviews.
Hope this helps.

[PorscheBoy]

Some routers have the ability to add a larger more capable aerial, have a look see if you can upgrade the aerial.

[danch]

Re: WiFi Sinal Boosting?

See if you can get a wireless repeater as these will bounce on the signal therefore bringing the shed within close proximity to a wireless signal

[Pabs]

I extend my wireless using a wireless repeater - I plug it in at the other end of the house and it picks up the signal, amplifies and reproduces it. Works quite well.
Only problem is - if your repeater gets installed into your cabin it may be too far away from the signal itself, so you may find continual dropouts anyway. Ideally it would need to be around midway between house and cabin.

Failing that - homeplugs (suggested above) may also be a solution - uses the mains sockets to transmit the signal.

[chucky21022010]

Re: WiFi Sinal Boosting?

Repeaters are good but the speed is slower as unit itself repeats the signal. Best solution I found was bought a cheap wifi router, flat profile ethernet around 10m and hardwire it to the main. Anywhere in the house you will get a strong signal even in the garden without the loss of speed.

[DaveJones]

WiFi Sinal Boosting?

Never tried one but you can get directional WiFi antennas that send the signal in a particular direction rather than radiating everywhere.

Quick google brought up this

[url]http://www.wifi-antennas.co.uk/directional-antennas/8dbi-2-4ghz-wireless-networking-directional-yagi-antenna.html[/url]

One of these in your cabin pointed at your wifi router in the house might do the trick

[Jayjayosborne]

I use a repeater that plugs into 240v socket bought off eBay for £20 works perfectly

[Kwickkwack]

WiFi Sinal Boosting?

We run a wireless bridge at work between two buildings
Fast enough for all the data, Internet, VOIP phone sytem 😊
The units are about 100mtrs apart and I think the connection is at 100mbs

Obviously not cheap but very effective

[cjcj1949]

It might be worth trying different channels. There might be one that is ok. Getting the router as high as possible will help. With digital transmission a small improvement in signal to noise makes a big difference to reception.

[Mark_T]

[QUOTE=cjcj1949;1033985]It might be worth trying different channels. There might be one that is ok.[/QUOTE]

+1

If it was OK but now isn't most likely someone else close by is on your channel.

Check the net for some free sniffer software that will let you know what is in use around your home so you can pick the clearest channel.

[EtheAv8r]

If you have mains electricity in the cabin, go with 200 or 500 Homeplugs ( I use Devolo) once you have used it you will never go back to wifi unless you absolutly have to. I now have them all over the house -wifi is no contest.