Originally Posted by
Rick
Maybe I am confused here.
Wife's boss bought a hp laptop that has wireless N capabilities.
They own a greenhouse and live on the property.
They need to have a router in the greenhouse for security reason and want to be able to use the same internet at home.
I told them to buy a wireless N router and they bought the linkcys E1000 wireless N.
I originally placed it in the greenhouse next to their security system and did site check at their home but signal was not strong enough.
Kept moving it as close to the outside wall as I could but still not strong enough to reach house.
I placed the thing outside still not strong enough.
What gives?
Wireless N boasts 800ft outside and i couldn't even get it to stay connected at 170ft outside.
there something here I am missing?
So some things to take in consideration. Wi-fi and metal grids do not mix. This may be part of the issue you are having with the signal strength not being able to make it from the greenhouse to the living quarters.
I would suggest installing a 3rd party firmware such as dd-wrt or tomato, but it does not look like those are available yet. You could find a cheap wireless N router on e-bay and install dd-wrt or tomato on it, and give that a try.
You could also find a wireless bridge and install it in the home someplace that it see's the signal. This could be costly and might not give the desired result.
Finally, you could just get another wireless router, and install it in the home off of the same internet connection. You would probably need to run conduit from the greenhouse (if that is where the connection is coming from) and run cat-5e cable into the house and install the router.
Is there a network resource that he needs access to that is in the greenhouse, or does he just need to be able to get on the internet?
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