how to boost signal

[George Lathrop]

try a corner reflector. You may need to disable diversity. and use just 
1 antenna.
george

Bryan Irvine wrote:
> I've got my AP in the garage (a WAP54G) but the signal is pretty
> dismal everywhere except the garage.  I was wondering if there's
> something simple I can do to boost the signal.  Especially in the
> upstairs bedroom, and the living room. (works great in the driveway
> though!  :-)
>
> Since the WAP54G has 2 antennas, I was thinking it would be neat to
> get a couple of small-ish dishes, point one at the upstairs, and one
> into the living room.
>
> Or I could go with a bigger omni.  I've seen those 7dbi boosters at
> the store for $50, but I wanna be more geeky about it (which means I
> don't have $50 :-p), and I'm not even sure that those things work very
> well.
>
> Anyone have ideas?  Possibly equipment?  I have lots to trade if you
> got some antennas lying around.  I've a couple of sun boxes, a couple
> of summit extreme LAN switches (48 port with backup battery).
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