Ok, here is my situation. I would like to set up a wireless network in my home. My house is made up entirely of thick concrete walls, so I don't think the signals would be able to penetrate the walls. My house is three stories including the basement. The router is located in the basement, so having a wireless connection in the basement shouldn't be a problem. But I would also like to have a connection in my bedroom, which is all the way up on the top floor. If I was to simply connect a linksys wireless access point in my bedroom, would I be able to connect, or is the distance too far?
Three stories (about 30 feet) shouldn't be a problem. This is, of course, if the floors are "normal". You will not get a real strong connection, but you will get about 75%. You can always get a signal (antenna booster) booster if you find the signal is to weak. It will help some (maybe 10-15%).
You might want to try this : Maybe move your wireless router to the first floor(the central location works for alot of people, with the signal, speed and less walls to deal with).
You'll need some signal boosting. It might be better for you to go the ethernet cable route thru the house with a router on both floors (top and basement).
Hey, try and get a signal from the basement and if it is weak, move the router closer to the bedroom as suggested above. W/Routers should be situated in the Centre of the access area for strong signals. If moving the router is not an option( I hate wires also )you can get this also as suggested above............http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=357 I have used many. They are reliable and work with virtually any router.
I agree with GrandpaBW. I've had problems with D-Link but Linksys always connects easily. BTW > Linksys is now owned by Cisco.
Hey, just to clear things up, I never said to replace the router. I merely suggested the Dlink wireless range extender if the router stays in the basement and you get ea useless weak signal in the bedroom. As for the reliability of Dlink....I tend to use Linksys routers also and have had very few problems. But, I have installed and configured over 10 DWL-G710 units and they have been runing consistently. The oldest has been up for more than a year. The only problem I had was a unit in a garage that would not work well(dropped signals)when the temp dropped below 0c. I worked around that by wrappping the unit in a $20 car battery warmer during the winter months.
