<![CDATA[signal boosting]]>Sorry for starting another thread...but basically I am living maybe 200-300 meters away from one of the dorms that give off the school's wifi. Im not extremely tech savvy, but is there a way to capture this signal so that it is accessible to all of us in the apartment? what would i need to do this?

I know i should just pay for internet, but I am the only one subletting in the apartment right now and my 700 dollar a month rent for my room is killing me to pay for internet.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/20179/signal-boostingRSS for NodeWed, 27 May 2026 22:35:32 GMTTue, 15 Mar 2011 04:48:23 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to signal boosting on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:45:55 GMT]]>a REALLLY long lan cord?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/308318https://fargostreet.com/post/308318Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:45:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to signal boosting on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:35:28 GMT]]>I have this...

http://www.amazon.com/Hawking-HiGain-Directional-Corner-Antenna/dp/B0000DIET2

Plugged in to a WRT54G... works pretty well, easily go a couple blocks and maintain a useable connection depending on what the signal has to go through.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/308301https://fargostreet.com/post/308301Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:35:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to signal boosting on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:41:39 GMT]]>Ichibahnkilla had an interesting setup that seemed to work well.

He took an old direct tv dish and put his wireless antenna right on the LNB mount and setup his dish on his camera tripod. Looked funny, but worked surprisingly well.

I have used high gain antennas in Pringles cans to make directional antennas, that also may work for you.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/308299https://fargostreet.com/post/308299Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:41:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to signal boosting on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:33:37 GMT]]>Which will only work if the return path from the APs at the dorms is strong enough to maintain a decent data rate.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/308296https://fargostreet.com/post/308296Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:33:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to signal boosting on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:03:32 GMT]]>Yes, get a high gain direction antenna and a router w/ DD-WRT to boost transmission power.

Total investment of ~$75 or so

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