Best Linksys equipment for extending WiFi range. Need to access from about 200 yards through walls.?

Question

Currently have Linksys N routers. Is Linksys G better? Are Extenders or Access Points the same thing? Also, How do they connect the host computer and it's wireless adapter? Are they hard-wired?

Answer 1

The N is the latest technology so it's supposed to be better. I've never used the Linksys N router, but I've heard and read about Linksys N routers not performing up to it's capabilities. I use the Belkin and I have no complaints (though I've never tested up to 200 yards but through walls/floors in home are not a problem).

If you have two routers, or if you want to continue using Linksys you'll have to setup an Access point on one of them. Somewhere in the documentation of the router's CD is a section that will describe how to set up an access point. Access points can connect wirelessly to the router if you set up the Access Point with a static IP and let the DHCP router know it's there. Initial setup will be easier if you plug the Access point into the main router via Ethernet cable. Then go into Access point IP which is likely to be 192.168.1.3 if you followed default IP scheme and configure so the router is a static and not using DHCP. Then following the directions, turn off the Access Points' DCHP settings. Once that's done, you can set it up somwhere that your signal is starting to get weak.

I may have made it seem hard, but once you read the directions and do it, it's pretty easy. Good luck!

Answer 2

I have a similar WLAN set up where I am extending my internet service to my uncles house about 250 yards beyond our barn. I have don the jump using directional YAGI antennas one connected to my Linksys wrt45g in the house and the other connected to an access point in my uncles house. With the antennas pointed at each other there is a very good connection between the two. The makers of the routers and access points will not tell you you can do this but you can. My yagis have 13db gain each and since the wrt45g has dual antennas and I use only one for the yagi I still have wireless in the main house. I have nothing fancy mounting the antennas, the one at the main house is actually mounted to the side of a very large Maple tree and the one at the lower house is mounted to a pole off the chimney. I learned I could do this from a similar setup we have at work linking two buildings on site to the server in the main office.

Answer 3

I have owned 2 Linksys repeaters and returned them both when Linksys tech support could not make them work. If at all possible, string a Cat-5 cable with a router at each end.

Answer 4

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