i have bought a new laptop but my signal strenght is low from my broadband connection,?

Question

what should i do to boost my signal from my connection as i need to run my laptop from a small office i have just outside my home. thanks anyone that can help me

Answer 1

it really depends on how far your office is from your home. since you're talking about signal strength, i'm going to assume that you have a wireless router. most commercial wireless routers have signal strengths ranging from 50-200 feet, and that's without any interference, such as walls, rooms, etc.

i'd suggest getting a separate wireless router for your office. if the signal strength when you're at home is still weak, you may want to check that you have all the necessary drivers for your router. otherwise, i highly recommend purchasing the linksys wrt54g or the wrt54GL, both very fine wireless routers.

Answer 2

It would help a lot if you provided more information.

We do not know what sort of ISP you have. Is it a wired broadband connection (e.g. DSL or CATV) that is terminated with a modem?

Do you have a wireless router or wireless access point or do you have a wired LAN?

I can only assume and can provide very general information because of your lack of detail.

Let's assume you have a wired ISP source terminated by a modem. You have put in a wireless router and link to the router via wireless unlicensed radio frequency connection, which is common to all wireless links of this type. You now wish to link back to the router from a second location but the signal is too weak to travel the required distance (and of course you forgot to tell us what the distance is so we can only guess what it may be).

The wireless routers of the household type, which you apparently have, are not licensed for signal boosting and attempting such is illegal. However, it is legal for you to put an external grade antena outside both buildings and feed the signal back inside. Some wireless access points made by some makers can be adapted to do this. Had you been so thoughtful as to tell us what you have and we might have been able to advise you whether your equipment can be so adapted but again you failed to do so and we just cannot help you with the lack of info provided. The range of such devices is highly variable but a clear line of sight with NO blockage (not even 1 tree leaf) may provide you 100 - 500 meters of range.

Another alternative is to run a wired connection (no more than 100 meters for CAT5, longer for fiber) between the 2 locations but this requries you to have ownership of the property at and between both locations because you cannot run lines across public or other owner's private property. You did not provide ownership information.

I hope the above was helpful. More info from you would have enabled me to provide more to you. Consider providing all the known information when you ask for help.

Answer 3

Contact your internet provider and tell them you are not getting the service you are paying for.
They will check it out and repair it to give you the signial you are paying for.