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SirSkyRider:
Yup, I can buy ASUS devices.

EDIT: I just checked out the prices for my AirPort Device on eBay. Seems like it'll fetch about 50€.

kitamesume:
you shouldn't need to sell it, these are your most possible choices.

1) antenna
2) 1 repeater on the 2nd floor (you don't need two, the laptop could connect fine so the repeater should be able to as well)
3) powerline networking
4) 2 repeaters
5) sell the unit for a better one but still needs one repeater on the 2nd floor, the console's transmit range is the problem, not the server.


--- Quote from: SirSkyRider on October 03, 2012, 07:50:17 AM ---2. More or less. It is a sort of router that receives the wireless signals and then is connected through the devices via an ethernet cable. It is like using a different device for a wireless antenna instead of using the built-in wireless antennae.

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you could do this with your laptop, since it can connect fine it should be a plausible workaround, temporary or not.
edit: simply put, why purchase anything at all when theres free options around.

Bob2004:

--- Quote from: kitamesume on October 03, 2012, 03:20:33 PM ---
--- Quote from: SirSkyRider on October 03, 2012, 07:50:17 AM ---2. More or less. It is a sort of router that receives the wireless signals and then is connected through the devices via an ethernet cable. It is like using a different device for a wireless antenna instead of using the built-in wireless antennae.

--- End quote ---

you could do this with your laptop, since it can connect fine it should be a plausible workaround, temporary or not.
edit: simply put, why purchase anything at all when theres free options around.

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What on earth are you talking about? You might want to go back and read what he said again, you've obviously misunderstood something. A laptop is in no way, shape, or form, a viable alternative to a wireless bridge.

Also, while we're here, I meant to comment on this when you first said it - radio waves go in a straight line and they bounce. They do not magically curve to go round corners, so there's no way his wifi will go out of the window, then bend round and go back in through the upstairs window. It will either go through the ceiling, or it will bounce off something outside, if something's there.

Also, using two repeaters obviously won't reduce bandwidth any further than using one. Since the reason they halve bandwidth is because they use half to receive a signal and the other half to forward it on, the bandwidth available will be whatever that results in (eg. a 150mb N AP in repeater mode would have 75mb of bandwidth available for a connection; if you used two in sequence, bandwidth would still be 75mb). Latency will be increased even further though, it's true.

kitamesume:
o.o its simple, he'd plug the device via cable, use the laptop's wifi to connect, and bridge them together, voala?
if thats not it then theres a few guides as to how to turn your laptop into a repeater, i think i've linked some a while back?

i meant like this:

oh then what i've read about chaining repeaters was a myth, aside from introducing more latencies though.

Tiffanys:
I'd just get it wired to be honest. It's not as expensive as you think and you don't have to worry about connections dropping and crap. I've tried range extenders and whatnot, they just honestly don't work very well.

At the very least, just go get a bunch of cable and run it along your wall inside your house out in the open if it has to be temporary. You can get 50 ft of cat5 ethernet cable for like $6. Ridiculously cheap.

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