[Tiridhe]

Hi

I have a BT broadband connection with one of their BT Home Hub 2 routers. Within the house the wireless signal is fine, however I have an outside office in the garden which is just beyond the normal range of the wireless signal. I tested this by connecting using my DELL XPS Win7 laptop and walking from the house to the office and it lost the signal about 10 feet short!

Is there any way to extend the range of the wireless signal? I cannot use homeplugs as the office is on a different fuse box from the house.

The BT Home Hub 2 is an ADSL router using n technology.

I do have a spare Netgear N150 ADSL2+ wireless router, is there any way of using it to boost the range of the signal??

Any suggestions welcome

Many thanks

Gav

 

[2xg]

Hi Tiridhe,

If your router has detachable antenna, you replace them with Hi-Gain Antenna with at least 9dBi, that shd be good for more the range that you have.
A Wi-Fi Adapter for your laptop is also a great idea. Have a look here.

There's no special configuration needed on both.

 

[Tiridhe]

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately the BT home hub doesn't have an external antenna.

 

[2xg]

Your other option is this one then:

A Wi-Fi Adapter for your laptop is also a great idea. Have a look here.