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WiFi signal hacks....

As long as there have been wireless networks there have been people trying to squeeze out just a bit more range... there was the cantenna and now there are other variations on trying to collect and i…

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Avery J. Parker

IT veteran, maker educator, and author of Network Ninja, 3D Printing Mastery, and AI Workflow Mastery. Business IT: Diversified Tech Solutions.

As long as there have been wireless networks there have been people trying to squeeze out just a bit more range... there was the cantenna and now there are other variations on trying to collect and improve the amount of signal getting to wireless adapters... here is just a sampling of what I've looked at (and expiremented with) lately... instructables how-to using seive... and another page along the same lines and for wireless hardware that is a bit more powerful... Keenan Systems sells engenius/senao wireless products that tend to have higher sensitivity/power output than the average linksys/dlink.