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Subject: [Shop-talk] Wifi to the garage
From: jblair1948 at cox.net (John T. Blair)
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 07:58:55 -0400
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At 11:56 PM 7/1/2011, Bob Nogueira wrote:

 >I've been trying to use my laptop in the garage so I can listen to 
the ball game while working.  Problem
 >I am having is the garage is right on the fringe of our 
wifi  network.  What I have noticed is that the
 >strength will vary from 1 mbps to 11 mbps without moving the 
computer or anything changing.  When it
 >falls to the low side I loose the broadcast.

 >Any simple tricks to increase the signal strength that tiny bit I 
need to keep it from dropping out  right in
 >the middle of a great play?   Why does the signal strength change 
when noting else has changed?

Bob,

The 1st question that comes to mind is where is your wifi router in 
relation to your garage?

If it's at the far end of the house, can you move it to the room 
closest to the garage?  I'd try that for
a quick and dirty fix.

John

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