[kwlug-disc] Extending WiFi Range

[Ronald Barnes]

Andrew Kohlsmith (mailing lists account) wrote on 2017-03-29 08:40 PM:

> Perhaps not what you want to hear, but I solved my wifi problems by
> running a 2” plastic conduit from the basement,

IMHO, that's the correct(™) way to do it.


But there are other ways, and ArsTechnica.com often covers various
technologies for it:

> 802.eleventy what? A deep dive into why Wi-Fi kind of sucks
> The good news is that it doesn't have to suck, if you build it out properly.

> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/03/802-eleventy-what-a-deep-dive-into-why-wi-fi-kind-of-sucks/



> Review: Comparing Google Wifi to other mesh networking heavyweights
> Which should you use to drench your house in sweet, sweet Wi-Fi signals?

> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/12/review-comparing-google-wifi-to-other-mesh-networking-heavyweights/



> Going hands-on and behind the scenes at the Plume Wi-Fi HQ
> We like the tiny pluggable Wi-Fi mesh system—and here's how they designed it.

> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/02/going-hands-on-and-behind-the-scenes-at-the-plume-wi-fi-hq/



> Multi-hop matters: the state of wireless mesh networking
> After many years of hype, multi-hop mesh networking has finally become an …

> https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2009/12/mesh-networks-come-of-age/





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