Jim,
I have used these little antenna reflectors both ways, though currently
they are only on the router end since the kid got a laptop with built-in
wifi.
The aluminum only goes on the reflector cutout (the rectangular backing).
Best,
rkg
(Richard George)
On 7/6/2011 9:22 AM, Jim Stone wrote:
>
> I am dealing with the exact same issue as Bob. The signal to my
> garage, which is only a couple of hundred feet from the wireless
> router, comes and goes. Besides general surfing to find the answers
> to car-related questions, I frequently listen to Pandora in the garage
> (great internet radio station, if you have never tried it) and it will
> work fine for minutes to hours, then quit because the signal isnt
> strong enough.I am hoping something like Richard's Parabolic Reflector
> will help.
>
> Richard: I have two questions for you:first, do you put one of these
> on both the router and the receiver? And second, does the foil go on
> both cutouts or just the rectangular backing?
>
> I will report back on how everything worked.
>
> Jim
>
> > Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 09:14:28 -0700
> > From: rkg at teleport.com
> > To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Wifi to the garage
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > +1 on the wap/antenna - I built some of these and they helped a lot:
> >
> > http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > rkg
> > (Richard George)
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