Okay, from that, it sounds like you're wanting to put a router in your sleepout and use it as a wireless repeater. How much benefit would that be though, if you're already getting shit wireless in the sleepout? If the computer that's dropping out uses a PCI wireless card and sits in the furtherest corner, the it may well provide some benefits if your new router is in a better position (closer, higher or near a a window that provides less blocking).
I do get about three bars of wifi with my laptop sitting like a weirdo in the corner of my sleepout which is indeed next to a big sliding door window so if i got this new wireless router it would make sense to put it there and then I would have full bars all around my room?
Wireless repeating and wireless distribution is more available these days on routers, but you'll still have to dig a bit to see if the router supports those functions. My Netgear DG834v3 can do it. In fact, I ebayed it for a similar purpose.. There will be options under some form of Advanced Wireless Setting page to enable repeater modes. I'm not too sure whether you have to match brands these days, since wireless distribution was something that manufacturers had to implement themselves a few years ago - and wasn't standardised. Note that depending on the implementation as well, WEP may be the ONLY encryption method for you wireless.
this is what I get when I go onto my current wireless router/modem seen as its a hybrid checking to see if it supports repeating think so?
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One little bit of networking technology that slips under the radar from common knowledge is Ethernet-Over-Power. It's a device that uses your internal house wiring to transfer the signal. The
basic models have a single ethernet port as an output, while some
newer ones have multiple ports or even incorporate a wireless access point so you don't have to buy a separate wireless router to plug into it.
A word of warning though, these things aren't interference-free. If you can find a local retailer to buy from who will let you return these if they don't work out, that would be awesome (and worth the extra money from buying from retail IMO.. unless they only stock the expensive models, lol)
Some things to take note of about ethernet-over-power modems:
-They do not like being plugged into extention cords.
-They are bulky and will likely make any adjacent mains socket unusuable too due to their size. Use a Y-adapter or find a model that has a mains pass-through to work around this issue.
-These plugs
will not work on powerboards that provide lighting protection. They stuff up the electric signals.
-Appliances that use a lot of current may render your performance unusable during the use of that appliance. For example, things like microwaves, washing machine or the hot water kettle/iron may degrade it. Degradation depends on how good a signal you had in the first place.
