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jbischke

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Jan 27, 2009
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I have a unibody MBP which has been a little touchy with wi-fi (I can get it to work with my AEBs but only if I set the AEBs to N-only/5 Ghz). I moved into a new place and am planning to use the MBP in a room that will position it about 40 feet from the AEBs. I'm wondering what the best way is to make sure it will have a consistent and fast connection. Two questions:

#1 - What are my best options for extending the wi-fi range? I think I could buy an Airport Express right? Or what about third-party wi-fi extenders? Any recommendations?

#2 - Are there any options for actually having a wired connection is a separate room? I thought I read something about the ability to run Ethernet over the electrical wires. If I could wire in from the other room that would be great but it's not feasible to run an Ethernet cable there from the AEBs.

Thanks for any help!
 
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