Boost the signal for wifi

[gandalf72]

Hi I am just wanting to know if there is any way to boost the signal on the itouch.

I am having intermitant cut offs from network where it will see my network one minute and next minute it wont.

I have one wireless router and a pc that has a usb wiresless adapter that it uses to contect to the net and various other wireless kits like phones etc.

System is downstairs and I am trying to use it upstairs.

thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[I'mAMac]

Hi I am just wanting to know if there is any way to boost the signal on the itouch.

I am having intermitant cut offs from network where it will see my network one minute and next minute it wont.

I have one wireless router and a pc that has a usb wiresless adapter that it uses to contect to the net and various other wireless kits like phones etc.

System is downstairs and I am trying to use it upstairs.

thanks in advance for any advice.

Yeah I have this problem as well while using it upstairs while the router is downstairs. There is no way to boost the Touch's receiving power.

 

[aross99]

You can't boost the Touch receiving power, but you can boost the router's transmitting power. Some routers accept external antenna's, which can boost your range.

 

[gandalf72]

thanks for the replies, ah well I just thought I would see it has been driving me crazy lol.

Cheers everyone.

 

[aross99]

You could also try a "repeater" to extend the range of your network. However, this cuts your speed about in half, since everything has to be transmitted twice: once to the repeater, and a 2nd time to the touch...