Greetings-- 



Does your Netgear wireless NIC "play nice" with your Cisco-Linksys E2000 wireless N router?  I've heard that 'earlier' (don't know how old your model is) N routers were more finicky about communicating with 'same company' equipment. 



Just a thought. 



Paul A. Shippert 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Waddell" <[log in to unmask]> 
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Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 3:01:37 PM 
Subject: [PCBUILD] Extending wireless range 

I have a computer in my workshop, about 50 feet in a straight line from the home desktop router. In a straight line the signal would have to pass through a house wall, a mudroom wall and a garage wall, all insulated but none with foil backed insulation. The signal strength is always "very low" and often drops out completely. How can I improve the signal so I can listen to on line content while I work? 

Router: 
Cisco-Linksys E2000 wireless N router 

Home Computer: 
AMD 3+ GHz dual core prosessor, 6 GB RAM, Win 7. 

Workshop Computer: 
3 GHz P4 processor, 2 GB ram, Win XP, Netgear wireless G card 

I can hardwire but distance around walls would be about 100+ feet, some of it outside. 

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