If you can get to YouTube.com there are a few users who have done clever things with household items to boost signals. Search the site with 'boost wireless signal.'
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On Mar 11, 2011, at 12:01 PM, Tom Waddell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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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