I made a set of parabolic antennas to boost my signal to my notebook upstairs. My prob was that my office, where the router is, is behind a fireplace wall. It worked well & I have anywhere from 65-80% signal strength now- up from approx. 50-65%. I made mine from 1/4" hardware cloth & styrofoam forms. Here's the link: http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/ LT The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with the OpenOffice CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml