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TexasComputerDude wrote:anybody got any suggestions for a 15 mile leap with pine trees blocking the entire way. :-(

Yeah, move.

Captain Matt wrote:Can anyone suggest a good inexpensive WiFi repeater or range extender? My laptop can see the access point from the dock but doesn't connect reliably.

I googled it and now I'm more confused than before. For example, one site reviewed a $50 repeater that looked perfect but when I clicked on the link to the manufacturer's website, they don't seem to make that anymore. A second tells me how to hack a router to act like a range extender. Another site tells me how someone built their own wireless bridge 7 years ago. Nobody seems to have reviews comparing currently available products.

I want a plug and play, off the shelf solution. I went to Best Buy and they had one for a bit more than $100 but based on my past experience with Best Buy that means there's a $50 unit I can buy from a reliable online source that will do the same thing. Anyone have some suggestions?

I just finished reconfiguring one of the Linksys WRE54Gunits for my Brother-In-Law's Mom and Dad at their farm a few days ago. Their daughter live across the field (about 200 yards) from them and has a Linksys WiFi router. The signal is pretty weak at the parents house to the range extender, so we couldn't get the encryption to authenticate and had to go open, but they are in the middle of the boonies and unless someone pulls into their driveway and sits, they aren't gonna connect.

The unit overall works pretty well, and if you have a location in the middle you can put the range extender, then it will more than likely do the trick if it is receiving a decent signal.

If you don't mind upgrading and spending a little more money, then the wireless N routers with MIMO have a much greater range. You can add a wireless N card to your computer and it will give you much better coverage.

You're welcome to PM me if you have other questions.