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A wifi antenna to receive a distanced signal?
| Common Wifi has a max range of 32 meters for 2.4 ghz and 15 meters for 5ghz in ideal conditions
You can try to extend it with a directional antenna, dunno how much they cost but if your budget is that low you can try the "pringles antenna" workaround but it is not too reliable
| >>137559 Hmm. I can look out of my window and see the place but its far enough that I don't pick it up. So I'm guessing that, as a temporary solution, an antenna may be a not so good plan?
| http://thebestwirelessinternet.com/homemade-wifi-antenna.html
| >>137619 while I appreciate the link, I'm currently unable to view any of the video guides. No internet aside from this awful mobile.
| Go war driving, dude!
| >>137667 any chance you could give me a rundown on that? Lack of internet and all, can't really look it up for myself.
| You can't maybe use a WiFi repeater?
| how about wajanbolic ? (from wkwkland)
| you want a directional wireless antenna, much like the yagu ones used on old cisco aironets (that is if you want far point to point). You would effectively set them up as a wireless repeater, but that can be done with almost any normal wireless ap
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| So I need an antenna to receive a Wi-Fi connection from a good distance. Any suggestions for one? Preferably under 20 since that's sort of my budget bit if not ill have to make it work.