Hi I have a Netgear DG834GT wireless router and I am with Sky. I have an attic conversion in which I have my study/office. I have my main PC in this room hardwired into one of the router ports and I like it this way as when I get any connection problems I can see the router lights to help me get the connection back (doesn't happen that often). My family, between us have two more laptops in the house, but we often have trouble wirelessly connecting and from experience we can see that most of the problem is range.
Sometimes we go and stand in the ground floor hallway with the laptop to connect and then go back into the lounge and then the connection seems to hold on with the occasional break. Its is quite a nuscience having to walk round to get a connection whilst you are sitting there with all your bits round you and maybe even the tv on. We seem to have a couple of dead spots too where it is very hard to connect unless we keep on trying.
I have experimented with the usual, moving the router about, changing channels etc and none of that really helped, so I am wondering about boosting the signal. I have had a quick look on the net and see various booster aerials (are they any good) and devices that look like a router but are in fact a wireless range extenders and which are expensive.
I would be grateful for any advice on what works best and any experiences.
Moving my router away from my PC is not really an option I fancy, and I have got it sitting in the clear a few feet away from the actual PC to try and help.
Any help would be appreciated.
Sometimes we go and stand in the ground floor hallway with the laptop to connect and then go back into the lounge and then the connection seems to hold on with the occasional break. Its is quite a nuscience having to walk round to get a connection whilst you are sitting there with all your bits round you and maybe even the tv on. We seem to have a couple of dead spots too where it is very hard to connect unless we keep on trying.
I have experimented with the usual, moving the router about, changing channels etc and none of that really helped, so I am wondering about boosting the signal. I have had a quick look on the net and see various booster aerials (are they any good) and devices that look like a router but are in fact a wireless range extenders and which are expensive.
I would be grateful for any advice on what works best and any experiences.
Moving my router away from my PC is not really an option I fancy, and I have got it sitting in the clear a few feet away from the actual PC to try and help.
Any help would be appreciated.