Widening Your WiFi Network's Range
If you've followed the advice in my article, "How to Improve Your Video-Streaming Clarity," and can't use a Cat 5e or greater specification wired-solution for your network, you may be running into straightforward environmental limitations. The microwave just isn't getting from point A to point B and back again.
WiFi at 2.4 and 5 GHz consists of short radio waves, unlike those of broadcast radio, for example. Place a solid object, like a wall, in front of a WiFi radio wave and, unlike many other forms or radio, you'll get problems -- the stubby, low-powered wave gets blocked.
The advantage of a low-power, short wave for a private, local network is that the wave can't get very far. This means a lot of users can share the same spectrum. But, it's also the technology's disadvantage for those looking for long range through structures. Follow these tips to simply expand the range of your network into dead-spots.
