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    Boost signal

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Hitman908, Sep 11, 2009.

  1. Hitman908

    Hitman908 Newbie

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    I am a college student and my school has wifi.I live in a dorm and Im using a laptop and i get very low signal. Is there anyway to boost the signal?
     
    Hitman908, Sep 11, 2009
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  2. josephmethew

    josephmethew Newbie

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    Ushir is the master when it comes to the booster stuff. He is steering me in the right direction. I also know someone who has a 2 week old Neotel Yagi antenna that he will hopefully not need from next week.

    Or you could build a Cantenna or something cheap and simple to give you a bit of boost


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    josephmethew, Sep 12, 2009
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  3. roosta

    roosta Notebook Evangelist

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    try increasing your transmit power. go to device manager, network devices, click your wifi card. click the advanced tab, scroll to transmit power. put it to the maximum. this will drain battery faster, but not dramatically so.
     
    roosta, Sep 12, 2009
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