WiFi and Stonewalls

Hi,

I'm moving in a small house (actually just one room with a bathroom) with pretty old and firm stone walls. My landlord told me that the previous tenant didn't choose a wireless router cause he was scared that the stone walls would deflect the WiFi and it wouldn't work. (the issue is not getting it through stone walls - as said before it's only one room).

The problem is that I have to choose between a wired router (for only one PC) or wireless and have two computers. I also like moving with my PC and the cable would have to run through the kitchen area what would be pretty annoying too.

Oh and in case it's helpful to know, I'm living in England.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

OSTIA

 

Just so we are clear, the signal is coming into the area via wire and then you want to attach a wireless router to that, and then roam around the small room?

There is no reason a wireless will not work in a small area like that.

 

Yep that's how it works, the wireless router will be in the room!
Thanks

Any other opinions?

 

that should be no problem, seeing how you're in the same room as the router.

 

same opinion not other

 

Ok thanks a lot everyone
I'll try WiFi then!

 

Stone walls aren't too much of a problem if you're in the room next to it either.

I think the range for routers is something like 300m under optimum conditions.

Now: Your house is possibly shorter than 30m, and tha means its less than 1/10th of the distance.

Then: Wood, Paper, Stone, everything will absorb some of the energy, the more dense, the more generally.
But: Its not metal - its metal that will cause problem, so if your bulding is a steel and concrete structure, wireless across 1 level is a no go... (can't get a mobile phone signal even, in the UK in a shopping centre (main Interchange (busses) below) - railway station underpass (works in Germany!) or a Siemens Train (Transpennine Express).

Bouncing signals shouldn't be too much of a concern - and even if, the thickness doesn' count here.

 

More than just metal will cause problems with the wi-fi signal. The following page has a chart on it that qualitatively ranks materials by the degree to which they affect wi-fi signals: http://en.kioskea.net/contents/wireless/wlpropa.php3

Interestingly, paper can cause a high degree of attenuation in a wi-fi signal (at least rolls of paper, that is).

 

True - but apart from metal, little is going to seriously affect the signal within your own house.
Also because the router is quite close.

 

wow thanks for the really detailed infos! I think I shouldn't have a problem with my wireless