Most readers will be aware that a good way to extend WiFi range is to use a better antenna for those 2.4 GHz signals, but at the same time such high frequency hijinks have something of a reputation of ...

A metal coffee can makes an attractive Wi-Fi antenna or signal booster with an impressively long range. You can make one yourself in an afternoon with just a few hardware parts. John Graham-Cumming ...

Will the pringles Wifi antenna improve transmit and recieve, or only recieve? I want to set up an Ad-hoc network between a desktop and a PDA, with the desktop hooked to the pringles antenna for ...

Wireless enthusiasts have been repurposing satellite dishes for a couple years now. This summer the longest link ever was established over 125 miles using old 12 foot and 10 foot satellite dishes. A ...

Currently, my desktop is connected via wifi but often has connection issues since the router is on the other side of the house. I've been thinking about replacing the default antenna that came with ...

Many modern businesses depend on Internet access for productivity. If laptops in a business environment are getting weak or intermittent Wi-Fi signals, productivity may be hindered. One possible ...

If it’s stupid and it works, then it’s not stupid. There’s no better evidence of that than [Manawyrm]’s networking setup. She recently had to distribute Ethernet through a building, and there are a ...

There are two basic problems with in-flight Wi-Fi. If you're flying over an ocean or an area without many cell towers, it doesn't work. And when it does work, it tends to work poorly. Gogo, the ...