[dba-Tech] Wireless Problem Solved

Couple of years a go I had a wire run from the router down to Pundit's
office.  Last year the wire failed somewhere in the middle.  Re-running the
wire was an unattractive proposition so I got a wireless adapter for her but
the signal was weak and it was shaky.  So I upgraded the router to this
super netgear job.  Good router still not strong enough signal.  Lots of
teeth gnashing and unhappiness.

A month ago I got an Airlink repeater.  The signal was not incredibly strong
but not reliable.  Changed channels.  No soap.  Talked to numerous tech
supporters all over the Indian sub-continent.  Today I returned it to Fry's.


What I came home with was a couple of widgets from Netgear called
'Wall-Plugged Ethernet Extender Kit'. You RJ45 one of them to your router,
then plug it into the wall.  You RJ45 the other one to the target computer
and plug it into the wall.  And viola! It uses the wiring in the house in
place of the CAT-5.  So now she's commected with what seems to be a very
solid connection.  Just like a ran a wire down there.  4 minute install.  No
software.  No configuring.  Plug 'n' Play.

If this works as advertised, there's no need to run CAT-5 anywhere or even
do wireless (unless you want to walk around with a laptop.  Just use the
house wiring.  

How long has this been going on? Who knew?  (Probably some of you, I'm
sure).


Rocky