jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Thu Aug 16 20:36:35 CDT 2007
Any specs, url where I can see one? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 8:23 PM To: dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com; List Subject: [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 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com