Next file - Bridges, secondary APs, Repeaters, and Powerline/High Boost Antennas / etc
So what do you do when your walk out of your living room and the wireless signal dies? Cut holes in the wall of course!!!
Well, maybe you don't have to go that far. Yet with all the "pretty" internal attenas, 802.11N interference, and issues you might find that your signal sucks anyway.
What I find is a neat fix is intalling a Powerline connector and plug that into a secondary AP. This way I can have excellent coverage around the house - Note do not plug a powerline connector into a surge protector, that usally kills the connection speed and reliability.
A repeater would also work when you live in a 100 year old house with poor wiring, since it just amplifies the wireless signal but I do not have experience with repeaters. I do have experience with bridges however. You can use a bridge that would have a much better signal reception than your wireless card, and it can then be wired into DVD players, x-boxes, or other equipment that do not wireless connections. This works well as long as the wireless signal strength is good to start with, but bandwidth could become an issue, especially if you have multiple high bandwidth consumption devices plugged in (ie computer, Netflix box, x-box, ect). In that case it is better to insure that you have a powerline backbone with a wired router, or conversly 802.11N or AC to make sure that the wireless is not a limiting factor.