Networking Solutions via Repeaters

[Tokerovin]

Hey y'all. For those of you who haven't heard, I love to play with networking devices. I am currently in the process of helping my neighbors expand their wireless coverage. I have provided a picture created with MS Paint to help you visualize my situation.

Basically, I have a gateway connected to an apple AirPort AP. The wireless signal distributed by the AP is being repeated by a- you guessed it- wireless repeater. I installed the wireless repeater the other day, and it seemed to help a lot. The red wavey lines show signal strength before the repeater. The similarly shaped black lines represent the repeated signal- (as determined by a WiFi brown townyzer.)



I haven't checked, but I know that none of the wireless signal is getting into the barn. I need the whole property to the right of the river to have reliable wireless coverage. I can only spend another $80, so I feel like most of you are going to say "get something + dd-wrt." My main concern is the barn. Right above the little -90dbm mark (which isn't too accurate) is the farthest distance away that we successfully loaded a webpage.

So guys, do you think I should get one really good repeater, two decent ones, two or three old routers with dd-wrt, or something else?

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[Tokerovin]

Nobody has any ideas or recommendations?

[Alyx Vance]

Here's a posting tip:
Don't use "y'all" they hate that here and I got flamed for it.

[KoopaScooper]

Here's a posting tip:
Don't use "y'all" they hate that here and I got flamed for it.

you overused it

also yes repeaters are cool and shiz B)

[Alyx Vance]

you overused it

also yes repeaters are cool and shiz B)

Repeaters? What are they exactly.



Off topic: Yea I know. When your not exactly one to be talking to people unlike you, yah won't expect how they act.

[aludane]

This is one of those things I'm not too sure about.

Cabling is too expensive obviously but is there any way to set up a Wifi Booster if it were a laptop or PC. I'm pretty sure it would be faster than routing information from a router --> repeater --> Device. So it's router --> Wifi booster connected directly to USB port or NIC?

Not too sure :/ but if there are multiple devices needing to be connected then a repeater would seem the best option in my opinion.

[Tokerovin]

This is one of those things I'm not too sure about.

Cabling is too expensive obviously but is there any way to set up a Wifi Booster if it were a laptop or PC. I'm pretty sure it would be faster than routing information from a router --> repeater --> Device. So it's router --> Wifi booster connected directly to USB port or NIC?

Not too sure :/ but if there are multiple devices needing to be connected then a repeater would seem the best option in my opinion.

Yes, but expensive.