Ok, Tip Of The Day time people. If you´ve got a wireless network and you´ve got signal strength problems, or you´re trying to bridge two networks between buildings using wireless and want to boost the strength in a certain direction, there is an answer!
Pringles tubes. Bear with me here… If you cut the bottom off a pringles tube and place it around the antenna of your access point (assuming it´s not built in), the metal coating on the inside of the tube acts as a way of directing the signal in a particular direction.
Of course, I´ve never tried this since my access point has a built in antenna and is only in the next room, but I might try it one day with another access point to see if I can get broadband access in the local pub (geek alert!!!).
Give it a try and let me know if it works!
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