Wifi experts, some suggestions please....

[Jayster]

I'm in a secondary building at work, the main building has the wireless router in it. In the building I'm in I can catch a full stregnth signal only on the eastern side of the building, however there is a much nicer office available to me at the other end of the building.

Since I am reliant on being able to use the webz, I'm thinking about installing a wireless n repeater.

Here's my concerns:

1) Will this work coreectly, as opposed to an actual AP(access point/hard wired).
2)I've heard talk that the repeater will cut pipe speed in half?

Is there anything else that I should know regarding this, and what's the cheapest(but still reliable) way of doing this?

Thanks

[Twitch]

Why isnt your IT department handling this?? I would make sure theyre ok with it as well before you do it. Ive never heard of a repeater cutting bandwidth, unless its just repeating a shitty signal to begin with. A repeater is purely a garbage in/ garbage out device. As far as will it work, sure.

[Hellbat]

A repeater will add latency and impact bandwidth slightly but for surfing the JCF it should be fine.

[Rsmacker]

Why isnt your IT department handling this?? I would make sure theyre ok with it as well before you do it.

He IS the IT Dept, he's winged his way into a job and relies on being able to go online and find the answers whenever something fucks up. Better than being a real IT geek, who's never kissed a girl and speaks Klingon.

[Hellbat]

Hegh Daq qul!

[Twitch]

He IS the IT Dept, he's winged his way into a job and relies on being able to go online and find the answers whenever something fucks up. Better than being a real IT geek, who's never kissed a girl and speaks Klingon.

[Twitch]

Hegh Daq qul!

Watch out Bat, Jayster will Batleth your ass.

[Jayster]

He IS the IT Dept, he's winged his way into a job and relies on being able to go online and find the answers whenever something fucks up. Better than being a real IT geek, who's never kissed a girl and speaks Klingon.

Funny enough this is true, I'm doing all of the drafting and design work. Which means I need the interwebz.... And due to rendering video and using many FTP's and other bandwith heavy needs....

[Rsmacker]

Bluffing - The best way in life.

(Unless you are Wilksy-Baby, then it's "Fluffing")

[Spivonious]

You shouldn't have any problems with a repeater. It's just what it sounds like. I've had good results with this one (although I'm using it as an ethernet adapter and not a repeater).