How to harness hot spot signal

**Rookie** · December 15th, 2004, 09:22 PM

I just discovered that there is a hot spot near the front room of my house. How can I harness this signal so that I could use it on my PC in the rear of the house. The signal was discovered using a laptop with wireless ethernet. My other computers are networked using a wireless-g router.

**ngc4414** · December 15th, 2004, 09:25 PM

move your house up...

theres no way really

**shamus** · December 15th, 2004, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by ngc4414

move your house up...

theres no way really

ROTFL!

**Six Eyed Smily** · December 17th, 2004, 07:58 PM

wouldnt a wireless repeater do the trick?

or a wireless bridge in the front of your house and then wire that to the pc.

surely either of those would do the the trick?

**Rookie** · December 29th, 2004, 08:28 PM

I tried to move my house but couldn't find a truck big enough. I did the next best thing. I purchased a 15 dbi indoor directional antenna, and it's working great. Thanks to all of you that tried to help...

**shamus** · December 29th, 2004, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by Rookie

I tried to move my house but couldn't find a truck big enough.

**TechZ** · December 30th, 2004, 03:17 AM

Rookie, you might want to find out whose WiFi signal that is and ask them to use it.

**Rookie** · December 30th, 2004, 07:49 PM

I was under the impression that any signal that is not encrypted is public domain. Can anyone help with this?

**TechZ** · December 31st, 2004, 04:32 AM

Do you have a clue where its coming from?

**Rookie** · December 31st, 2004, 02:45 PM

No, we live up on the side of a hill, so the signal could be coming from anyone below us...

**WebHead** · December 31st, 2004, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Rookie

I was under the impression that any signal that is not encrypted is public domain. Can anyone help with this?

If that's the case, then why the heck am I paying for DSL every month when there are at least 2-3 openly broadcast WiFi signals (strong signals too so they gotta be close) coming from all around me at my apartment complex? Hmmm.

**kato2274** · December 31st, 2004, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by WebHead

If that's the case, then why the heck am I paying for DSL every month when there are at least 2-3 openly broadcast WiFi signals (strong signals too so they gotta be close) coming from all around me at my apartment complex? Hmmm.

probably the same reason you won't call that chick (or any apparently)

it's just more fun to whine and bitch about it then to change the situation and be happy

<-----this makes it OK

**Rookie** · December 31st, 2004, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by WebHead

If that's the case, then why the heck am I paying for DSL every month when there are at least 2-3 openly broadcast WiFi signals (strong signals too so they gotta be close) coming from all around me at my apartment complex? Hmmm.

I checked around the internet and found the following artical at the following link. http://lists.nycwireless.net/piperma...st/007416.html

**TechZ** · December 31st, 2004, 04:21 PM

So how fast is the internet on it Rookie?

**WebHead** · December 31st, 2004, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by kato2274

probably the same reason you won't call that chick (or any apparently)

it's just more fun to whine and bitch about it then to change the situation and be happy

<-----this makes it OK

Man,.. you guys are killin me with this. I'm going to cry.